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Get to know the locals and explore the countryside in Oleiros, Portugal

We are Aidi and Stefan, a couple with roots from Estonia and Germany, currently living in Portugal. This is a project in central Portugal, on approx 5 ha land with forest and agriculture terraces. The land here has been abandoned for decades, its ......

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Welcoming helping hands to join us in Alcobaça, central Portugal

June and/or July- Capable hands needed The projects we need help with fall under two headings: (i), someone with automotive skills to assist in the restoration of an old classic car, and (ii) painting and decorating. We need help in both of these ......

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Experience life on a permaculture farm based in the Serra da Estrela mountains, Portugal

Come and help us develop our ecological infrastructure and add to your skills in a serene natural setting. Quinta is a granite house on 8 hectares of terraced deciduous woodland and garden in the Serra da Estrela National Park. We have a large ......

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Help welcome on our small family farm in Villa Cova de Alva, Central Portugal

Hi! We're a British/German family living in Central Portugal with our two teens, the boyfriend of our daughter, 2 dogs and 4 cats. We live in a beautiful location in Central Portugal, about an hour east from Coimbra and the coast and a little over ......

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Enjoying peace and nature in Charnequinhas, Portugal

We are Dick and Angela, we come from the Netherlands and we live off-grid in Cercal do Alentejo in Portugal. We have a farm of 12 ha with alpacas, chickens , horses, dogs and cats and a small vineyard. We also rent out 3 holiday homes. We live in ......

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Join a family and live surrounded by nature near the river in exchange for some help around the house in Orca, Portugal

We are a Dutch family of 5. I Yentl (40)and Barry (48) and our three sons aged 19, 14 and 13 have been living for almost 3 years now on am old farm, 3 km outside a small village isolated in nature along a river in central Portugal. Our base is in ......

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Stay on a stunning land in Arrabida Nature Park, just south of Lisbon, Portugal

Hello dears, Right now we are looking for help As Soon As Possible! Please only reach out if you can come soon :) I want to build an archway for the passion fruits I planted, enlarge a terrace full of giant reed, improve our raised beds and many ......

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Help with daily life and share your passion for gardening in Estoril, Portugal

I am 85 years young woman and I would like to offer free overnight accommodation to travelling people from all over the world via this platform. In return, I am happy to receive help in the house and garden and DIY projects. Sometimes I also have ......

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Experience rural life and join me off grid enjoying creativity in Pinheiro de Coja, Barril de Alva, Portugal

I came to Portugal to live in nature and develop my creative and healing work and live a healthy, mostly off grid living. My creative work involves with wool in always different forms. I love to take a fleece from the sheeps off my portugees ......

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Join us at our beautiful piece of paradise in the wild nature of Vila Franca da Beira, Portugal

Hello :) We are Joe and Rona, and we are awaiting to welcome you to our beautiful home in the center of portugal! Our place is a semi self sustainable off grid farm 2 hectares large. The name of the land is Quinta Tres Cascates, which means farm of ......

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Join our off grid dream and enjoy nature in Serra da Estrela, Portugal

Hey there! 👋 We’re Lars (30) and Ayla (24), a Dutch couple who traded the Netherlands for a new life in Portugal. Since 2022, we’ve been building our off-grid farm in the stunning Gouveia region, surrounded by 🏔️ boulder rocks, 🥾 hiking trails, and ......

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Join to build this off grid paradise filled with olive and cork trees in Aljezur, south west Portugal

After years of travelling all over the world (from Australia to Brazil and Africa) I found a beautiful off grid land in South West Portugal. It's not even 10 minutes from the closest beach, 5 min from Aljezur town and close to many surf spots and ......

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Cat & land-sitter needed in South-West Portugal

Hello future guest ! I am Anaïs, artist & therapist living a very simple life in the countryside, on a beautiful 7ha land, in South Portugal, in Alentejo, (between Colos and Cercal). After 4 years on the land, I have partly moved to another ......

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Connect with nature, music and art near Lisbon, Portugal

Come and stay with me in my home in Portugal! I live near Alenquer, in a beautiful home with space to grow fruits and vegetables, and develop the house. Set in lovely nature an hour drive from Lisbon, with views of vineyards and Serra de ......

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Come and join me in this magical valley, Sao Pedro Do Sul, North Portugal

**Currently away taking time for myself - looking for land / house sitters all of Summer 2026 (May-September) to water trees - must be able to commit to long periods at least a few months** Hey folks, I have a solid little stone house nestled in a ......

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Help our family with gardening and rebuilding xist walls in Estrada de Amonde, Portugal

Hello everyone. Writing from the north of Portugal. We are a small family of 4 -father and mother in their 40s, a 6 year old and a grandmother - and we are currently in the process of cleaning our property, organizing the garden and rebuilding ......

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Spend time in quiet space, meditating, help with gardening and other projects in Barril de Alva, Central Portugal .

Come and join in and help on the land and around the house . at this lovely house on the edge of a village with amazing views across to the mountains. It's a beautiful place , perfect for contemplation and being here on the land in central ......

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Creating arty geeky musical community in Portugal

We live 5 km walking from some awesome beaches in South West Portugal. Creating an arty geeky musical community on 2,5 hectare in a natural park. Plenty of things to help with, e.g. - fixing small things in and around the house - keeping the place ......

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Join our family around the house and explore the beauty of the region in Rogil, Portugal

EN Hi, we are a german/portuguese/english speaking Family of 5 adult Persons and some Animals (Cats, Dogs, Horses, Birds) and live together in and around our recently restored portuguese House with some Land in the beautiful Backland of Rogil, ......

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Come and live with us at this stunning place in Castelões, Portugal

Come and spend your time on this beautiful land in exchange for just a day of work per week. Are you a digital nomad or looking for a meaningful vacation, this might be an offer for you! We are looking for people who are interested in a combination ......

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