Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Portugal

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Algarve, Portugal

Share our family life living a small farm life in harmony with nature in Aljezur, Portugal
Welcome to our quinta, we are located 2 km from the town Aljezur (South-West Algarve). We are a family, with two girls of 7 and 9 years old. We love to enjoy being outdoors. Going for walks, going to beach, surfing, hanging out with friends, doing ......
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about 17 days ago

Porto and North, Portugal

Help revive a garden oasis and explore your creativity in the heart of Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
I live in Vila Nova de Gaia, in a small urban oasis — a peaceful green space right in the city centre. The property has around 3000m², with an old house, a beautiful garden, a small vegetable patch, and some annexes with garages. I share the Quinta ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Join our family off-grid Quinta life, in Póvoa de Midões, Central Portugal
Olá 🪷 We are Looking for Workawayers to help around the house 🌱🧑‍🌾🐛 We are a small family ( Aviram and Efi and our 5y old daughter, 3 friendly dogs and a cat) ,🌳We live in an off-grid house, located in a forest In a beautiful area in central ......
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Lisbon, Portugal

Creative living + travelling with teens in Sintra, Portugal
Hello, We are Kika an Nuno the parents, S and A the 16 and 11 years old kids + Mel and Tobias the dogs + Chiquita and Patinhas the cats. We live in Sintra, by the sea and have always unscooled the kids, no school, no school at home. No limiits on ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Join our quinta projects, surrounded with picturesque valley in São Sebastião da Feira, Portugal
My name is Jasper. On the quinta in the peaceful countryside of Portugal, I aim to develop a small eco-retreat. The land is surrounded by beautiful nature, with fresh mountain water flowing from the Serra da Estrela and a tranquil valley setting. We ......
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Alentejo, Portugal

Help us in a reforestation project and be part of eco-responsible way of living in Furamatos, Gomes Aires, Portugal
Welcome to our place - a magical land in the south of Alentejo region in portugal. A place where we create an alternative lifestyle - based on harmony between nature, humans & community. ~~~ Join us this weekend for the olive harvest! ~~~ we are a ......
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Algarve, Portugal

Off grid experience in a wild oasis in Portugal
Ofgrid, primitive lifestyle experience in beautiful little Farm. Houses, Sheeps, Dogs, Cats, Mouses, Snakes and Scorpions are includet. Self planted Forrest, lots of Korktrees, and menny other Plants. So lots of Shades after 30 years of creating. ......
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Algarve, Portugal

Forest-garden project in north-west Algarve, Portugal
This is a special opportunity for Contact Improvisation dancers only! If you want to come and you never danced, take some classes, go to a Jam and talk with me afterwards :) We go together to Jams and events around the area, host a friends CI Jam ......
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Porto and North, Portugal

Eco-creative nest and creekside sauna in the mountains of Gerês, Portugal
Welcome! This homestead explores the reconnection to self, land, and the creative pulse that moves through both. Our space for this is a peaceful hectare of terraced oak forest, nestled in a valley fed by numerous springs. A fresh creek runs along ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Outdoor life in Central Portugal
Where: Central Portugal Duration: immediately for several weeks/ months, open What: childcare, help with daily chores on the land /construction. Dear people, I have been living in Central Portal for four years with my two children 7&9. Also living ......
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Algarve, Portugal

Help us with gardening and wood tasks in Silves, Portugal
My husband and I and our dog are living in a wooden house between orange trees in the Algarve in Portugal.It is 15 min. to the beach and close to the nice city Silves, (4min.drive) We like our chicken and need help with gardening. It is a beautiful ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Come and join our family for a kiwi fruit pick up in Aveiro, Portugal
Every year, in the beginning of November, takes place, just some days after the official "kiwindima" (kiwifruit harvest), a special private event, not a business but an international family-and-friends private kiwifruit pickup weekend , a real ......
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about 10 days ago

Algarve, Portugal

Join our fun and sporty English family in the Algarve, Portugal
Professional husband and wife with two children (age 13 and 7) looking for people to help with child care (must be able to drive and have recent CRB), household tasks (shopping, food preparation, cleaning etc) and some small home DIY jobs (furniture ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Join our community permaculture project in Barco, Portugal
Are you looking for a meaningful way to live, learn, and contribute to a project centered on community, spirituality, and education? We are a family living in a beautiful Portuguese village, working on building a creative and conscious way of life, ......
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Alentejo, Portugal

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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about 2 days ago

Lisbon, Portugal

Join my daily life and enjoy surfing 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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about 30 days ago

Porto and North, Portugal

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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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

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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Alentejo, Portugal

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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Algarve, Portugal

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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