Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Portugal

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Spend time in a Portuguese family help us around the house and with my dog in Montemor o Novo, Portugal
My name is Carlos and moved to Lavre in Alentejo, interior of Portuga (1h from Lisbon) 5 years ago. I bought and rebuild a house with a garden and fruit trees, and made 2 apartments. I live in the bigger one with my dog Ninja, and every week with my ......
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Join us on an eco farm to experience traditional village life in Avô, Central Portugal
It is a 6-ha organic farm in Central Portugal offering stunning views of the nearby mountain range. The farm produces olive oil, wine, vinegar, vegetables and a variety of fruits. The land stretches over a series of ancient stone terraces which ......
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Join us and discover the silver coast of Macalhona, Portugal
We are a middle-aged couple living on a small farm with on prox 4,5a of land. Most time of the year we have a very chill and easy life .. teaching yoga, taking care of our animals, working in the garden, building new cozy furniture or artwork.. ......
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Experience a relaxing way of life, share experiences and discover our local traditions in Vila Nova da Baronia, Portugal
We are Thérèse and Henk from the Netherlands, living in Vila Nova da Baronia, Portugal, just 25 minutes from the beautiful historic city of Évora. We would love to welcome Workawayers for about a month, roughly from early January to early February. ......
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Join our multicultural family and explore Ericeira, Portugal
My wife, daughter and I are French and American and moved to Portugal 3 years ago. We are based on two neighbouring properties in nature, 5 minutes from a renowned local surf beach, 15 min from Ericeira and 25 min from Sintra; 50 min from Lisbon. ......

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DIY help on a small farm in the Algarve mountains, Portugal
We are a retired Anglo/Irish couple living in a restored old quinta on five hectares of farm land. We have different projects ongoing, outside kitchen, tree planting, gardening, tree house, concrete path laying, decking, pizza dome oven, ......
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Help with pet sitting in Porto, Portugal
This workaway is available just for one person Someone who is a dog lover, specially if has a dog himself, since I’ve a dog I'm Andreia, 35 yo, I studied social work among other things. In the past few years I have been working as a flight ......
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Refit a sailboat to conduct marine research in Faro, Portugal
UPDATE: unfortunately we are not looking for more volunteers until summer - more details on this in June, stay tuned We'll try to answer every message, please forgive delays as we are quite busy and receive many requests. Thanks for your ......

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Living off-grid on a magical slice of nature in Aljezur, Portugal
Hi! I'm a single dad from the Netherlands living with my two wonderful kids, Kiki (11) and Sam (9) and two dogs on a magical slice of natural paradise near Aljezur. Our place is tucked deep in nature, surrounded with natural springs, pools and a ......
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Help at our organic off-grid community with gardening and social media near Lagos, Portugal
sustainable, non-profit, off-grid Community in the Algarve Our farm is located between Portimao and Lagos, in the amazing Algarve. You can go surfing , kiting, motorbike, bike, hiking, in the nature around us or join in any spiritual ......
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Gardening and permaculture help needed on the Caminho de Santiago, Portugal
We’re 3 British-German siblings who are renovating a rural house which will soon be a small, cosy hostel on the Camino de Santiago. We have a big garden, that we'd love to make into a herbal medicine and permaculture space.
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Join our journey creating a self-sufficient and sustainable home in Monsanto, Portugal
We live in the Castelo Branco region/ Central Portugal since 2020. Covid brought us here and we fell in love with the area. We bought a piece of land (4 ha) and want to live a simple self-sufficient lifestyle. It is a long way to get there but with ......
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Help welcome at our dog shelter in a beautiful, mountainous and authentic part of the Eastern Algarve, Portugal
My husband & I moved to the Algarve in October 2016. Our home is situated within 5 acres of land. We run a registered dog shelter that also has charitable status. We love the workaway scheme which enables us to meet some truly amazing people and to ......

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Create a vibrant and fun co-living community in Ericeira, Portugal
We're working to turn our house into a vibrant co-living. Our goal is to create meaningful connections and offer a lifestyle that feels truly fulfilling. Highlights will eventually include: a yoga shala, ceramics studio and creative space, regular ......
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Join us on our heavenly farm in Sao Marcos de Serra, Portugal
Hello :) We are Edd (49), Anika (45) and our Grace (5), living on our beautiful farm 6km outside of Sao Marcos de Serra. An hour away from Faro, 45km north of the beautiful beaches of the south coast, into the mountains. We have 4,3 hectares of ......

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Stay at our home on the hills overlooking the coast in Campeiros, Portugal
Hello everyone, If you are looking for a tranquil countryside place in the south of Portugal at 11 km from the coast overlooking the mountains and the sea, this could be for you. If you enjoy working outdoors, this could be for you. If you ......
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Join a family and live close to Sagres, in the beautiful and warm Algarve, Portugal
Hey there! we live next to a tiny village close to Sagres, in the beautiful and warm Algarve. I am a musician, and mother of a 8 year old girl and a boy of 2 years. We share our home with my partner and 1 volunteer or a couple of such. It lyes very ......
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Language exchange with our multi-lingual family in Portimão, Portugal
I’m a Swedish doctor living with my 2 daughters in a contemporary house with swimmingpool located just 300 meters from Vau Beach in Portimão, Algarve. My daughters are 9 and 13 years old and we also have two cats. I'm looking for a friendly and ......
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Be part of a sustainable project in Marco de Canaveses, Portugal
Olá and hello! We, Johannes and Claudia, warmly welcome you here, a unique place in the green north of Portugal. Here, we are building a sustainable project focused on self-sufficiency, permaculture, and living with nature since 2023. Our wish is to ......

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Come and experience rural life in the beautiful Monchique hills, Algarve
Hello, we are Tina and Annwen a couple who are embarking on a new adventure in the hills of the Algarve. Having lived on the south west coast of the Algarve for over 10 years we wanted a change from the busy coast and headed for the tranquil hills ......
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