Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Portugal

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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Join our family project in Louriçal do Campo, Portugal
Join Our Family Project in the Heart of Rural Portugal Hello! We are a family of four, living in the beautiful village of Louriçal do Campo, in the Castelo Branco region of central Portugal . Our home sits at the edge of the village on ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Help us with creative projects and getaways while exploring Óbidos, Portugal
Welcome to our home in Amoreira, a hidden gem perfectly nestled in a "golden triangle" of nature, history, and adventure. Hosted by José and his two sons, Miguel and Vicente, our space is more than just a house; it is a developing ecosystem where we ......
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Porto and North, Portugal

Experience life on our small family farm in Lustosa, North of Porto, Portugal
Hi, my name is Leyre and, with my husband, we have a family farmhouse full of history that will continue to create history and good memories.
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Lisbon, Portugal

Cabin/pet-sitters to join us or help restoring a ruin, in Obidos, Portugal
If you would like to spend some peaceful time in nature, not far from the coast, learning about natural/traditional building methods and generally having a nice time while doing it - please send me a message :-) Sorry for the very low response ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Help with gardening at an old farm overlooking the castle of Leiria, a city in the center of Portugal
HELP IN NATURE, TRAVEL IN THE COUNTRY! I am a retired teacher and I live in a house situated on a hill, surrounded by nature, overlooking the castle of Leiria. The house is at a 10-15 minutes walk down hill, then you are right at the riverside ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Enjoy authentic country life and learn about gardening in Santa Catarina, Portugal
We are an elderly couple, Portuguese and Dutch. We have a nice and beautiful garden, we are very interested in tropical fruit plants. We have banana, mango, avocado and citrus trees, among other. Also we maintain a kitchen garden with vegetables and ......
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about 21 days ago

Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Share our off grid adventure in Benfeita, Portugal
Hello! We are a French English family who moved to Portugal 12 years ago to start living a greener life with our daughter who is now 14 and since we moved we had a son born 9 years ago. Eight years ago we moved from our yurt into the big stone house ......
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Porto and North, Portugal

Help with organic family farm project in Bragança, Portugal
We are Pedro and Nádia that started this agriculture project in 2012 when we returned to Pedro's birth town (Bragança) and wanted to revive the abandoned family lands. Our family grew last years and we have with us Afonso (born in 2013) and Gaspar ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Would welcome an extra pair of hands in Benfeita, Central Portugal
Hi there, I am River an Englishman of mature years living on a terraced hillside of olive trees, bottoming down to a mixed woodland of Chestnut and Walnut and a swirling meandering stream as the border. Its over two years since my partner Emma died ......
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Alentejo, Portugal

Eco conscious home creation while enjoying wild beaches in sunny Alentejo, Portugal
Update spring/summer 2026 I would love to host some dedicated people who carry love for living beeings and earth in their hearts and some skills in their hands. You will have your own beautiful space. Hi People After some years of traveling i ......
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about 13 days ago

Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Join my quinta with pets in the beautiful surroundings of Tabua, Portugal
I am a retired teacher living in a beautiful tranquil part of Central Portugal with my two senior dogs who are loving and playful. I need some help around the garden and occasional pet sitting The property is located between Tabua and Oliviera do ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Community, inclusive, sustainable, health giving project in rural Leiria, Portugal
Community care is Self care. Ubuntu (interconnectedness). "The good of other people must be invoked as well as the good for oneself. It is quite clear that purely inter-psychic individualist psychology without reference to other people and social ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Join us on our family-friendly quinta, sharing daily life near Tábua, central Portugal
We are a family of 5 living in central Portugal. We at the end of a small village surrounded by fields and forest. Thanks for our 3 kids our house and garden is very family friendly and baby safe. We have enough toys, books (in Czech, Russian and ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Mum to 2 crazy puppies and a cuddly kitty looking for gardening help in Vale da Pinta, Portugal
I moved into my family house in a small village, just off Cartaxo, 5 years ago. Working from home for a company in Lisbon. Mum to 2 crazy puppies and a cuddly kitty. I live a simple lifestyle with the main goal of doing no harm to people, animal and ......
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Algarve, Portugal

Help rescue animals and enjoy living in central Algarve in Lagoa, Portugal
1 month minimum stay applications only please don’t apply for less. We live on a Quinta in the central Algarve, Portugal. We have some land that came with our property and have some rescue animals - donkeys, goats, chickens, dogs. We have lots of ......
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Alentejo, Portugal

Join our family projects on our land while discovering beautiful nature and beaches in South Alentejo, Portugal
We are Ibon from Euskadi, Gala from Venezuela and our 4 year old boy Odei. We are a family leading a life based on sustainability, guiding ourselves through the principles of permaculture, and basically love and respect for Nature. We are nature ......
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Algarve, Portugal

Live off grid in the mountains near Monchique, Portugal
OLA! We are Yan & Noa (and toddler On-Amor), living our dream life in portugal since 2022 with our beautiful dogs. Located 14 km of Monchique municipality (surrounded with beautiful mountain range) of southern Portugal,Algarve. Here we enjoy ......
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Algarve, Portugal

Meditation, biodiversity and tame chickens at our quinta near Tavira, Portugal
At our ancient site where both the Romans and the Celts have lived, you find our Quinta. We created an outside gym, a yoga platform, an art room, and a yoga deck on top of the hill with a view of the sea. We have a number of topics, a fruit ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Help us rebuild our community project after fire in Coimbra, Portugal
We need a lot of help to rebuild our project after the fire of October 2017. We need help and we appreciate a lot if you chose us. However,.. we must give you correct information and our project is not any more the same as like presented on the ......
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Lisbon, Portugal

Join us at our place between the sea and mountains in Turquel, Portugal
Hi there! Nature brings us happiness and joy. We love to work in and with it by growing vegetables, herbs and fruits, building with ecological materials, and trying to live as conscious as possible. We moved into our (totally renovated) oldtimer ......
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