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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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Multi-lingual holiday camp for teenagers in Areia Branca, Portugal

Hoi, Salut, Olá & Hello :) We organise buzzing surf & language camps for kids aged 12 to 17 in Portugal - and we’re every bit as colourful, dynamic and lively as the languages we help our students to learn. Learning languages can be, and should ......

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Join us in our garden paradise guesthouse near the beach in the sunny Algarve, Portugal

Originally from Scotland and England, my partner and I travelled and lived overseas for 10 years finally settling in the far most Western corner of Europe where we started our family. We were drawn here to Lagos, Algarve, by the desire to renovate ......

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Calling for creative minds and food lovers to join our family in Peniche, Portugal

・・Please note the following conditions before contacting us・・・ * We cannot accommodate couples *Tell us about which area you would like to help us. * Maximum of stay is 4 Weeks. *Please tell us about your dates you hope to arrive and leave ......

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Join our family in a stunning off-grid valley in Benfeita, Portugal

|About us| We are Floris & Lotte, a Dutch couple with two children (9 year old Isa and 20 month old Micah) living on a rural Quinta in Benfeita, Central Portugal. The valley is an off-grid place in between the steep mountains of the Serra do Açor ......

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Join our projects and enjoy peaceful getaway near Peniche, Portugal

Hi, we are Sophie (44, german) and Boris (49, dutch). After being workawayers ourselves for some time, we are now living in a place where we are able to host. Just an hour north of Lisbon, close to the most beautiful beaches, is our home with a big ......

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House-sit my dogs and cats near the beach in Carcavelos, Portugal

My name is Geraldine, I am a therapist and travel frequently. My kids are all studying abroad so when I travel my dogs need petsitting. Walking four times a day. On the plus side, I live in front of the beach in Carcavelos. train takes 20 minutes to ......

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Help on an off-grid quinta in the middle of nature in Abrunhosa-a-Velha, Portugal

Hey hello, My name is Margon, I am Dutch and I live in Central Portugal. In 2024 I purchased a plot of land of 1 hectare near a small village, called Abrunhosa-a-Velha, in between Gouveia and Mangualde. I fell in love with this piece of land, ......

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Enjoy life and nearby beaches in Lagoa, Portugal

We are a small family with a cat and a big dog, we live near to the nicest beaches of the algarve, only 5 min. away. We are ronovating an old villa at the moment. Our cat Tiggi lives inside and outside, if you are home, he will follow you.. our dog ......

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Help us on our rescue donkey farm in Alentejo, Portugal

5 years I bought a large piece of land in Portugal in the beautiful Alentejo and renovated the house, planted trees, started a garden .... i am an animal lover and healer, i rescued horses, donkeys mules and when they recovered i found good homes ......

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Permaculture cheese and goat farm in the Serra of Monchique, Portugal

Located in the beautiful Serra de Monchique, we run our farm along Permaculture and self-sustainable lines. We are: Tom and Monique; Oxford our dog, 11 chickens, the goats & our buck Boris and their kids. We have a small scale goat dairy business ......

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Outdoor family projects and peaceful living in São João da Ribeira, Portugal

We are a Dutch family living in Portugal – my husband, our 15-year-old son and I. We moved to Portugal now 3 years ago. Step by step, we are creating a beautiful, free place where we aim to be as self-sufficient as possible. It’s still very much a ......

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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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Help our Portuguese-Russian family creating a small piece of sustainable paradise in SW Alentejo, Portugal

Hello beautiful people of the world! We are a small Portuguese-Russian family with a 9 year old child. We are artists, musicians, builders and gardeners doing our best to live a simple but meaningful life by creating a small piece of paradise where ......

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Live with us and help build a beautiful Algarvian wild garden and unique place to live in Lagoa, Portugal

============= December 2025 ============= I am looking for a strong person to help with hedge cutting and garden / outside house maintenance starting towards the summers end for a couple of weeks + and winter cleaning . We will work together at ......

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Help with developing projects for a Modernist house near Braga, surrounded by the National Park in North Portugal

Located in a small village called Valbom (São Pedro), in the North of Portugal, 25 minutes from Braga, and 1 hour from Porto, our region is known for its culture, authentic and welcoming people, great food and preserved nature. Old house renovated ......

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Gardening on a natural land plot while staying in a Yurt near Castro Marim, Portugal

The Monte is located in the Tavira Region eastern Algarve, where I own a small house and a yurt. In my garden you will find vegetables, almondtrees and herbs. Help is needed for building or repairing fences and some repair tasks after this very wet ......

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Join us on our land in Aljezur, beautiful South West Portugal

Join us in the beautiful South West of Portugal (Aljezur). Come and work and enjoy the surf, beautiful beaches, nature and sunshine!

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Sustainable project
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Help us become more self sufficient in São João do Peso, Central Portugal

My wife and I live on a small organically farmed Eco Farm with our large friendly cat called Pushkin and some chickens, located in rural Central Portugal. We are in our fourth year and are looking for some help in developing new projects and ......

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