Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Portugal

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Create a food forest with us and try surfing off-grid in Vimeiro, Portugal
Hi, we are Jack & Faith. Originally from the Netherlands, but already happy living in Portugal for the last 7 years. We started out as owners of a Surf House in Santa Cruz, Silveira, but decided to make a big change in our lives. Now we are the ......
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Come and stay at my lovely home in Loulé, Portugal
Hi, I’m Ria, My farmhouse is located north of Loulé in a protected nature park. There is a sunny terrace on the back, as well as in front of the house, with panoramic views of the entire surrounding area, and with a small lake with of different ......
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Take part in an inclusive project and experience real connection with the local community in Aljezur, Portugal
Hi! I'm Renato, founder of a non-profit organization based in Aljezur, Portugal, dedicated to inclusive and adaptive surfing. Our mission is to make the ocean accessible to everyone, especially people with disabilities, by offering free adaptive ......
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Help us to keep our peaceful quinta in good condition near the Serra da Esterela, Portugal
We are a Dutch retired couple . UNFORTUNATELY MY WIFE HANNIE PASSED AWAY IN JULY !!! you must be able to cook for yourself i take care of the things you need for it. And we been living 20 years in Portugal We live in the middle of Portugal, near ......
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Help our family garden, care for the land and improve our home in Alvaiázere, central Portugal
We are a Portuguese-American family of 3. We have a five-year-old son, three dogs and three cats. We have been in our home in Central Portugal for about four years, and we have been slowly building up our homestead: creating a self-sustaining ......
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Help turn a small farm into a pedagogical visitor center and organic farm, in Arcos De Valdevez, North Portugal
JUST COUPLES/WOMENS (25-45) We intend to make our space a center for visits to animals of various species. Nature and recreational activities with people of all ages. 5km from Vila dos arcos de Valdevez, in the parish of Vale, this project that ......
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Help with gardening and eco-projects in Alvares, Portugal
We, Angelika (70) and Christof (68) are living in an old shist-house at the edge of the village Chã de Alvares in the mountains. The house is completely restored with 4 rooms, 2 guestrooms, kitchen and bathroom with solar warm water. There is a ......
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Come and join a retired couple in Serta- Coimbra and Center, Portugal
We are a couple of retired folks who decided life could begin at 70 and on our first visit to Portugal 10 years ago fell in love with the place and its people. When we saw the place, nestled in a secluded valley, we immediately knew it was for us ......
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Join our small family in the beautiful countryside of Mexilhoeira Grande, in the Algarve, Portugal
We are a small family of 4 who moved to the Algarve 3 yrs ago. We have completed renovating our house, and are now trying to work towards creating a smallholding farm. We are situated in the beautiful countryside, 20 mins drive to Alvor or Portimao, ......
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Share our family life near the picturesque towns in Vale de Maceira, Portugal
We are a family of four, nestled near the picturesque towns of São Martinho do Porto and Caldas da Rainha, Portugal. Our little slice of paradise spans an acre of land, brimming with potential. Our cosy independent apartment awaits you, complete ......
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Help with the house and garden in the Portimão countryside, Portugal
We are a couple (Arlindo and Natália) we are about 60 years old. We work in the field of fine arts (sculpture and painting). We live in Algarve, the municipality of Portimão, in the countryside, where we have our house with a large garden, swimming ......
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Join our permaculture farm and learning community on Madeira island, Portugal
OUR STORY Eight years ago our founder Markus began restoring an abandoned terraced valley in Tábua, Ribeira Brava. What started as one person rebuilding stone walls has flourished into a 7-hectare permaculture farm and intentional community on ......
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Join our green fingered and plant based home near Braga, Portugal
Come and visit our sanctuary near Braga, north Portugal! You are so welcome 🙂 We have a small and beautiful country home at the foot of the Gere mountains and we are in need of some help with creating vegetable and herb gardens, building an area ......
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Join our family of 4 living on a quiet hill top in Quinta grande, Portugal
We are a family of four, 2 young kiddies, living on a quiet hill top, yet south side facing for good summer weather and sometimes above the clouds, and great for star gazing :) We are a mixed ethnicity family speaking English, Portuguese and Polish.
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Join us at our land and yurts, stay with us in nature in the Algarve, Portugal
Creating a paradise in the Algarve. Me and my best friend bought a abandoned and wild land in the middle of nature, but close to Aljezur and the best beaches of the west coast. Our dream is to transform this land into a divers and welcoming place, ......
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Interaction and collaboration in a friendly atmosphere in Vila do Bispo, Portugal.
I am a carpenter who came to this beautiful piece of land 20 years ago. Starting with a pocket knife and living in a van I slowly made this my home moving from the Nomad life into something more stable. Having created everything by my own I can now ......
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Daily life and in our garden on the hill overlooking the ocean on Madeira Island, Portugal
Welcome to our cosy little corner of the world — a cheerful farmhouse nestled in the hills above Santa Cruz, on the lush and lovely island of Madeira. I’m Tom, and I live here with my daughter Eli, our wise old dog Murphy, two slightly mysterious ......
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Take part in an eco-building project and learn about Sacred Geometry and permaculture near Bajouca, Portugal
Hi, my name is Paul Bruno, my father is Italian and my mother is Dutch, and I mostly grew up in the Netherlands, where in 1998 I got my diploma as an art teacher, after which I worked as an independent artist with my own company called arti parti - ......
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Become part of our Azorean Paradise adventure, Portugal
I'm Susana and with my partner, we're restoring a house and making it a beautiful place. We have an enormous land with stunning views and we think it's a beautiful project to create a garden and finishing some work in a lovely property, surrounded ......
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Experience life on an off-grid farm and with our many children in Alentejo, Portugal
Bom dia! We are a young family from Belgium: Thomas (42), Evelyne (38), Tippi (8), Bonnie (6) and our twin boys Nalú & Pehuén (1). Almost 7 years ago we bought a piece of land in Sao Luis, Alentejo and started digging into our dreams! We build a ......
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