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If you are from outside of the EU and planning to visit Portugal to work, volunteer or study, YOU WILL NEED THE CORRECT VISA. To find out more information please contact the embassy in your home country BEFORE travelling.

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Interaction and collaboration in a friendly atmosphere in Vila do Bispo, Portugal.

I am a carpenter who came to this beautiful piece of land 20 years ago. Starting with a pocket knife and living in a van I slowly made this my home moving from the Nomad life into something more stable. Having created everything by my own I can now ......

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Daily life and in our garden on the hill overlooking the ocean on Madeira Island, Portugal

Welcome to our cosy little corner of the world — a cheerful farmhouse nestled in the hills above Santa Cruz, on the lush and lovely island of Madeira. I’m Tom, and I live here with my daughter Eli, our wise old dog Murphy, two slightly mysterious ......

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Take part in an eco-building project and learn about Sacred Geometry and permaculture near Bajouca, Portugal

Hi, my name is Paul Bruno, my father is Italian and my mother is Dutch, and I mostly grew up in the Netherlands, where in 1998 I got my diploma as an art teacher, after which I worked as an independent artist with my own company called arti parti - ......

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Become part of our Azorean Paradise adventure, Portugal

I'm Susana and with my partner, we're restoring a house and making it a beautiful place. We have an enormous land with stunning views and we think it's a beautiful project to create a garden and finishing some work in a lovely property, surrounded ......

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Experience life on an off-grid farm and with our many children in Alentejo, Portugal

Bom dia! We are a young family from Belgium: Thomas (42), Evelyne (38), Tippi (8), Bonnie (6) and our twin boys Nalú & Pehuén (1). Almost 7 years ago we bought a piece of land in Sao Luis, Alentejo and started digging into our dreams! We build a ......

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Relaunch a handicraft workshop, and join us with some daily life activities... Alfeizerão, Portugal

I love cats. I've always had and keep lots of cats because they often turn up here or I rescue them from the street. And, as well as making a lot of handicrafts dedicated to and alluding to cats, the profits from these handicrafts go precisely ......

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Join our family in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean in Lagoa, São Miguel

Welcome! I'm Catarina, a passionate freelancer, entrepreneur, and proud mama to a joyful and kind-hearted 4-year-old boy named Lorenzo. I’m a yoga instructor, registered dietitian, and teacher, deeply dedicated to wellness, natural living, and ......

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Help in our garden and with our horses in the Portuguese mountains, Portugal

We are Menno and Jacqueline. In the summer of 2011 we moved to Portugal together with our 3 children, Finn (now 26), Thijm (now 24) and Caitlin (now 20). We wanted to create something special for and by ourselves, where we can both live and share ......

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Join us with childcare and at our sustainable home near Peniche, Portugal

Welcome to our family home renovation project near Peniche, Portugal! Our cozy home, located in a charming village just 6 km from Peniche, is undergoing renovations, and we're striving to make it sustainable. We're committed to reusing and recycling ......

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Dog-sitting in Sagres, a small surfers paradise in the Algarve, Portugal

My name is Zara i live in Sagres, Portugal ,where i have a small quiet guesthouse. sagres is a small surf town, where the sun shines 365 days a year.

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Look after my house and my dogs while I'm away in

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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Help us to land maintenance, animals, gardening and more in Alcochete, Portugal

We are a private homestead farm, with 27ha of cork oak forest. We seek self-sufficiency through a domestic family farming economy. We are not a business, we do not sell our products, everything we produce is for our own consumption. We offer direct ......

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Collaborate on a project for an ecological farm near Tomar, land of the Templars, Portugal

Most of the time I live alone but I have two children who visit me when they can, and I visit them! I live on a family farm where there is an organic vegetable garden, fruit trees and centuries-old olive trees. I have an orchard in organic ......

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Spend an amazing winter with us in the beautiful Ria Formosa natural park, Portugal

Hi! We are Alexia and Laurent, a Belgian family living in the Algarve with our two sons, a dog, and a few horses. During the high season we run the guest house, but in winter we take a well‑deserved break — and we love having friendly company ......

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Join a big family in an eco-village in Viseu, North Portugal

Hello everybody! We are a big family that 14 years ago bought, together with several other families, a land to make our dream come true: live in harmony with nature and with each other, creating a little paradise to raise up our children. The ......

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Experience off-grid life in central Portugal

Hi! My name is Kaegh. I am 36 and have recently bought an off-grid quinta in central Portugal. It is a lovely property and I live here with my animals and have a lot of projects that I would like to acheive. It is fully off-grid, so water comes ......

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Help to create a place of abundance and a healthy ecosystem in Sandomil, Portugal

The project is to create a place of abundance, a healthy ecosystem that thrives, where we have the time and space to put love into what we do. A space where gift economy is possible where we give our time because it is our wish and not because we ......

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Share skills and enjoy community life on a beautiful farm and vineyard in Pedrógão Grande, Portugal

Come join a 5 acre farm in stunning central Portugal! This unique building was designed by its previous owner, an architect who poured as much love into the house as he did into the surrounding grounds, which feature a working vineyard, fruit trees, ......

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Join our country houses nestled on the bank of the Douro River near Oporto, Portugal

Built under the concept of country houses, we are nestled on the right bank of the Douro River, in Santa Cruz do Douro, Baião (75 Km Porto I 1hour). They comprise a group of four houses, ideal for friends or family, presenting a natural haven and a ......

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Forestry, organic gardening and donkey love in Troviscais, Portugal

Hello everybody, So my place is a quiet place in a wild natural environment . For summer 25 most of the work will be involved around the gardens and living spaces, besides that there's also light forestry , which includes chopi'dropi, shredding ......

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Two cats sit at the entrance of a house, looking out through a glass door at a patio and a mountainous landscape on a sunny day.

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Come and experience life in central Portugal

The image depicts a serene river flowing through a small town, surrounded by lush greenery and white buildings with orange roofs, set against a clear blue sky.

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River beaches, olive groves and schist villages

The image shows a family of four posing for a selfie, with the mother and father on either side of their two children, set against a blue sky.

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Join an artistic family for cob plastering in a remote mountain area of Central Portugal.

$The image depicts a serene pond surrounded by lush greenery, including palm trees and other tropical plants, with a stone wall bordering the water\'s edge.$

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Wood, nature and water projects in Santa Clara-a-Velha, Portugal

The image depicts a serene river flowing through a lush forest, with large rocks and trees lining the banks, set against a bright and sunny day.

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Learn some new skills and make new connections on our land in Tabua, Portugal