Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Porto and North, Portugal

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Discover mountain family life while exploring Cabril, Portugal
We are a small family living in the mountains of northern Portugal. Our home is surrounded by forest, stone terraces, water streams, and quiet nature. It is a peaceful place, but also remote, so the people who come here need to enjoy simple mountain ......
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Beautify forests on an animal retreat in Almeida, Portugal
Clear bushes ✂️ , prune trees 🌳 and draw your own artworks on large outside walls 🎨 in a nearly wild mountain with an amazing view ⛰. You'll be doing the groundwork for the land to beautify itself, for the forest to grow healthy and, most ......

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Learn Portuguese and enjoy the seaside in Apulia, Portugal
Hi I´m Diogo, I start my own project in Apulia. I live in a fishing village on the seafront with many closed or abandoned houses, I`m currently renovating some of them, making the place charming. The place is fantastic surrounded by nature on the ......

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Join us in reviving a stunning place in Castelões, Portugal
FOR WINTER 8 HOURS A WEEK FOR ACCOMODATION In December 2024 we moved to a beautiful 10hectacre quinta. The place is full of character and life, with a small forest, a vegetable garden, lots of fruit trees, green terraces, an abundance of water and ......
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Re-develop an old house in stone and a small cottage in wood near the city of Ponte de Lima, Portugal
Hello. I'm Detlev, a German French man who traveled the world from many countries, the Guyana jungle, Thailand, Nepal (NGO), Tahiti….. Five years ago I walked the Portuguese Camino (Lisbonne to Santiago). At the very north of Portugal I passed an ......

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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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Be part of a sustainable project in Marco de Canaveses, Portugal
Olá and hello! We, Johannes and Claudia, warmly welcome you here, a unique place in the green north of Portugal. Here, we are building a sustainable project focused on self-sufficiency, permaculture, and living with nature since 2023. Our wish is to ......

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Sustainability, permaculture and learn weaving in Viana do Castelo, Portugal
I am Tita, 59 years old and have been living the last 16 years working on myself sustainability in the ethics of permaculture and Love. My main job now is taking care of 2 routes in my region, as a route manager, but I´m also a yoga teacher, ......
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Help revive a garden oasis and explore your creativity in the heart of Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
I live in Vila Nova de Gaia, in a small urban oasis — a peaceful green space right in the city centre. The property has around 3000m², with an old house, a beautiful garden, a small vegetable patch, and some annexes with garages. I share the Quinta ......
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Join around an eco-organic farm while enjoying the peace in Quinta das Cadavadas, Portugal
Hoi! I’m Cris and I’m trying to develop a small (non commercial) eco-organic farm in the beautiful mountains of Trás-os-Montes in the north of Portugal, where friends can come to get a rest from stress. Actively working with permaculture and ......
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Eco-creative nest and creekside sauna in the mountains of Gerês, Portugal
Welcome! This homestead explores the reconnection to self, land, and the creative pulse that moves through both. Our space for this is a peaceful hectare of terraced oak forest, nestled in a valley fed by numerous springs. A fresh creek runs along ......
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Transformative experience at our animal sanctuary in Paredes de Coura, Portugal
Nestled in the countryside of Northern Portugal, is a refuge for animals in need. It is a non-profit NGO which is also a sanctuary for wild flora through the tireless work of Ivone, who manages the small organic farm and agroforestry project. We are ......
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Enjoy farm life near Guarda, Portugal
We are Heiko and Joy, a South African couple that have chosen Portugal as our ‘forever-home’, and have been lucky enough to find ourselves in the beautiful Mondego valley on a 4ish hectare farm! We would really appreciate any help on the farm, there ......
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Family projects on our small off-grid homestead near Guarda , Portugal
Hi! I’m Daniel, 32, and I live here with my friend Aled, 26. We’re originally from the UK but now building a small off-grid homestead. Life here is relaxed — we balance practical learning with good food, movies, music, and laughter. The homestead is ......
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Help us to create our space near Aveiro in Portugal
We are Catherine and Simon, our project involves the renovation of large farmhouse and 5 acres of surrounding land. Our aim is to create a retreat space for holistic practices like yoga and Qi Gong and creative workshops. We have been here for ......

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Join our multilingual family in Marco de Canaveses, Portugal
We are Miracy (Trinidad & Tobago), Jeroen (The Netherlands), our son Lucas is 12 and our daughter Mila is 8. We live in an old vineyard and olive grove in the mountains, 1 hour away from Porto in the city of Marco de Canaveses. The property ......

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Organic family place with small vineyard close to a river in Luzim, Portugal
I'm originally from California and work in tech for my day job. I bought this property to live the dream of self-sufficiency and to prove you can never be too old (or young) to live and work on a farm. This is our first year renovating a 300 year ......
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Help at our off-grid Quinta in Sátão, Portugal
HELP NEEDED FROM MAY ON!!!!We are building an earthbag and a lightstraw house and cultivating a big veggie and herbal garden... We are a little group of people (dutch, venezuelian, portuguese and belgian) that bought a land together 3 years ago. ......

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Join our travel family (minimum of 6 months), Penha Longa, Portugal
Hello! I live with my partner and two children in the north of Portugal. We are in the proces of immigrating, and our project is still in its early stages. We're working towards building our green future and could use some help. The help: We are ......
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Help turn a small farm into a pedagogical visitor center and organic farm, in Arcos De Valdevez, North Portugal
JUST COUPLES/WOMENS (25-45) We intend to make our space a center for visits to animals of various species. Nature and recreational activities with people of all ages. 5km from Vila dos arcos de Valdevez, in the parish of Vale, this project that ......