Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Portugal

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Help with gardening and DIY project while experiencing village life in Cinfaes, Portugal
Hi i live in the Douro valley near the town of Cinfaes, my house is nestled in the junction of the Douro and Bestanca Rivers. It is an ideal area for all forms of nature, the walking and exploring is idylic. Life here is very traditional, local ......
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Come and help with our animals and easy DIY projects on our farm in Cercal do Alentejo, Portugal
Hello, we´re Maike and Kai from Germany, creating a coliving/ coworking space on our little farm in the middle of a tiny portuguese village, to share our dream of living and working in the alentejan countryside. We re both working part time ......
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Spend time in a stunning location and help out with our rustic condominium on the Silver Coast of Portugal
Apply for 2025 We are a retired couple from the UK and have three small traditional houses and one apartment in a stunning location on the Silver Coast overlooking the tidal Obidos lagoon – one of the most beautiful locations on the western ......
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Help us with permaculture in the village of Azenhas Do Mar, Sintra, Portugal
Sited on an exhausted vineyard overlooking the beach, this is a land regeneration & building restoration project using permaculture principles & sustainable methods. If you like to surf hard and work hard… this is the place for you. Our website is ......
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Join our family home and explore the Portuguese countryside, Vila Franca da Serra
After a great career in logistics and human resources, we (Tim, 45 years young & Saartje, 41 years young) decided in 2019 to pursue our dreams to the fullest. Our shared love for discovering other cultures, exploring fascinating fauna and flora as ......
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Help with some garden projects in the Azores, the Island São Miguel, Portugal
We are a Swiss couple, Agnes and Beatrice, soon to be 60 years old, and are living on this beautiful island, São Miguel, since 13 years. Our property is located in Ajuda da Bretanha, a little village, in the north-west of the island with direct sea ......
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Help us out with our two donkeys, organic vegetable garden while getting to know Portuguese culture in Olival
We are a Franco-Portuguese couple. Our job: tourist accommodation but we do a lot of other things , and that’s why we need help! We have donkeys , an organic vegetable garden, olive trees, an educational garden, and many projects! We have 2 dogs , 1 ......
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Stay with us at our farm house in the Algarve, Portugal
I usually need extra help in the fall harvesting olives, carobs and almonds but always grateful for an extra pair of skilled hands for projects around the house such as ice bath, sauna, van conversion etc..... I eat mainly vegetarian and local, ......
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Family project welcomes loving volunteers near Lajes, Portugal
Beautiful Souls, We (wild patchwork family with 4 kids) are looking for loving volunteers (all genders) to help on our land. We live in very simple conditions on 11 ha of land and are just starting a community/social project near Santa Clara (in ......
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Help on my off-grid land to become self-sufficient in Carlao, Portugal
In the summer of 2023 i purchased a small piece of land in the north of Portugal, just outside a village called Franzilhal, in the region of Vila Real, located about 40 minutes to the east of the main city of the region, which is also called Vila ......
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Join our ecological property in Lagos, Portugal
We always need people who are good at painting, good at gardening and every thing else. On our land we have several house we rent out in the summer time and but we always need help with garden and building activities. So I need people who want to ......
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Help in the garden and woodlands near Coimbra, Central Portugal
Hi, I have a small holding in a beautiful area of Central Portugal. Apart from a garden I have a lot of woodland that needs to be kept clean. There is always something to do around the place. I need to construct shelters for a caravan and a tractor. ......
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Help us around the land in the Algarve, Portugal
We are a small family with two kids, who already left for university, one dog and three cats. We are interested in biology, ecology, and geology and spend most of our time and energy outdoors in setting up a sustainable project. Things like ......
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Daily tasks around our small farm and painting murals in Fundão, Central Portugal
Olá! We are Lois, Max and little Fauna and we are seeking a person, or a couple, to come and help us out with our daily tasks! Me (Lois) spent 2 years travelling Europe in my campervan, using Helpx to volunteer on farms before settling here on my ......
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Experience natural living, natural building and community living in North Portugal
Hellooooo !!! We are a family of 4 ( 2 adults and 2 kids aged 6 and 47 ) living in Amarante, North Portugal. We live within a beautiful 3ha piece of land full of water and native trees and our lovely animals. We also welcomed a friend to live with ......
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Help us create a more sustainable life between Caldas da Raina and Óbidos, Portugal
Hi there! We are a Traditional portuguese family of 4 vegetarians, Tiago, Joana, and two litlle kids aged 4 and 1 years old. Plus 2 cats, 2 hens, 2 ducks and 3 dwarf goats. We are trying to live a sustainable life, so we bought a piece of land ......
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Come and try out life on an off-grid eco-project in the mountains of central Portugal
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Support rewilding efforts to restore native forests in Algarve, Portugal
"Hi, I’m Erwin, originally from the Netherlands. After exploring the world, I found my home in the stunning town of Aljezur in the southwest Algarve. While I love surfing—especially with the great waves here—what really drew me to this place is the ......
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Remodeling and/or cleaning the house. You could help with various stages of the tasks or with cleaning in in Serra da Estrela, Portugal
My name is Henrique, I'm Brazilian, but I've been living in Portugal since 2018. My wife and I really enjoy traveling and, of course, meeting people from different cultures or even meeting our compatriots.
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Discover natural building, permaculture and gardening in central Portugal
We are a family living on the edge of a small portuguese village. Our quite home faces the fields and forest. We cultivate veggies, herbs, seeds, fruits and olive oil for our own consumption and for wildlife. We have been naturally renovating our ......
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