Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Portugal

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Come to my beautiful home in the Peneda-Gerês National Park, Portugal
Originally from Los Angeles I have a lovely home in the Peneda-Gerês National Park in Northern Portugal. I am doing many small projects at my new home including general cleaning, landscaping, other remodeling-type projects AND I need a cat sitter ......
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Activities with rescue horses and dogs in beautiful Alentejo, Portugal
We are a little farm and did rescue horses and dogs We stil take care of 10 rescue horses and 4 dogs ( horses and Dogs) in Portugal close to Evora • We did rescue animals, especially horses that are mentally, physically damaged, no longer welcome ......
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Learn about the animals in the Algarve countryside near Guia, Portugal
I live in a beautiful quinta in the algarve countryside, with about 12 acres of gardens and paddocks, and a pool. I have 3 dogs of our own, and sometimes a few friends dogs in the garden. I have 4 beautiful gentle horses, who I ride often, with my ......
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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 me with some outdoor projects while you discover Monchique, Algarve, Portugal
Hello! I'm Derek and I live on a 1-hectare former farm in the magnificent mountain area of Monchique with my partner Marcelino. I moved from Wales to Portugal in 2018 and it has been the most incredible experience of my life. The farmhouse has now ......
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Join me in creating a sustainable off grid farm and a food forest in Mouronho, Portugal
Hi, I'm Susana, and after many years of living off the grid in various places/projects, I decided to settle in Portugal. After six years of exploring different places in this country, in 2025 I bought half a hectare of olive groves and have been ......
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Join a big family in an eco-village in Viseu, North Portugal
Hello everybody! We are a big family that 14 years ago bought, together with several other families, a land to make our dream come true: live in harmony with nature and with each other, creating a little paradise to raise up our children. The ......
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Immerse into Portuguese culture and connect with nature in the Algarve, Portugal
Hello dear travelers and helpers, Availability for about two weeks. Please get in touch if you are looking for a place to stay and would like to help me with a variety of projects around the house, which I can't manage on my own. I mainly need ......
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Join a family and live close to Sagres, in the beautiful and warm Algarve, Portugal
Hey there! we live next to a tiny village close to Sagres, in the beautiful and warm Algarve. I am a musician, and mother of a 8 year old girl and a boy of 2 years. We share our home with my partner and 1 volunteer or a couple of such. It lyes very ......
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Help welcome at our dog shelter in a beautiful, mountainous and authentic part of the Eastern Algarve, Portugal
My husband & I moved to the Algarve in October 2016. Our home is situated within 5 acres of land. We run a registered dog shelter that also has charitable status. We love the workaway scheme which enables us to meet some truly amazing people and 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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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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Helping around our off-grid homestead tasks while experiencing the magic of Monsanto, Portugal
We are a family of three (47, 13, 11). In 2022 we bought a beautiful piece of land here near Monsanto. We live very off-grid, solar power, water from a spring, outdoor shower, compost toilet... We are working on becoming self-sufficient, making our ......
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Learn about organic gardening on a little farm near Monchique, Portugal
I'm a Swisswoman and I live on a little farm near Monchique. I have a dog, two cats, an organic garden and many fruit trees and a lot of work on my steep land. I need sombody, who is helping me in the garden and on the land. For July I need ......
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Take part in our organic agriculture project and enjoy nature in Azores, Portugal
Help with DIY and gardening. This profile can be in Flores island or in S. Miguel island. The house in Flores is by the sea and the work is more in the summertime. In S. Miguel the garden is big and it´s about 30 mins walking to ponta delgada ......
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Stay on a peaceful off grid quinta with animals, fruit trees and outdoor living in Pedrogão, Portugal
Hi, I’m Dan. I live on a small off-grid quinta in Portugal, surrounded by olive trees, fruit trees, vegetable beds and beautiful countryside. I share the land with two dogs, a cat and chickens. As I work quite a lot, I’m looking for a calm, kind ......
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Join our family and creative projects in Lousã, Portugal
🌱🚨🪵!!! VERY INTERESTED in people keen to help us with GARDENING and WOODEN CONSTRUCTION !!!! reach us out to talk 🤗 Hi everyone, we are a couple with a little baby, living in Lousã, central Portugal. - 👩🏻‍🎨 Romane 🎨: French, she's the artistic ......
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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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Outdoor living with our family in Casa Branca, Sousel, Portugal
Hi everyone We are Frazer (40), Mireia (45), Elliot (8) and Gaia (6), a small family living in the heart of Portugal, surrounded by nature, cork oak trees, holm oaks and olive trees. We arrived here five years ago to help with some family matters ......
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Help with project to bring my vision to life and nourish this place for healing in Tràs os Montes, Portugal
Hi everyone, my name is Mario and this is one of my Life Projects and I am very grateful for your assistance. I love connecting, expanding, sharing stories and bringing creative ideas to life :) I also have two amazing cats you will love to meet. ......
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