Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Portugal

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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Come and share tree planting project in Arganil, Portugal
Join us for a permacultural exchange! UPDATE (Oct '26) We are desperately trying to get a couple of hundred trees into the ground, mostly on a steep hillside. Anyone brave enough and fit enough to join us with this challenge would be very ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Produce good qualtiy food using organic methods and permaculture principles in Viseu, central Portugal
I'm Scott and I've been travelling around Europe since 2004. I recently got my own piece of land to settle on where I can put into practice all of the different techniques and principles of ecological building and growing I've picked up over the ......
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Alentejo, Portugal

Join an eco-queer farm & wine project restoring land in rural Portugal
Hi and welcome to the Quinta Project! I'm Stephan and I live on a 5.5-hectare farm in the São Mamede Natural Park, where Portugal meets Spain. The Quinta Project is my home, where I combine small-scale farming, natural wine, simple living and a ......
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Alentejo, Portugal

Take part in our regenerative ecological project in the amazing hills of South West Alentejo, Reliquias, Portugal
Hey all, we are a small regenerative ecological project started 6 years ago in the amazing hills of South West Alentejo that holds the vision of regeneration the land and its people. We wish to restore the land, be an inspiration to others and ......
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Alentejo, Portugal

Welcoming some help on our farm in Alentejo, Portugal
We are currently looking for one or two helpers to help us with several projects. Please note before accepting a position at our place we have 10 yes 10 dogs which live in, yes live in the house with us. You must be happy living with 10 dogs. One of ......
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about 14 hours ago

Porto and North, Portugal

Help out on our beautiful woodland garden in Arcos de Valdevez, Northern Portugal
The quinta (farm) is wooded with oaks and chestnut, we work with some coppicing and woodland management to improve biodiversity and also make use of the natural resources around us. This year there are three vegetable plots, lots of young and old ......
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about 9 days ago

Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Live and help in a rural art center project in Tondela, Portugal
Our space is a retreat residency for art creation. We are open all year and our clients are artists and projects from all over the world, and the main goal of this project is to host artists and the projects the best possible way. Our residency has ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Join our plant based community project in Lagares da Beira, Central Portugal
We are Rami, Miia and Meera. We live on a big farm in central Portugal, living a plant based life, and growing some of our food following permaculture principals. We have a big event room where we love hosting women's circles, singing circles and ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Help us create our dream quinta and enjoy slow life in Pinheiros Chãos Ferreira do Zêzere, Portugal
Hi! We’re Crissy, Niels and our three-year-old little one Luca. In spring 2026, we swapped life in the Netherlands for a new adventure in the Portuguese countryside. We now live , our piece of land (1.5ha) in Central Portugal, 20 minutes from ......
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about 20 hours ago

Coimbra and Center, Portugal

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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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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about 12 hours ago

Alentejo, Portugal

Help out around our house and garden in a natural park called SW Alentejano, Portugal
Hello ! We are Pedro and Maria, a simple and quiet Portuguese couple, and we live in a nice country place that needs some gardening work, but not hard work. We have two daughters, both live in Lisbon and can sometimes come over on weekends. We ......
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about 19 hours ago

Alentejo, Portugal

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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about 3 days ago

Algarve, Portugal

Stay at our little oasis in the countryside in Sao Bras de Alportel, Portugal
We are a family of 3 (German/English, 57,62 and 15 years old), a dog a cat and some chickens. We have relocated to Portugal about 30 years ago, our son was born here and we love living in this beautiful country. We are looking for a couple/or 2 ......
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about 9 days ago

Algarve, Portugal

Join our multilingual family with kids, animals and a big garden in the sunny Algarve, Portugal
Hi and welcome to our family! I'm a single mother of three children (7, 10 and 12 years old), and we live just outside Portimão in the Algarve in southern Portugal. I work as a language teacher, and life at home is usually quite busy! We live in a ......
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Azores, Portugal

Island life and cultural exchange via creative projects and minimalism in São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal
My husband and I live in the middle of the Atlantic, on the beautiful island of São Miguel, with our cows, cats, dogs, and chickens. Our ocean view home, in the village of Achadinha, is walking distance to 4 stunning trails - Poço Azul, Lomba D'el ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Join us on an eco farm to experience traditional village life in Avô, Central Portugal
We live on a 6-hectare organic farm in Central Portugal that offers stunning views of the nearby mountain range. The farm produces olive oil, wine, vinegar, vegetables, and a variety of fruits. The land stretches over a series of ancient stone ......
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Lisbon, Portugal

Join us at our vegan animal sanctuary in Palmela, Portugal
PLEASE READ THE WHOLE PROFILE BEFORE APPLYING 🙏 Hi everyone, My name is Alice, and together with my partner Noel, we run a vegan, abolitionist, feminist, interseccional non-profit NGO for the past 8 years in Portugal. We run an Animal Sanctuary ......
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about 20 hours ago

Madeira, Portugal

Experience everyday life in multicultural home in Funchal, Portugal
We are a family of five living in beautiful Funchal, Madeira: a Polish mom, an Italian dad, and our three children, Aleksander (9), Sofia (6), and Dante (1). As a multilingual family, our children speak Polish, Italian, and English, and our oldest ......
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Algarve, Portugal

Help with horses and garden in the mountains of Monchique, Portugal
We live in the mountains of Monchique (Algarve) with my now thirteen-year-old son, two ponies and a dog. My partner, Paul, lives next door and is here mainly at weekends. I stay a few nights with my son in Monchique (not here) during the week when ......
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