Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Portugal

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Join us to learn about eco-construction in Trinta, Portugal
This year we are going to rebuild our theater in wood, strawbales and cob. We will do this together with youngsters, youth-workers and artists from the area, the people from the place in the Netherlands and international volunteers. The community ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Share our family life and experience country life in a rural village near Tomar, Central Portugal
We fell in love with a house in Central Portugal (between Fátima and Tomar) and are working on our dream of converting this space into a retreat center. We love our location up on a hill in a little village that provides you with the basics (train ......
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Alentejo, Portugal

Join our regenerative community project in the Serra da São Mamede, Portugal
EDIT: help needed with social media and or creating a landing page for the project ! We are a big family with kids , aged between 0 and 12 and living the off grid life between cork-oaks and olives, in the middle of the beautiful Serra da São ......
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Porto and North, Portugal

Sustainability, community and textil art project with wool in Viana do Castelo, Portugal
I am Tita, 60 years old and have been living the last 16 years working on myself sustainability in the ethics of permaculture and Love. My main job now is taking care of 2 routes in my region, as a route manager, but I´m also a yoga teacher, ......
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about 13 days ago

Alentejo, Portugal

Join our family and help create something that matters in South Alentejo, Portugal
Welcome to a small regenerative family homestead in the deep, quiet countryside of Southern Alentejo, Portugal. This is not a tourist destination. There is no beach around the corner, no busy market, no nightlife. What there is: red earth, cork oak ......
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Lisbon, Portugal

Join our farm project and help take care of the land, and have fun in Portugal, Lisbon
We are Vlada and Francisco. We have a small farm, an embrionary project, open to new ideas. The cornerstone of the project is to take care of this land, under permaculture principles, and Ayuvedic values, help in the garden, having fun, apply well ......
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Lisbon, Portugal

Join our family homestead, food forest and eco projects in Portugal's Silver Coast
Hi! We are a family living at homestead , a growing permaculture and regenerative living project in the Portuguese countryside, in Portugal's beautiful Silver Coast. I a language and permaculture teacher, and we enjoy sharing knowledge, learning ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Help welcome at our sanctuary for senior and handicapped dogs in Catrâo, Central Portugal
Hello, my name is Irene and I have a Sanctuary, a non-profit organization, for senior dogs, dogs who are sick and need extra care, and dogs with a handicap. At the moment, we have 18 dogs. We also have other animals; 5 horses, 1 pony, cats Simba and ......
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about 9 days ago

Algarve, Portugal

Come and join us at our stunning eco off-grid escape in the Serra de Monchique area, Portugal
Hi there! Thank you for taking the time to check our profile. For clarification: 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 have read this ......
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Porto and North, Portugal

Join our small family in restoring our century old home in Alquerubim, Portugal
We live with five dogs, cat and 3 chickens on a property 20 minutes inland from Aveiro and just under an hour South of Porto. The house is over a hundred years old and is in need of restoring. Large iron gates need revitalising, windows and doors ......
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Alentejo, Portugal

Help with the veggies and trees on our Land in south Alentejo, Portugal
We are a German/Israeli couple and we live since 10 years with our two Children Liam (11) and Alma ( 8) on our beautiful land in South Alentejo. Since 3 years my parents from Germany joined us on the farm and they live on the hill next to us in a ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Help a family living in ancient water mill next to a beautiful river in Linhaceira, Portugal
We are Marta and Tom, a couple that lives in the center of Portugal to create a new way of living. We recently had a daughter and are happy to share the countryside with her aswell. Our house is an old water mill with direct access to a beautiful ......
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about 3 days ago

Lisbon, Portugal

Look after my house and my dogs while I'm away in Torres Vedras, Portugal
Hi there! I'm living on a big land on a quite mountain top overlooking the Atlantic, but only 5 min from Torres Vedras and 25 min from Santa Cruz🤗 40 min from Lisbon and place like Sintra or Obidos. In return I would like a bit of help in the ......
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Lisbon, Portugal

Join our collective creative space in São João das Lampas, Portugal
*NOTICE: We are now accepting volunteers for August, we will be building an oven together as a community activity and we would also like some help with artistic projects as well - We will not get back to AI written messages ========== Hello! My ......
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Algarve, Portugal

Experience family life in Vila do Bispo, Portugal
Aloha!! This place is a paradise in the middle of nature with heat, sea, beauty, surf and lots of sun. Good for those who like tranquility and a simple lifestyle. We are a happy and relaxed family. Me Dora (work on our land), my husband, Anezio ......
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Lisbon, Portugal

Dog rescue shelter in Portugal
PLEASE READ THE FULL PROFILE BEFORE APPLYING — AND CHECK THE CALENDAR FIRST Hi everyone, My name is Teresa, and I’m a retired English teacher from Portugal with a lifelong love for animals — especially dogs. Over 20 years ago, I began rescuing ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Family Farm, animal sanctuary, forest garden and Permaculture in Viseu, Portugal
~~~•~~○~~~♡~~~☆~~~♡~~~○~~•~~~ We are looking for someone that would like to buy the land alongside with us. -----》》》》》READ FURTHER AHEAD FOR MORE ......
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Algarve, Portugal

Community living, gardening and eco projects in the Algarve, Portugal
This place is a piece of land with agricultural activities. We are planting fruit trees such as oranges, mango, guava, figs, pears, peaches, almonds, moringa etc.. We also offer the possibility to live in a community with other guets we are ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Come and join us and develop our beautiful home near Lousa, Portugal
We are Stefan, Olya, Boris, and Vanessa, a small, hands-on team bringing a 13 acre farmhouse in the hills of Central Portugal back to life. Our place sits in the Lousã foothills, surrounded by forest, orchards, and a crystal-clear river beach 10 ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Help to create our off-grid paradise and have a great time :) 12km from Castelo Branco, Portugal
Hey :) we are Baru and Kathi. Young, married queer couple. Living our best live and want to share it with people. Last year we bought our dream property and started to live here in March 2023. Baru started to study so next 3 years we are only going ......
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