Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Portugal

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Help with gardening, animal care and various handy projects in our valley near the west coast of Alentejo, Portugal
We are looking for helpers to build our new sheep barn, care for the sheep, and help set up the garden for the new gardening season… We’re happy if you bring skills or an interest in life here 🙂… We’re happy if you plan to stay with us for at least ......
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Help at an animal shelter in Alentejo, Portugal
I, Evelyn, have been living here in Portugal for 12 years. 10 years ago, after almost 15 years of animal welfare experience abroad, I started doing animal welfare here as well. Twelve Years ago I moved to Portugal. Ten years ago I started with my ......
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Picking olives on an organic smallholding in Central Portugal
I am living in an old 'farm' in an abandoned hamlet located in the Serra do Acor in Central Portugal. I am Jean (37) from Belgium. There is some close neighbours and regularly friends staying. In the beginning of 2015 we moved in to the farm and ......
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Stay in my beautiful rural area and enjoy the forest in Pinheiro da Bemposta, Portugal
My house is a 15th century house located in a small village, Pinheiro da Bemposta, at 40 kilometers south of Porto, in Portugal. It has been renovated recently. I love the rural atmosphere of it. It has a land of 5 hectares, made of meadows and old ......
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Experience community, nature & wellness in Pardieiros, in the Portuguese Mountains
NOTE: In this period between now and mid March I am open to workaways who would like to come for less than 1 month. Imagine waking up each day in the heart of the Portuguese mountains, central Portugal, surrounded by lush nature, birdsong, and the ......

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Eco-queer self-sufficiency project in the beautiful natural park of Sao Mamede, Portugal
Hi and welcome to the Quinta Project, my 5.5-hectare ecoqueer farm in the heart of the São Mamede Natural Park, where Portugal meets Spain. This is a place of wild beauty, where cork oaks and olive trees share the land with a food forest, two ......
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Co-Living digital nomads community in a 6 bedroom house in Madeira, Portugal
Hey there, Adventurous Soul! 🌍 Welcome to our home in Funchal, Madeira! 🏝️ We're Sini and Karin, and we are a part of the digital nomad community. A little about us: Sini-- enjoys reading, tennis, padel, DJing and meditation 🧘‍♀️. "I love to ......
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Take care of my two cats by the coast in A dos Cunhados, Portugal
Dedicated surf instructor and passionate waterman. Due to high schedule demands in the summer months (May-September) where I am not much at home, I would need some help with taking care of my two cats (Xaxo and Limpet) and some chores around the ......
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Experience slow living in the nature of Baranco de Vale Francisco, Portugal
Hi we are Mike and Jette and live in the southern Alentejo on 2.7ha land in the middle of the Portuguese nature and are just rebuilding an old farmhouse. With us there is a bathing lake we start to create our garden according to the model of ......
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Stay close to the ocean at our off-the-grid land with horses, dogs & cats in Ovar, Portugal
Hi, we are Carine (the Netherlands) and Ricardo (Portugal) and we are aiming to live an off-grid life at the coast in the north of Portugal. Our land lies between the Aveiro lagoon and the Atlantic ocean in a forest that ends at the beach. We live ......
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Experience the wild and wonderful off grid lifestyle close to Oliveira do Hospital , Portugal
Charley is a multimodality therapist developing a transformational retreat centre with a nature connection theme. It is a beautiful 2 hectare farm with stunning views of Estrella Mountain and the surrounding valleys. We have here a drinking water ......
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House and pet sitting in the Algarve near Albufeira, Portugal
========= We need someone to cover for us during our holiday from mid-October 2026 to the end of January 2027. ========= We live in the Algarve near Albufeira. We would be happy to meet you beforehand. Our house is located in a quiet rural area, ......
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Join our family farm project focused on nature, food and sustainable living near Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal
Hello! We are a small family living on an old farm and former vineyard, surrounded by nature. Our family is Nuno (from Portugal), Lilli (from Austria) and our 14-month-old baby. We enjoy sharing our daily life with volunteers who are curious, ......
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Help out with a fun tour company in the gorgeous beachside town of Lagos, Portugal
How would you like the chance to help with a fun backpacker tour business on the beautiful southern coast of Portugal? Based in the epic town of Lagos, I am the sole owner/operator, but one that can't get by without help from my mates and many ......

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Learn how to restore old stone houses in the mountains of Serra da Lousã, Portugal
When a singer and a cook come together and start a community in the mountains of Serra da Lousa, there are many evenings with delicious food and good music sessions. Musicians welcome. We live in a nearly abounded village in the mountains of Serra ......

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Learn new skills at an off grid mountain home with a dog behaviourist in Fundao, Portugal
I'm Hannah, a dog behaviourist and Mum of 8 year old daughter Phoenix. We are creating an off grid, sustainable homestead project and renovating an old farm house in the Gardunha mountain range. We have horses, dogs, chickens and a cat, lots of ......

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Learn about permaculture, enjoy the surf and beaches in Aljezur, Portugal
We are a family with an eco-agriculturismo in the heart of the Algarve, Portugal. Near surfspots and beautiful hiking trails and the lively village Aljezur, we created an amazing farm. We always need help with planting, seeding, building and ......
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Help build mud houses and grow plants in a self sustainable non-profit community in Santa Bárbara, S.Teotónio, Portugal
We are Sabine, Tom from Germany and Lucy, our Border Collie from Portugal. We are in the process of building a kind of centre for holistic healing and are looking for you to help us. We will build the communal kitchens, construct houses out of ......
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Come and help us around our B&B in nature, in Aljezur, Portugal
We are a family with four young children and we have a turismo rural in Aljezur Portugal. We have seven rooms and can welcome up to 20 guests. We offer a lush, vegetarian breakfast every morning. It is a magical place, African inspired interior with ......
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Help on the land, around the house, at my beautiful off-grid Quinta in Central Portugal
Hi! In the mountains of central Portugal, I live with my dog in a remote, south-facing, beautiful off-grid Quinta with several original rebuilt slate houses and barns. I am in my early 60 and left 12 years ago a busy former world behind to live a ......