Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Portugal

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Off-grid quinta project near São Julião, Portugal
We are an 11ha. Off-grid quinta nestled high in the Serra de São mamede Mountains. Our project has roots in salvage & recycling, art, sustainable forest management, permaculture, and so much more
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Join our family projects in Brejao, the coastline of south west Portugal
we are Noam and Or , living with our three children Nayo (6) and Ya'ar (3) and Libi (6 month) in the beautiful area of south west Portugal (costa vicentina), just 5 min drive from stunning beaches. we have a 2 hectare land where we live with more ......

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Join our family in Penha Longa, Portugal
Hello! We are a young Dutch couple (31 and 33 years old) in the middle of an exciting life transition. We recently moved away from city life and settled in the beautiful, green countryside of Portugal. From here we work remotely from home and are ......
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Join us in a rural village home near beautiful beaches, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
** We are urgently looking for volunteers to help at the house during period March 1 - March 14 2026, thank you! ** We are married couple Paul and Jess. When we moved to portugal from the UK we bought a large old house which we have been renovating ......

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Spirituality based regeneration project in Covilhã, central Portugal.
Welcome! We are happy you found your way here. Let us introduce you to our beautiful project! We are first and foremost a spirituality-based project, focused on local development and holistic regeneration in the realms of ecology, environment, ......

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Share your skills and passions with our creative family in south Alentejo, Portugal
hello:) We are Shootzi, Liron and our 4.5 year old daughter soli , a family of 3 that just recently moved into this beautiful land. We are located in south Alentejo, an alternative area with a lot of small growing Communities , gatherings, and many ......
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Help with gardening, animal care and various handy projects in our valley near the west coast of Alentejo, Portugal
We are looking for helpers to build our new sheep barn, care for the sheep, and help set up the garden for the new gardening season… We’re happy if you bring skills or an interest in life here 🙂… We’re happy if you plan to stay with us for at least ......
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Help at an animal shelter in Alentejo, Portugal
I, Evelyn, have been living here in Portugal for 12 years. 10 years ago, after almost 15 years of animal welfare experience abroad, I started doing animal welfare here as well. Twelve Years ago I moved to Portugal. Ten years ago I started with my ......
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Picking olives on an organic smallholding in Central Portugal
I am living in an old 'farm' in an abandoned hamlet located in the Serra do Acor in Central Portugal. I am Jean (37) from Belgium. There is some close neighbours and regularly friends staying. In the beginning of 2015 we moved in to the farm and ......
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Stay in my beautiful rural area and enjoy the forest in Pinheiro da Bemposta, Portugal
My house is a 15th century house located in a small village, Pinheiro da Bemposta, at 40 kilometers south of Porto, in Portugal. It has been renovated recently. I love the rural atmosphere of it. It has a land of 5 hectares, made of meadows and old ......
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Experience community, nature & wellness in Pardieiros, in the Portuguese Mountains
NOTE: In this period between now and mid March I am open to workaways who would like to come for less than 1 month. Imagine waking up each day in the heart of the Portuguese mountains, central Portugal, surrounded by lush nature, birdsong, and the ......

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Eco-queer self-sufficiency project in the beautiful natural park of Sao Mamede, Portugal
Hi and welcome to the Quinta Project, my 5.5-hectare ecoqueer farm in the heart of the São Mamede Natural Park, where Portugal meets Spain. This is a place of wild beauty, where cork oaks and olive trees share the land with a food forest, two ......
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Co-Living digital nomads community in a 6 bedroom house in Madeira, Portugal
Hey there, Adventurous Soul! 🌍 Welcome to our home in Funchal, Madeira! 🏝️ We're Sini and Karin, and we are a part of the digital nomad community. A little about us: Sini-- enjoys reading, tennis, padel, DJing and meditation 🧘‍♀️. "I love to ......
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Take care of my two cats by the coast in A dos Cunhados, Portugal
Dedicated surf instructor and passionate waterman. Due to high schedule demands in the summer months (May-September) where I am not much at home, I would need some help with taking care of my two cats (Xaxo and Limpet) and some chores around the ......
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Stay close to the ocean at our off-the-grid land with horses, dogs & cats in Ovar, Portugal
Hi, we are Carine (the Netherlands) and Ricardo (Portugal) and we are aiming to live an off-grid life at the coast in the north of Portugal. Our land lies between the Aveiro lagoon and the Atlantic ocean in a forest that ends at the beach. We live ......
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Experience the wild and wonderful off grid lifestyle close to Oliveira do Hospital , Portugal
Charley is a multimodality therapist developing a transformational retreat centre with a nature connection theme. It is a beautiful 2 hectare farm with stunning views of Estrella Mountain and the surrounding valleys. We have here a drinking water ......
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House and pet sitting in the Algarve near Albufeira, Portugal
========= We need someone to cover for us during our holiday from mid-October 2026 to the end of January 2027. ========= We live in the Algarve near Albufeira. We would be happy to meet you beforehand. Our house is located in a quiet rural area, ......
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Join our family farm project focused on nature, food and sustainable living near Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal
Hello! We are a small family living on an old farm and former vineyard, surrounded by nature. Our family is Nuno (from Portugal), Lilli (from Austria) and our 14-month-old baby. We enjoy sharing our daily life with volunteers who are curious, ......
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Help out with a fun tour company in the gorgeous beachside town of Lagos, Portugal
How would you like the chance to help with a fun backpacker tour business on the beautiful southern coast of Portugal? Based in the epic town of Lagos, I am the sole owner/operator, but one that can't get by without help from my mates and many ......

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Learn how to restore old stone houses in the mountains of Serra da Lousã, Portugal
When a singer and a cook come together and start a community in the mountains of Serra da Lousa, there are many evenings with delicious food and good music sessions. Musicians welcome. We live in a nearly abounded village in the mountains of Serra ......