Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Portugal

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Join us harvesting olives in Central Portugal
Dear Workawayers I bought a property with 5 old stone houses in January 2020 and moved to Portugal in August of the same year. I renovated 1,5 houses so far. At the moment I need help with the garden and the dog. I would like to build a compost ......
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Family projects on our small off-grid homestead near Guarda , Portugal
Hi! I’m Daniel, 32, and I live here with my friend Aled, 26. We’re originally from the UK but now building a small off-grid homestead. Life here is relaxed — we balance practical learning with good food, movies, music, and laughter. The homestead is ......
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Join us on a small cork oak forest in Alentejo (Sonega, near Porto Covo), Portugal
Hi there! I live with my two daughters in a small wooden house I built myself, off-grid, in the middle of a 6-hectare cork oak forest near the village of Sonega, just 10 minutes from Porto Covo, on the Alentejo coast. We live simply, close to ......
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Join me and surf around Peniche, Portugal
Hello, I'm Marije, I live with my 17 year old son in Portugal in our new wooden house! we love surfing, gardening and living close to the surfing capital of Europe, Peniche! we lead an outdoor life and are going to work on our garden as well as ......
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Help us to create our space near Aveiro in Portugal
We are Catherine and Simon, our project involves the renovation of large farmhouse and 5 acres of surrounding land. Our aim is to create a retreat space for holistic practices like yoga and Qi Gong and creative workshops. We have been here for ......
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Enjoy life in our quintana in Tramagal, Portugal
We are a German and English couple in our mid 60's. My mother who has Alzheimer and is 86 years old lives with us. We spend 20 years sailing on our own small boat around the world and for the last 20 years we settled down 5 years in England and 15 ......
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Learn about permaculture by experiencing it on our land in Aradas-Podentes, Portugal
We are living on our homestead at the very edge of a small hamlet, in the middle of an Olive Grove. 30 years permaculture experience. Medicine herb garden. Self sufficiency for delicious meals, Solar cooker . Visit Farmers Markets and our famous ......
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Learn about syntropic farming in NE Alentejo, Portugal
Hi! We are currently a small group of people, who are living on land in inland southern Portugal, by Estremoz (which is due east of Lisbon not far from the Spanish border). The land is large and diverse, with traditional Alentejo "montado" - cork ......
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Leave your stamp on our Algarvian townhouse project in Sunny Silves, Portugal
Hello! We are a family of three* - Sam, Mike and our very loving beagle. *UPDATE* 2 young cats have joined the team! Originally from UK, we moved out to Portugal 4 years ago and have been loving life ever since. We have a house in the lovely town ......
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Welcome to the beautiful Algarve, Portugal
we have a beautiful piece of land converting into a community place . happy dynamic fair honest we dont support ego´s humble and kind , mind set of open mind and nature love arround. we recicle reuse a lot.
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Help restore a traditional quinta in the beautiful mountains on the island of Madeira, Portugal
Greetings All! I'm excited to offer a sustainable land and house project on the island of Madeira in Portugal. I have a traditional quinta (small farm) property with ruins and two small homes in various need of total repairs, restoration, and ......
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Organic family place with small vineyard close to a river in Luzim, Portugal
I'm originally from California and work in tech for my day job. I bought this property to live the dream of self-sufficiency and to prove you can never be too old (or young) to live and work on a farm. This is our first year renovating a 300 year ......
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Join our family and help with eco-friendly project close to Odeceixe, Portugal
Join Us in the Algarve-Alentejo Region of Portugal! About Our Project: Hello! We are Ruan, Tina, and our little boy, Ray Lua. We have a beautiful four-hectare piece of land in a lush valley with a river, located just 10 minutes from the sea and ......
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Families are welcome! 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 humor. We will ......
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Care for foster dogs and join me at my new home in Alfarelos, Portugal
I am English, a retired teacher and have just moved to a house in Alfarelos, Portugal. It needs a lot of work and there will will be builders around working on the exterior from September onwards so I shall need help with my FIVE dogs and generally ......
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Join off-grid community surrounded by the peaceful nature of Alentejo, Portugal
We are a small group of international friends in our 40s who have come together to createan intentional off-grid community surrounded by the peaceful nature of Alentejo, South Portugal. We are not a business activity. We're a community focus on ......
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Help with family permaculture design and techniques in Melo e Nabainhos, Portugal
We are looking for people to stay with us for 2026 to help with compost, implementing permaculture design, planting, building, etc. Free water, electricity, internet, access to veggie garden, chickens, etc EN At the foot of the highest mountain ......
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Join our hospitality team in São Bento da Porta Aberta, Portugal
*Please contact this host in Portuguese* A café with a restaurant located in São Bento da Porta Aberta Inside the Peneda Gerês National Park We are in need of employees to help with the labor force It could be to serve the table or wash the dishes ......
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Come and help around our off grid ruin in Castelo Novo, Central Portugal
We are Tim and Nicola (Nic but never Nicky!) We have had numerous travel experiences which we hope to continue and be able to share our stories with others. We have both spent many years working overseas from inside the Arctic Circle (in winter) ......
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Help welcome with a variety of land based activities in Castelo Branco, Portugal,
** LOOKING FOR LAND SITTER LONG TERM OVER WINTER FROM NOVEMBER ~ APRIL** You will have our beautiful land to yourselves, we have a lovely accommodation, cosy bus with kitchen and burner. You need to love cats as we have two cats that need caring for ......
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