Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Portugal

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Algarve, Portugal

Familial house between country side and natural reserve in the Algarve, Portugal
Familial house between coyntryside and natural reserve. There is a veggie fruits and spices garden and few permaculture projects. Nice and chill area with gorgeous hiking trails, beautiful waterfall swimming pools and climbing rock nearby.
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Lisbon, Portugal

Help with housesitting and care for our cats in Lisboa, Portugal
We are a couple with 3 cats. Our main passion is traveling. Our house is in the center of Lisbon, on the second highest hill, with a beautiful view of the Tagus River and Vasco da Gama Bridge. --- Somos um casal com 3 gatos. Nossa principal paixão ......
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Alentejo, Portugal

Help maintain our house and land while experiencing family and wider community life in Alentejo, Portugal
We are looking for another person to cook, re-create gardens, plant vegetables, help in the household, make kombucha, to clean up the kitchen after we eat together, daily tasks and finishing some clay constructions (final layer). You will stay in ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Bush Retreat and Holistic Sanctuary – Looking for Help-full Volunteers in Vila Ruiva, Portugal
Hi, we’re Lucy and Millo. We live here with our two kids (Leo, 2 and Aria, little baby!) Paul joined us in 2020 and now lives here. He’s helped to regenerate the soil and now runs his own market garden on the land. Gardening is what gets him up in ......
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Algarve, Portugal

Help us to create living space in Marmelete, Portugal
We are part of an association that bought 36 hectares in the Serra Monchique. Within the 36ha, groups have turned to individual areas in order to shape them individually according to their needs and to live together in good neighbourhood. We David, ......
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about 14 days ago

Algarve, Portugal

Help us improve our quiet place in the Algarve countryside near Lagos, Portugal
Hi, we are Phaon and Annabelle. The work will be mainly outside. It will be fairly physical work such as sweeping up leaves, strimming, mowing the lawns, trimming trees and hedges, making bonfires, washing and cleaning cars, clearing drains and ......
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Porto and North, Portugal

Project of medicinal plants, fruit trees, bees and love in North East Portugal
Hi, I am Kathleen, 37. I have a 5 hectares land in the Natural Parc of Douro International (north-est of Portugal). I am creating an agricultural project inspired by permaculture, with medicinal and aromatic plants, fruits trees and bees ( don't ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Come and experience life in central Portugal
Hi, We are Mika and Mario. We live in central Portugal in a small village with a great view over the mountains. We have a number of tasks we want done such as walls indoor and outdoors, making a canopy over our terrace and of course a lot of work to ......
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Alentejo, Portugal

Experience simple, countryside living on a small farm inside a natural park in Marvão, Portugal
Roll up your sleeves and join me in some delightful, dirty tasks here on my small farm in the interior of Portugal. My farm (just under 1 hectare) is set within a beautiful natural park in the interior of Portugal near the Spanish border. The farm ......
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Alentejo, Portugal

Help at our farm with daily chores and meet many friendly people in Santa Cruz, Almodovar, Portugal
We have been in Portugal since 2017 and happy to have found a beautiful farm in Alentejo with lot's of possibilities. Shanti has a lifetime of experience with eco farming, gardening and keeping animals, producing cheese etc, in Finland.Simon is a ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Sustainable and self reliant living in the mountains of the Serra da Estrela, Guarda area, Portugal
We are a family of 5 (10,7,4 yo), living in the mountains of the Serra da Estrela at 950m altitude in a small village. We (Janneke and Frank) are working on creating a sustainable and self reliant community for people who are interested: - in ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Help with housesitting and care for my cats in Atouguia da Baleia, Portugal
Im a Norwegain woman living in Concalaçao with my 4 indoor cats. The cats are all grown ups, very affectionate and cute, not too demanding. I have a 80m2 apartment, just 5 min to walk from the beach. Here are surfschools, yoga classes, bakerys, two ......
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Lisbon, Portugal

Reconnect with nature at our animal sanctuary in Palmela, Portugal
If wanna make an impact and difference, join our small animal sanctuary in the countryside of Palmela, Portugal. 📅 Minimum commitment: 1 month, paid position available on summer 🏡 Accommodation is provided on site and meals We’re looking for an ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Get hands-on experience with regenerative principles of growing in rural Fornos de Algodres, Portugal
Closing out a year cycle and feeling good! The land is in good heart, the olive harvest was ok - not as good as last year but not bad. I grew aubergines for the first time ever and the fruit is ongoing: still picking persimmons, oranges are starting ......
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about 4 days ago

Lisbon, Portugal

Help with some home projects in Atougia da Baleia, Peniche, Portugal
Hi. My name is Caroline, Belgian, 54 years old. Me and my dog (Teckel) recently moved to a big house in Atougia da Baleia, Peniche. Capital of the wave. Surf, surf and more surf.. The house came with a lot of furniture. Decent quality, but very ......
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Algarve, Portugal

Join our family and learn new skills in S.B. Messines, Portugal
We're a German-Portuguese family with two school aged children. We home school. Our project is an already established, 20 year old permaculture homestead. We produce our own eggs and milk and some meat. The holistic land management approach of ......
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Alentejo, Portugal

Help us take care of our land in Alentejo, Portugal
Our Monte is located in Serpa county in Baixo Alentejo. The area is absolutely beautiful, and located less than an hour from the Alqueva dam and the Guadiana park. Our land is 7 hectares, with a pond and dotted with many oak trees and olive trees. ......
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about 6 days ago

Algarve, Portugal

Come and experience the peace in our bush - Hidden in the valleys, but close to beaches, Bordeira village and Aljezur, Portugal
Here in the hidden valley, on 15ha of land in the Parque Natural, we live a whole and peaceful life, off-the-grid. We are 2 families (one with young adult children and one with a 2- and 4-year-old), enjoying the peace, privacy and abundance that ......
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Alentejo, Portugal

Join us on our sustainable project in Grandola, Portugal
Hello, we are Barbara and Tiago, we are finally starting our project, a 14 hectares where we aim to have a sustainable life. Our dream started 4 years ago while working in Africa, since then we have been looking at ways to make this dream a ......
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Azores, Portugal

Help me on my homestead project on Faial island, The Azores, Portugal
Hi, i am Franck, a positive and enthusiastic french man who lives on a beautiful island of Faial in the Azores archipellago. In 2022 I bought a property where I started a project to live a sustainable life in harmony with nature and people around ......
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