Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Portugal

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about 4 days ago

Azores, Portugal

Converting an abandoned vineyard into a food forest near Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Hello traveler! We are a young family of four looking for help turning 5420 square meters of abandoned land into a beautiful food forest. The land is located in Capelas, the north shore of the island, with an ocean bathing spot 10 minutes walking ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Off grid wild life farm near Sandomil, Central Portugal
Looking for a lifestyle change? Slower pace, fresh air, real connection to the land and yourself? Join our off-grid farm in central Portugal – a peaceful, wild place full of life, purpose, and growth. Who am I looking for? A responsible individual ......
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Algarve, Portugal

Experience life with our family on an organic farm in the mountains near Monchique, Algarve, Portugal
Hi there! We are a family with 2 kids ( aged 7, 10) living in South Portugal, up at the mountains of beautiful Serra the Monchique, near a small town called Marmelete. In 2019 we were finally able to fulfill our dream of owning our own piece of ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Off-grid Farmstay in Vila Franca da Beira, rural Portugal
Experience Off-grid life in rural Portugal! I am a young guy with a passion of nature and sustainable agriculture and lifestyle, trying to live it as much as possible in a beautiful green valley in central Portugal. There is a big vegetable garden ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Rural life in a passivhaus, sustainability, permaculture and more in Nelas, Portugal
We are a bilingual English Portuguese family living in a beautiful rural area of central Portugal, 1 hour drive to the Serra da Estrela mountains. My parents are Portuguese immigrants they live next door and share their home with workaways, and we ......
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Algarve, Portugal

Get in contact with nature in West-Algarve, Portugal
7 hectar land with 3 small houses and 1 Tinyhouse. 1 house is occupied with a family with 4 children (1,6,9 and 11 years old girls). 1 house is occupied a woman (48 years old) who is selling natural medicine/cosmetics, In the Tinyhouse are living ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Beautiful, organic off-grid Quinta near Monsanto in Central Portugal
Update: We are nature lovers living on an Organic, off-grid Quinta close to the historic, ancient village of Monsanto in central Portugal. We are looking for nature and dog loving volunteers to help us maintain and care for our beautiful home and ......
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Porto and North, Portugal

Join us at our new off-grid home on the Dão River near Lugar da Costa, Portugal
We are currently looking for (long-term) volunteers to help us with life on our homestead. We are four adults, our little 2-year-old, two dogs, one cat and some chickens, living together off-grid in the middle of the forest. At the moment, we also ......
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Alentejo, Portugal

Become part of a diverse, self-sufficient life in Alentejo, Portugal
Olá.I’m Andrea and since 10 years my two daughters and I living in the (almost) middle of nowhere in Alentejo/Portugal. We are surrounded by nature (5 km off grid road to the nearest village), living with the elements and the rhythm of Mother Earth. ......
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Alentejo, Portugal

Enjoy nature, our swimming lake and stunning sea views in Alentejo, Portugal
Welcome to our off-grid home in the countryside with beautiful sea views, about 10 km from Odeceixe Beach. We are still restoring and caring for our land after the bushfire in 2023. With the help of Workawayers, we’ve created a simple and cosy ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Join me in creating a mini edible garden in a traditional village near Pedrógão Grande, Portugal
Hi WorkAwayers! Important update (05\09\26): I am looking for some help to clear fallen trees after the cyclone damage in January. The locals need the help. someone strong to move wood and stack logs. I have decided on a different exchange ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Experience a playful, creative and green community project in Coutada, Portugal
Hi! Welcome :) Our small farm (1ha) is located in a typical Portuguese countryside village. We have a vegetable garden, an olive grove, young trees of all kinds (food forest in the making) and rescued animals (sheep, chickens and cats). We have a ......
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about 10 days ago

Algarve, Portugal

Join our family, help grow veggies and play with our daughter and dog in Santa Luzia, Portugal
Hello lovely workawayers! I'm Kim and living with my (Portuguese) partner Bruno and 2,5 year old daughter Ivy. We look over the Ria Formosa on a lovely spot in East Algarve. We live near the beach and the area is know for the lovely beach island ......
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about 15 hours ago

Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Garden and property maintenance by the Serra d'Aire National Park, Portugal
======= probably no vacancy until mid November, but if you might be interested for later in the year, book mark me on this site for the future. ======= My profile..omnivore, hetero male. .. living in Portugal since 1990, with diverse interests, ......
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Algarve, Portugal

Join a land regeneration project in beautiful Monchique, Portugal
Hello and welcome ! We are a group of friends who came together around a shared vision: creating a place where nature, people and community can thrive together. After several years of searching, planning and dreaming, we found a beautiful ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Land working on beautiful off grid farm in rural location near the mountains of Coimbra and Center, Portugal
Hi there, we are a friendly, busy,family of 2 adults (50 and 48) , 2 children ( 15, 10), 1 dog, 2 cats,6 sheep. We left the UK 9 years ago in our motorhome and after travelling for 1 year we found a beautiful spot in Central Portugal where we wanted ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

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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about 19 hours ago

Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Learn about permaculture gardening, help with horses and other handy projects in Santana do Mato, Portugal
We are Rom and Pauline, a very fit Dutch couple , around 58, living with 4 dogs and 4 horses on 5 hectares of land , part field, part garden on the edge of a small village and huge forest behind our house. We are one hour and 10 minutes drive from ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Permaculture food forest and holistic healing community in Viseu, Portugal
Heya :) I'm Andrew, a 38 year old English guy, and have very recently bought a small quinta (around 1.5 hectares) near to Sao Pedro do Sul in the Viseu area of central Portugal. This is still the start of an exciting long term project where the ......
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Porto and North, Portugal

Experience rural lifestyle at a watermill in Ponte de Lima, Portugal
Hi! I'm Mario, I spent 12 years working for a humanitarian aid organization in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Asia and Africa. For the last couple of years I've been living in a small farm in Ponte de Lima together with a bunch of chickens, 3 ......
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