Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Portugal

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Immerse into Portuguese culture and connect with nature in the Algarve, Portugal
Hello dear travelers and helpers, Availability during Month of May/ June. Please get in touch if you are looking for a place to stay and would like to help me with a variety of projects around the house, which I can't manage on my own. From May ......
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Eco conscious home creation while enjoying wild beaches in sunny Alentejo, Portugal
Update spring/summer 2026 I would love to host some dedicated people who carry love for living beeings and earth in their hearts and some skills in their hands. You will have your own beautiful space. Hi People After some years of traveling i ......

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Transforming an old vineyard into an Art yard, organic garden and food forest in Cinfaes, Portugal
Quinta Floresta is a project in the North of Portugal in the Vale do Bestanca, Douro Verde Region. The Land is in a mountainous valley with regrown natural forests and wild creeks. Help to transform the hectar of terraced land into a food ......

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Join our low-tech, tiny-scale, earth-honouring permaculture project in Monsanto mountain, near Castelo Branco, Portugal
Hi there, thanks for choosing to read our entry :)) We live on a small farm (2.5 hectares) inland of Central Portugal, 30km from the Spanish border in a beautiful wild area. From our land you can see the mountain of Monsanto (Sacred Mountain). We ......

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Reforest a valley and bring an old farm to life in Folques, Portugal
Hey! Welcome! My place is about natural building, Syntropic forestry (kind of food forest) and rewilding. I always try to have 2 or more workawayers, so you can go on adventures with other persons when you have your time off. Natural ......

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Explore natural places near the coast and meet the locals in Faro, Portugal
We run a hostel in Faro, Algarve, Portugal. Located in Natural Park Ria Formosa, 5 min from Faro Airport and 25 min walking to the beach. Hostel is brand new, with the modern, colourful design, relaxing rooftop and garden with the pool. Very ......

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Help me with creating a garden and learn weaving or photography near Cercal, Portugal
I am an older woman photographer creating a garden near Cercal, Alentejo. I started the garden 5 years ago, and it already has lots of trees, cactus, yukkas and a platform for yoga/dining/star gazing. There is also a sunken garden next to the stream ......

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Disconnect from the world to connect with nature in Sāo Pedro Do Sul, Portugal
Into the Wild Some mornings, when I wake up and look out over the valley, I still can’t believe I live here. The trees whisper while the river hums in the background, and the land stretches out in its wild, untamed beauty. Two hectares of young oak ......

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Be part of our family while learning about off-grid life in The Magic Mountains of Portugal
We fell in love with this land in 2023 mostly because of the epic waterfall. There are two rivers running through the 8 hectares with multiple private swimming spots to choose from. We are in a beautiful valley with amazing views, and you can always ......

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Join us to support an international coliving and art residency surrounded by nature in Braga, Portugal
Volunteer Exchange + Creative Residency Programs 🎨 In a world that never stops, we forgot something simple: we’re not here only to produce — we’re here to create. We are a creative space in nature, near Braga, where artists, creators, and curious ......
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Rural life in a passivhaus, sustainability, permaculture and more in Nelas, Portugal
We are a bilingual English Portuguese family living in a beautiful rural area of central Portugal, 1 hour drive to the Serra da Estrela mountains. My parents are Portuguese immigrants they live next door and share their home with workaways, and we ......
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Take part in our treehouse permaculture project near Castelo de Vide in Portugal
Welcome to our off-grid project nestled among cork trees and spring water, on the slope of a peaceful mountain. Since 2015, this place has grown from a simple caravan in the forest into a living, evolving space where we combine family life, ......
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Join our team and experience living a sustainable lifestyle in Terena, Portugal
Hello! We are currently looking for a motivated individual or couple to help us create and develop an organic / regenerative garden in the beautiful countryside of Alentejo, Portugal. Our place is a peaceful nature retreat surrounded by open ......
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Vegan regenerative smallholding in a peaceful mountain location in Oleiros, Portugal
We are a family originally from the UK, we've been settled in the mountains of Central Portugal since 2022. Phen, Victoria, our daughter Aurelia, our adopted dog, Maxi and feline friends Kiki and Silver. We are compassionate vegans and life long ......
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Come and join us at our stunning eco off-grid escape in the Serra de Monchique area, Portugal
Hi there! *** Looking for immediate help after being let down by volunteers*** Regarding payment. We ONLY offer payment when we run retreats if we need a vegetarian cook for which we will pay in addition to board and lodging. To confirm that you ......
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Join us to restore and create a thriving habitat for wildlife in sunny Salguero do Campo, Portugal
We are Julian and Mardi & Steve , friends and owners of a small piece of paradise in central Portugal near Castello Branco. We are fortunate to own a few hectares of beautiful land and have two main objectives: rewilding and restoring the natural ......
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Permaculture projects and house sitting for my two dogs and two cats in Brogueira, Portugal
We offer 2 types of work: 1-We're looking for a caring and experienced house sitter to look after our 2 Border Collies and 2 cats at our rural property in Brogueira, near Torres Novas. This is a long-term sit of approximately 7 weeks for late ......
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Help in the garden, while exploring the region near Tomar, Portugal
We have quit the city to live in a hamlet the mountain of center Portugal.

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Help with projects in a wonderful place near São Martinho do Porto, Portugal
The Silver Coast has a very good climate, as it's never freezing cold and rarely gets too hot. I love to be there during the winter too as there are many sunny days, and it's lovely to sit by the fire place. The property is half wild brush with many ......

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Experience a playful, creative and green community project in Coutada, Portugal
Hi! Welcome :) Our small farm (1ha) is located in a typical Portuguese countryside village. We have a vegetable garden, an olive grove, young trees of all kinds (food forest in the making) and rescued animals (sheep, chickens and cats). We have a ......