Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Portugal

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Food forest, reforestation project and small permaculture farm in Aljezur, Portugal
Some people wonder why I do the things I do. I wonder why they don't. Hello! Thank you for visiting my profile. I’m Dirk, living in this beautiful part of South Portugal since a couple of years. I am a vegetarian, non-smoker, 60 years old and ......
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Off-grid Fablab and a food forest in Barão de São João, Lagos, Portugal
Who we are We are a non-commercial, not-for-profit initiative, building a FabLab within a once-abandoned farm. Our goal is to create a place where thinkers, artists, makers, and farmers come together to learn, share, and create. This is not a ......
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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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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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Help at our place in a magical valley in a stunning part of the Algarve, Portugal
We are Jase & Kay,we are an English couple who escaped the Craziness in 2001 and decided to Travel the World with our 3 kids(all grown up now) and we run a project which has been evolving over the last 20 years.We arrived here with our family in our ......
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Become part of an agroforestry project while enjoying surf and nature in Vilar de Mouros, Portugal
Dear community, We’re a young couple who chose a path rooted in simplicity, practical skills, sustainability, and building something real with our own hands. In the quiet hills of northern Portugal, we’re transforming an old place from the ground ......
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Rebuild burned dreamland and create a mudhouse in South Alentejo, Portugal
My Name is Gesine and I live with my 3 dogs Paula, Puma and Lina in Portugal on my 2,7ha land in south Alentejo. 2021 everything burned down in a wildfire, many trees, 2 cottages incl. all installations for water and electricity .... Now I want to ......
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Experience living in a Lord of the Rings style valley near Aljezur, Portugal
The idea of this place to improve and enhance a beautiful valley become self sufficient in vegetables expand the bio diversity , provide a have for wild life and a meeting point for like minded individuals who understand that by looking after nature ......
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Be part of our off grid organic farm and experience rural living in the Magic Mountains of Sul, Portugal
Hello! We are François, Suzie & family and we are excited to welcome motivated volunteers to our project in the Magic Mountains of Portugal. If you like working hard, have dedication & skill, and are looking for an awesomely rewarding ......
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Enjoy remote nature and learn to live sustainably in Alentejo, Portugal
😃🌿 Welcome to our off-grid home in the countryside with beautiful sea views, about 10 km from Odeceixe Beach. We are restoring and caring for our land after the bushfire in 2023. With the help of Workawayers, we’ve created a simple and cosy guest ......
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Join our summer tribe and take part in contributing to our vision in Gonçalo, Portugal
Hi, and welcome to my workaway profile! I am Luca, 44 yo mixed race, half Italian half Philippino. In the past 4 years, since moving to Portugal, I have been learning, and I still am, how to craft a new lifestyle, after getting myself a 5ha ......
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Join us at our place of tranquility in Lagoa, Algarve, Portugal
We are a non-profit small project where we share information about meditation, oriental and western natural remedies, healthy vegetarian food and how to grow and prepare your own. Since 2020 our focus is on inner growth and staying healthy ......
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Help our self-sufficient non-profit community to protect nature near Lagos, Portugal
Our community with members from different countries has come together on a picturesque property in the Algarve. We are a non-profit association dedicated to the well-being of nature and rent out the space for holistic events. The pristine beaches ......
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Revive an off-grid mountain land and explore the surroundings of Monchique, Portugal
I am living my dream to revive this beautiful old farmstead in the Algarve hills and turn it into an organic food forest farm. Since arriving in 2020 we have planted a lot of fruit and nut trees, berries, medicinal plants, mushrooms, and many beds ......
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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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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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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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Stay in a little village just outside Lagos near beautiful beaches in Algarve, Portugal
I have a beautiful villa in the western algarve. I am in a little village just outside Lagos. 6 minute drive to the beach. Lovely walks, two cafes within walking distance and on the bus routes. Multiple beautiful beaches surround us as well as ......
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Join us in the forest of Alentejo, Portugal
Permaculture project with idea and space to create an eco-village. The quinta is located in Alto Alentejo 2 km from Portalegre. Fifteen hectares with magical forests and a beautiful valley provided by seventeen sources and several mines with ......
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Daily life near Santarem, Portugal
I am a retired Brit living in village close to Almeirim in the Santarem area of the Ribatejo. The main industry here is growing and making wine. I have acquired an old house that used to be an adega ( facility for commercial wine making) and have ......
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