Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Portugal

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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Join our peaceful community in Alpedrinha, central Portugal
We live in Alpedrinha in the heart of Central Portugal and are looking for people who would like to help and live with us for a while. We are a non-profit association that opens meeting places for peaceful coexistence. With us, you will find a ......
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Alentejo, Portugal

Different projects around our property and new experiences in Reliquias, Portugal
Our place is also suitable for familiarizing yourself with new, curious, hesitant first experiences in another location/in another country/with unknown people. There are new tasks to discover every day, sometimes a brilliant find in a garbage can ......
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Alentejo, Portugal

Join our family around the farm in a nature reserve in Portalegre, Portugal
We are happy to share with you our home located in midst of the stunning hills of naturepark São Mamede, where we have nearly 60 ha land around our house. We moved to here five years ago from Germany, where we also had a farmproject. We, Anne 47 ......
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about 5 days ago

Porto and North, Portugal

Come and stay in an off-grid paradise in the Douro Valley, Portugal
We are Laura (from Colombia) and Jimmy (from the UK) and we have been living here on our land in Northern Portugal, in the Douro Valley near Porto, for the last five years. We have come a long way from living in our van, then in a bell tent, then we ......
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about 24 days ago

Porto and North, Portugal

Enjoy river views and a lovely dog in Porto, Portugal
Hi! I am Gil. Entrepreneur, eternal student of philosophy, psychology, mythology, ceramist, and animal lover. After 20 years abroad, I now live in Porto, just in front of the river Douro and with a canine companion that came from Brazil 4 years ......
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about 20 hours ago

Alentejo, Portugal

Join us at our ecological place in Cercal do Alentejo, Portugal
We're looking for help in Cercal do Alentejo from June to September. This is a small ecological glamping (4 rooms) that we created with the aim of offering a peaceful and mindful hideaway to travellers. We are planting the seeds of change :) We are ......
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Azores, Portugal

Nature and family-run farm with seaview on a little hill in Ginetes, Azores, Portugal
We are Alberta, Maya-Masala, Mel and Kuschelieno (4 cats) , Quackie Chan, Daisy and Mobie Duck (3 ducks), Maria-Flor and Maria-Joana (2 chicken) living on an educational farm in Ginetes (Sao Miguel, Acores). As we enjoy the view of the sea, we watch ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Help with outdoor projects on the edge of a small village in Meruge, Portugal
Hi, new host here hoping to find a decent workawayer for the first time! I'm James, Im an English guy living in Central Portugal. I have been living here for about 6 years now. Its just me here with my 10 cats and 5 hedgehogs and all the wildlife. ......
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Algarve, Portugal

Join us to create a place where dreams come true in Castro Marim, Portugal
Hello travelers, dreamers, and other nature lovers. We are now a small family of three, Edward, Lulu, and Max, returning to our embryonic eco-site to continue this self-sufficiency project that is so dear to us, in joy and good mood. We have space ......
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Algarve, Portugal

Join our family and discover off-grid living in nature near Aljezur, Portugal
We are a Dutch family living off-grid on 8 hectares of wild land near Aljezur, in the southwest of Portugal. Our land is a former eucalyptus and pine plantation that, over the past 25 years, has been slowly rewilding into a diverse landscape rich ......
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about 29 days ago

Alentejo, Portugal

Experience a relaxing way of life, share experiences and discover our local traditions in Vila Nova da Baronia, Portugal
Hello and welcome! We are Thérèse and Henk from the Netherlands, and we have found our dream home in the peaceful countryside of Vila Nova da Baronia, in the heart of Portugal's beautiful Alentejo region, just 25 minutes from the historic city of ......
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Lisbon, Portugal

Join our off-grid family homestead, nestled between the mountains and the beach in Sintra, Portugal
!! Currently only looking for someone available for household help and childcare !! Bom dia! We are Michèle, Samuel, and our toddler Jorge. After years of working and learning on Workaway projects ourselves, we have put down roots in between Sintra ......
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Porto and North, Portugal

Welcome to our little farm in Figueiredo das Donas, Portugal
Welcome to our little farm in Portugal🌿🐾 We live on a small, quiet farm in Portugal, surrounded by nature and animals. Our farm is home to dogs, cats, pigs, and chickens. Tasks include: Assisting with animal care and spending time with the ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Enjoy offgrid family life with mountain views in Travancinha, Portugal
We are William, Laure and we have 2 little boys: 4;5 year old Rafa and 5 month old baby Boris. We are originally from Belgium, but moved to Central Portugal 6 years ago to live off-grid. We live on 2 hectares of beautiful land in a valley next to a ......
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Algarve, Portugal

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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Porto and North, Portugal

Be part of a sustainable project in Marco de Canaveses, Portugal
Olá and hello! Hi! We are Johannes and Claudia, and since 2023 we've been building our life from the ground up on a Quinta in northern Portugal. This is our long-term home and an ongoing project where we are gradually renovating, improving the land, ......
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Algarve, Portugal

Family life by the beach in Sagres, Portugal
We’re Neuza (Portuguese) , Felix (German), Olivia (4) and Benno (1.5) — a small, warm family living in Sagres, at the southwestern tip of Portugal. We also have two lively Jack Russell terriers, Paco and Pukas! We love the relaxed coastal lifestyle ......
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about 11 days ago

Alentejo, Portugal

Experience off-grid living by a lake and help with some projects around our land in São Teotónio, Portugal
We are a couple on a nice and quit place near São Teotónio. We have a rustic land with a A-frame house and a beautiful lake, hot showers and a compost toilet. We need some help to create our small paradise. Building a social area and a outdoor ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Enjoy nature, eco-projects, beekeeping and gardening in rural Benfeita, Portugal
~ This spring we will be preparing our communal gardens, preparing and checking beehives, putting bee boxes up to catch swarms and do more tree planting on my new piece of land to turn it into a fruit yard. Also work on the house as this is a work ......
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Alentejo, Portugal

Join our small farm community in beautiful Alentejo, Portugal
We are a couple from Denmark that bought a farm in the beautiful Alentejo. The long term goal for the farm is to become a self-sufficient camping site, and also a community with room for everybody! It has changed a lot in how many people we have ......
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