Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Coimbra and Center, Portugal

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Off-grid crystal mountain community in Vila Longa, Portugal
Hello lovely people❤️, I am your host Matias, from Denmark. I live in a small community together with two old friends and some other good friends that own the land next to us. There are 3 other communities (in total, we are around 50 people) based ......
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Welcome nature and off-grid lovers to take part in a mystical project in Caldas Sangemil, Portugal
Ola beautiful people, We are looking for some nature loving people on our magnificent quinta bordering the magical mystic Dao river in Caldas De Sangemil “central Portugal” 20min from Viseu city.
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Join my house and garden project in the quiet of nature near Tomar, Portugal
Update! -> House sitter(s) needed for 2-3 weeks in June, 2nd to 19th (and other periods)! -> Regular Workaway: > Help with reconstruction. > Rebuild the garden gate, the garden shower and maybe the outdoor toilet (storm Kristin has destroyed ......
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Join an off-grid project while exploring Sabugal, Portugal
About me: Hello! My name is Carlos, I'm 47 and I'm portuguese. I grew up in a city close to Lisbon, went to college in Lisbon to study computer sciences and I started to work as a programmer. 6 years later I started to feel meaningless and took a ......
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Help us to create a magical nature space in Algodres, Portugal
Searching last minute? We need volunteers from mid April Hi my name is Jasmine, I am one part of a collective of soul aligned individuals, who are called to co create a nature immersive container for healing, celebration and connection. We are in ......
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Celebrate new beginnings and try our daily off grid adventures in Viseu, central Portugal
Hello EVERYONES!! We are LIGIA,TOMÉ, ZÉZÉ and PEPE! Our family is part of a group of 57 beings from all over the world, that got themselves together in an amazing valley to experiment a more conscious and cooperative action in this planet. 2011 was ......
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Learn about permaculture with our family, surrounded by mountains in Gouveia, Portugal
We are a Portuguese couple with experience on permaculture and self-sufficient-living that in 2015 got 15ha of abundant land in a beautiful valley and an amazing community at the highest mountains inside the biggest natural park of our country. ......
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Learn about rural life and help all round on our quinta in Arcozelo das Maias, Portugal
Hi there! We are Annemiek, Martijn and young daughter Nelli, a family from the Netherlands that moved to Portugal three years ago to start a new, more quiet life in the countryside surrounded by nature. To pursue this dream we are renovating a ......
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Enjoy nature, eco-projects, beekeeping and gardening in rural Benfeita, Portugal
~ This spring we will be preparing our communal gardens, preparing and checking beehives, putting bee boxes up to catch swarms and do more tree planting on my new piece of land to turn it into a fruit yard. Also work on the house as this is a work ......
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Join a community based organic farming project in Campelo, Portugal
We are a vibrant, heart centered Christian family/community. We work, live and eat from abundant, organic gardens that are spread out below beautiful terraces, surrounded by a wonderful river with a waterfall and many secluded places to find peace ......
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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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Share our family life and experience country life in a rural village near Tomar, Central Portugal
We fell in love with a house in Central Portugal (between Fátima and Tomar) and are working on our dream of converting this space into a retreat center. We love our location up on a hill in a little village that provides you with the basics (train ......
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Enjoy a simple life and get to know some creative people at our place near Covilhã, Portugal
🌻🌱🌼Heya everyone! Would really appreciate a hand or 2 in May-June 🌼🌱🌻 mostly planting a garden and some painting 😊 We are a young couple trying to lead healthier and as sustainable life as possible at THIS moment, learning something new with every ......
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Help with garden maintenance and DIY near Serpins Lousa, Portugal
We are a mature, active couple from Britain and came to live in Portugal about eleven years ago. We are generally busy most days with garden maintenance and the usual household tasks. We have two smallish, friendly dogs.
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Come and help and learn on a biodynamic farm with vineyard and olive grove in Central Portugal
We purchased a badly neglected property 10 years ago. We have achieved amazing results. We need Workaway help with our ongoing tasks on the property, from animal care to organic gardening or reforestation. We are experimenting with small-scale ......
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Join us with our horses near Chaos, Portugal
A couple, based in beautiful Portugal, with four horses, six dogs, two cats, several chickens, and two dwarf goats. Accommodation is in a large modern caravan (maximum 2 people) next to the house plus all meals in exchange for 5 hrs a day over 5 ......
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Explore natural off-grid living in the mountains in São Vicente da Beira, Portugal
!!UPDATE!! We, alongside many of our friends, were affected by the wildfires in the Serra da Gardunha. (August 2025) We now need more immediate help and will also be on the farm for the most part the coming months to rebuild. Fortunately the living ......
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Join us on our off-grid land living project near Aldeia de Santa Margarida, central Portugal
Hi :) David and Patrick here - we are revitalising 5 hectares here in central Portugal. This area - near Aldeia de Santa Margarida, Castelo Branco region - is home to a vibrant international community growing alongside the deep cultural heritage ......
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Learn about permaculture and enjoy an off grid adventure near Oliveria do Hospital, Portugal
Are looking for a longer term escape in nature- back to basics, un-plug from the world and re-connect to your wilder side - or maybe you are interested in a taste of living off grid and what it really means! (we ask for a mimimum two week stay, but ......
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Help welcome for young family and farm near Castelo Branco, Portugal
Hello dear readers, We are a young family in Castelo Branco, central Portugal. We have 2 daughters whom are 9 and 4 and our younger son is 2 years old at the moment. We came to Portugal because our dream is to live off grid, self sufficient, with ......
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