Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Portugal

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Join us at our glamping site nestled in the mountains of Central Portugal
***CURRENT VACANCIES*** - April/May: Experienced Gardener/Handyperson (1 to 2 positions). Tasks include mainly brushcutting (and maybe some trimming and wood shredding ). 1 week to 1 month position. - May til September: Dynamic & Detail-Oriented ......
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Join us and our dogs at an animal rescue on the Algarve, Portugal
Come and help an animal rescue and protection association in the South-West Algarve, Portugal -- Our current availability for 2026 is below. As people's plans sometimes change, so this changes and it is updated regularly. Large Caravan for up to 2 ......
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Learn about the traditional way of life and old school farming on the beautiful Island of Madeira, Portugal
Canadian/Iranian living in the beautiful mountain top of Madeira Island. I live in a small traditional home along with my two English bulldogs 🥰🐶 I also have a dwarf goat whose name is Pia and 6 chickens. I work in the field of natural medicine and ......
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Help welcome in our garden near Sintra, Portugal
We welcome you to help us work in our garden near Sintra, Portugal! We are a family of 4 living since 2023 in Portugal. Fernando is from Sintra and his whole family is around. Carole is French/American, we speak English together. Our older son is 4, ......
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Join us on our magical land and spend time in nature of Bemposta, Central Portugal
Hi there, thank you for stopping by and take a look on our profile! :) Our names are Christoph and Thea, we are excited to invite you to join us in the beautiful rural countryside of Central Portugal. We both are German and found this magical ......
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Help with gardening at an old farm overlooking the castle of Leiria, a city in the center of Portugal
HELP IN NATURE, TRAVEL IN THE COUNTRY! I am a retired teacher and I live in a house situated on a hill, surrounded by nature, overlooking the castle of Leiria. The house is at a 10-15 minutes walk down hill, then you are right at the riverside ......
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Looking for help on our off-grid herbalist farm in Midões TBU, Portugal
Hi ! We are a family living in a paradise land in Central Portugal : Marie (Belgian), Gabor (Hungarian) and our son Elouan (9 years old). We are also living with three dogs (Guanche, Zinnia and Kizu), a cat (Fluffy) and seven chicken. Our land is ......
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Offgrid living in a valley where two rivers meet, in the foothills of the Serra da Estrela Mountains, Portugal
Hello, and thanks for your interest in reading more about life and work at our eco lodge:-)! We are now taking applications for a couple of positions for 2-8 weeks. The projects during this time will be help to prepare the place for opening. Lots ......
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Join a happy family and help on an organic farm in Pedrogão Grande, Portugal
We are a Portuguese couple, with a girl born on July 2016, and a boy born on the 1st of January 2020, who lives in a small, isolated village, abandoned for 20 years. The river Mega runs through the valley. We moved to the countryside to be the ......
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Off-grid homestead close to the beach in Alentejo, Portugal
Close to the beaches of Zambujeira do Mar in Alentejo, SW Portugal, we are Jason and Isabel, a Swiss/English couple with a young family living on a beautiful, off-grid homestead of 5.7ha. We are looking for a couple / two friends to help us out in ......
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Help on a farm in the mountains of Serra da Estrela, Portugal
After taking a break from hosting, we are accepting again volunteers for this year. 2 weeks minimum stay. Come share experiences on our small farm in the mountains of Central Portugal. We search for builders with experience in stonework, cob or ......
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Help with social media in Monchique Algarve, Portugal
Looking for a German-speaking Kids Camp Leader, creative, sporty, funny, responsible and great with families. If you like to stay in Nature, but only walking distance into the town of the charming Monchique, please get in touch. Welcome to our ......
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Join an artistic and eco-friendly cultural journey in Palmela, Portugal
Please read our complete description before applying, thank you! Arriving here you’ll find yourself on multiple hectares of beautiful land in Palmela, Portugal. The land is a part of Arrábida National Park, some 30 minutes from Lisbon and just 10 ......
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Tranquility and family connection in the mountains of Monchique, South Portugal
We are Emily (34), James (37), our daughter Delma (6) and our son Reuben (3 months) We live in a peaceful valley 20 minutes from Monchique, completely surrounded by nature with our dog & 2 cats on a 1.8 hectare plot of mountain land. Ideally we ......
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House sit and take care of the dogs one hour north of Lisbon two hours south of Porto, Portugal
At the moment: I have someone for May 16 to May 30/31 of 2026 - But iIf you are interested in being the "back up plan" please inquire. Otherwise no need to inquire at this time. Thanks!!! My name is Kellie. I am married to Joe. We are easy-going ......
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Learn about sustainability and help me with my projects in Moncarapacho, Algarve, Portugal
I love life and love people,music is my passion and food is my pleasure. I'm a happy go lucky kind of guy I believe in freedom and deny restriction, its our planet and it belongs to the 8.2 billion people and not the 100 controller's. I'm always ......
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Creative rural non-profit project with animals, art and community life near Coimbra, central Portugal
My name is Carlota. I am a choreographer, costume designer, and scientific/nature illustrator and cooking for others is a very importante part of my life. My partner, Nuno, is a lighting designer and photographer. We are both 60 years old but we ......
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Non-profit rural project with a herd of "firefighter goats" in Alfafar, Portugal
Hi! We are Anna and Sergio. We run a small, non-profit, rural project with a herd of 20 "firefighter goats" in the village of Alfafar, Portugal. We are ideally situated . 25 minutes from Coimbra, 8 minutes from both Condeixa-a-Nova and Penela, and ......
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Various projects around our family farmhouse in the East Algarve, Portugal
============== We are currently looking for positive practical people to come help us on our small farm house project. Bonus if you have any building or gardening skills. ============== We are also always looking for reliable couples to house and ......
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In the heart of nature we've built up our secret paradise in Sabóia, Portugal
We bought this nice property with two old clay ruins 1998 with a lot of work and helping hands it became a nice modern country house our dream became true since 2009 we live permanently here. To our little family belongs one cat and three dogs.Also ......
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