Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Portugal

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Experience traditional life on our smallholding in rural Alentejo, Portugal
We are a simple, off grid smallholding. We have chickens and ducks for eggs and meat. We will also be taking in some young pigs. We already have a couple of pet pigs who are funny and super clever. We also have donkeys and horses who are our ......
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Transform the education in my city, teaching in nature and creative ways in Vestiaria, Portugal
Hi, I'm Margarida,a mom full of big dreams to transform the education in my town. I have a project of nature activities for children, where a small family community meet together every month to play free in the woods. Now i'm starting a journey to ......
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Become part of our family on the Silver Coast in Bombarral, Portugal
*Currently accepting applicants* MUST SPEAK ENGLISH. MUST LOVE BIG DOGS. Hello everyone! We are a Canadian Portuguese family living in the Obidos area. We have had such a wonderful time with our Workaway experience. Our home is located 15 mins ......
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Stay close to the ocean at our off-the-grid land with horses, dogs & cats in Ovar, Portugal
Hi, we are Carine (the Netherlands) and Ricardo (Portugal) and we are aiming to live an off-grid life at the coast in the north of Portugal. Our land lies between the Aveiro lagoon and the Atlantic ocean in a forest that ends at the beach. We live ......
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Quinta sitting in off grid location near the mountains of Coimbra and Center, Portugal
If you are looking for a place to hide away over Christmas in nature please get in touch. We would love someone responsible and considerate to stay on our farm, take care of our animals and enjoy the peace and quiet of the valley while we go to ......
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Join us at our new off-grid home along the Dão River near Viseu, Portugal
Come and join us at our new place in the heart of Portugal, right by the peaceful Dão River. We’ve just moved in an old Quinta and want to turn it into a co living paradise and meeting spot for good people. We are a three-generation family, living ......
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Help us create a paradise community while learning about permaculture, eco-building in Covilha, Portugal
We are a group of 12 friends from Germany, who bought a piece of rural land with a big old ruin close to the Serra da Estrella. We came here to live closer to nature and to have more opportunities of personal development. Together we are learning a ......
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Help with gardening on our small farm in Arrábida Natural Parque near Sesimbra, Portugal
At the moment we are looking for sociopaths dreamers :) that might want to LIVE here or stay for longer periods, that likes to be on his own, self-reliant, and also able to work with more people when needed(because maybe I'm here maybe im not, maybe ......
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Enjoy creating a relaxed, communal atmosphere near Tomar, Portugal
*** LAST MINUTE SPACE AVAILABLE*** Hello, I’m Annie, a retiree living in Pai Cabeça, a small village near the historic town of Tomar. My home sits on the edge of a forest and is within walking distance of the beautiful Castelo do Bode lake. There ......
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We are looking for help with preparing a veggie garden and planting trees on our Land in south Alentejo, Portugal
We are a German/Israeli couple and we live since 10 years with our two Children Liam (10) and Alma ( 7) on our beautiful land in South Alentejo. Since 3 years my parents from Germany joined us on the farm and they live on the hill next to us in a ......
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Learn new skills and explore the local villages in the beautiful Beira Litoral, Portugal
Hi ,my name is Alex I am Portuguese ,my husband Julian is English and we live in a large slightly rundown 18th century manor house near to Anadia in the centre of Portugal with our extended family of 18dogs, 14 cats and 5 Guinea pigs and we have ......
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Join our small family in restoring our century old home in Alquerubim, Portugal
We live with four dogs and a cat on a property 20 minutes inland from Aveiro and just under an hour South of Porto. The house is over a hundred years old and is in need of restoring. Large iron gates need revitalising, windows and doors removed and ......
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Join a vegan home on São Miguel, Azores Islands, Portugal
Hello everyone! I am Thomas, welcome on my Workaway Profile. I try to give you here a first impression of what you can expect at my place on São Miguel. Please take the time to read it before you message me. - Accommodation for - 3h/day, 5 ......
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Wild swimming and off-grid adventure near Oliveria do Hospital, Portugal
Are looking for a longer term escape in nature- back to basics, un-plug from the world and re-connect to your wilder side - or maybe you are interested in a taste of living off grid and what it really means! (we ask for a mimimum two week ......
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Join us at a vegan animal sanctuary near the Serra da Estrela National Park, central Portugal
Welcome to Star Mountain Animal Sanctuary, a Vegan Sanctuary! Hello, I am Annie, and I run a registered non-profit animal sanctuary located in the stunning Serra da Estrela National Park in central Portugal. The mission is to rescue, rehabilitate, ......
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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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Experience peace and a deep connection with nature in Cercal, Alentejo, Portugal
I acquired a property in the picturesque setting of Alentejo, In the meantime we brought our two horses, three sheep, two cats a about a year ago. My vision involves maintaining amd organize my space.. I intend to incorporate gardening, animal care, ......
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Join the family and help with whatever you are good at in Sao Jorge, Azores, Portugal
(due to a lot of requests, we are now only excepting applicants that with to stay 1 month or longer) (we now can offer a separate fully furnished house for couples or families). Hey there! So, we’re based out in the Azores and we’re looking for ......
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Experience rural lifestyle at a watermill in Ponte de Lima, Portugal
Hi! I'm Mario, I spent 12 years working for a humanitarian aid organization in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Asia and Africa. For the last couple of years I've been living in a small farm in Ponte de Lima together with a bunch of chickens, dogs, ......
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Join our family in yurt and tiny house in Quinta do Penedo, Portugal
We are a family with 3 children : 18, 15 and 10 years old. We are on a beautiful place near Aljezur, Algarve. We are living in wooden's cabin and yurt in the middle of the nature. We have a simple life, connecting with the nature. We planted an ......
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