Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Portugal

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Join in creation of our dream home while exploring Soure, Central Portugal
UPDATE FOR 2026: PHASE 1: until 10/07 - basically cleaning and preparing the site for the professional builders PHASE 2: from 26/07 onwards (whole August and probably major part of September) »»» BEFORE YOU READ: There will be ALWAYS a 1-week ......
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help to build a permaculture farm and community space near Odemira, Portugal
Hello, I’m Eran, and I’d like to welcome you to my small farm in South Alentejo, surrounded by beautiful nature. I’ve been living in Portugal for about 10 years and bought this land in 2020. Before settling here, I spent many years doing exactly ......
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Join us at our place of tranquility in Lagoa, Algarve, Portugal
We are a non-profit small project where we share information about meditation, oriental and western natural remedies, healthy vegetarian food and how to grow and prepare your own. Since 2020 our focus is on inner growth and staying healthy ......
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Different projects around our property and new experiences in Reliquias, Portugal
Our place is also suitable for familiarizing yourself with new, curious, hesitant first experiences in another location/in another country/with unknown people. There are new tasks to discover every day, sometimes a brilliant find in a garbage can ......
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Help us run our small surf guesthouse on the coast of Portugal
Hello everyone! We are a couple in our thirties and are running a small surf guesthouse on the coast of Portugal. Our house is located walking distance to the beach where the waves can be very nice, so our clients are mostly surfers. The village is ......
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Learn about sustainability and help me with my projects in Moncarapacho, Algarve, Portugal
I love life and love people,music is my passion and food is my pleasure. I'm a happy go lucky kind of guy I believe in freedom and deny restriction, its our planet and its our responsibility to preserve and protect it,with more love understanding ......
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Experience family life in Vila do Bispo, Portugal
Aloha!! This place is a paradise in the middle of nature with heat, sea, beauty, surf and lots of sun. Good for those who like tranquility and a simple lifestyle. We are a happy and relaxed family. Me Dora (work on our land), my husband, Anezio ......
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Dog rescue shelter in Portugal
PLEASE READ THE FULL PROFILE BEFORE APPLYING — AND CHECK THE CALENDAR FIRST Hi everyone, My name is Teresa, and I’m a retired English teacher from Portugal with a lifelong love for animals — especially dogs. Over 20 years ago, I began rescuing ......
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Join our musical family and experience living off-grid in central/northern Portugal
We are one of a few families living in a broad valley in the central Portuguese hills. Not far from Serra da Estrela, we are situated in the granite hills that central Portugal is known for. With oaks, willows, alders and ash as our main forest ......
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Join us creating a soap studio in paradise, near Tomar Portugal
Hello! We are a family of three and we live at a lovely quinta close to Tomar. The quinta is work in progress, we live here with our boy of four years old, two dogs, chickens, goats, two terrace cats and lots of visitors on the edge of a tiny ......
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Explore natural off-grid living in the mountains in São Vicente da Beira, Portugal
!!UPDATE!! We, alongside many of our friends, were affected by the wildfires in the Serra da Gardunha. (August 2025) We now need more immediate help and will also be on the farm for the most part the coming months to rebuild. Fortunately the living ......
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Join our family and help us with rescued horses in Sao Teotonio, Portugal
We are a family living in the SW Alentejo, Costa Vicentina, running a small rescue horse sanctuary in the middle of a forest, 12 km from the ocean. Our main passion is the care and rehabilitation of rescued horses — providing them with a safe and ......
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Help us on our off grid farm while being surrounded by olive fields in Tentúgal, Portugal
Ola! We are Jorg (37) and Lisa (27) an adventurous young couple from the Netherlands. The past 3 years we have been traveling with our camper and a few months ago we found our dream place in Portugal. When we found this place we fell in love ......
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Help in garden and home with a view of the Serra de Estrela mountains, Portugal
Hello, For the coming weeks, I'm looking for some lovely people who could help with my garden and light house maintenance. Most of all, to connect, enjoy shared company and find a good balance in our exchange. Most suited to a single person or a ......
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Creating a non-profit circus school and permaculture garden near Nazaré, Portugal
✨🎪WELCOME! 🎪✨ ⚡HELP US RECOVER FROM THE AFTERMATH OF STORM KRISTIN⚡ We are in the very beginning phases of creating a beautiful Circus School, Theatre and Permiculture Garden at the edge of a small Portugese Village. Out here it is a mix of hard ......
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House and pet sitting in Malhou, Portugal
Dear Workawayers, we are looking for a reliable tiny house & pet sitters from 12-20 of September 2026, as we are planning to go on holiday for a week. During this time, you would stay in our tiny house and take care of our animals: 1 dog, 4 cats ......
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Help around the house and permaculture garden in Celavisa, Portugal
Hello and welcome 🥑 Note we are raw vegan plant based only!🥑 This means if you join us you understand that the food available to you as a volunteer is uncooked, no dairy , meat or fish 🚫 Important to us is to build a home from home environment, ......
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Help create a countryside hideaway retreat in Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal
Hi! My name is Ana and we are currently bringing new life to a beautiful countryside property in Alentejo, just outside Montemor-o-Novo (Évora), only one hour from Lisbon. Our 7-hectare family estate has been in transformation for over 15 years. ......
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Help out on our beautiful family land and enjoy peaceful life in São Teotónio, Portugal
We are a Portuguese / English family who have been living on our beautiful piece of land in southern Alentejo's Parque Natural da Costa Vicentina with our two children (3 and 6 years old) for the past three years. Our land is 2.7 hectares of nature ......
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Experience community, nature & wellness in Pardieiros, in the Portuguese Mountains
Imagine waking up each day in the heart of the Portuguese mountains, central Portugal, surrounded by lush nature, birdsong, and the quiet rhythm of the land. If you’re seeking a Workaway adventure that brings you back to balance and deeper ......
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