Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Portugal

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Alentejo, Portugal

Enjoy the quiet countryside near Odeceixe, Portugal
Hi! My name is Vitor, I’m half Portuguese and Spanish and naturist. Lived abroad for over 40 years – Germany, Netherlands, France, UK, Brazil, USA, Lithuania, Italy. Used to be a ballet dancer, worked in fashion for many years, then aviation as a ......
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Algarve, Portugal

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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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Join our permaculture adventure in São Miguel de Acha, Portugal
We are a young family- Lior (36), Mai (29) and our two kids, living in the beautiful village of São Miguel de Acha, Castelo Branco, Central Portugal. Our dream is to live a simpler life, in touch with nature ,completely self-sufficient in an ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Off-grid crystal mountain community in Vila Longa, Portugal
Hello lovely people❤️, I am your host Matias, from Denmark. I live in a small community together with two old friends and some other good friends that own the land next to us. There are 3 other communities (in total, we are around 50 people) based ......
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Alentejo, Portugal

Stay in a local village with a small family and learn about gardening in São Teotónio, Portugal
We are Bram (39) and Kaylee (29) with a baby coming in April '27. Together with our dog Vlinder (12) we moved to a small village in Portugal just 5 minutes from the ocean. Our village is a small, local community where all neighbours know each ......
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Alentejo, Portugal

Restore, restart & rebuild a nature restoration and community living project in Altentejo, Portugal
Our project is a land-based living project in the Alentejo, one of Europe's driest and most climate-stressed regions. Over 850 humans from more than 110 countries have come through this space in five and a half years, to volunteer, to learn, to ......
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about 2 hours ago

Alentejo, Portugal

Dog sitting and van life in Vila Nova de Milfontes, Portugal
Hello! My name is Olivia, I live in the southwest of Portugal, in Vila Nova de Milfontes. I'm French and I work in the foiling industry (the surfboards that fly above the water). I'm a big lover of ocean and nature in general. I have three dogs: ......
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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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Azores, Portugal

Help us take care of this beautiful wooded land in Ribeirinha, Sao Miguel, Azores
Belgian-Azorean family (2 adults, 1 child: Virginie (44) Mario (54), and Méline ( 12) . Settled since 2021 on the north coast of the island of Sao Miguel, we take care of a beautiful wooded land. On our land there are hens, ducks, 2 dogs, a ......
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about 8 hours ago
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Algarve, Portugal

Off-grid fablab and a food forest in Barão de São João, Lagos, Portugal
Who we are We are a non-commercial, not-for-profit initiative, building a FabLab within a once-abandoned farm. Our goal is to create a place where thinkers, artists, makers, and farmers come together to learn, share, and create. This is not a ......
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about 12 hours ago

Algarve, Portugal

Learn about sustainable agriculture and permaculture living in Rogil, Portugal
Welcome workawayer. I am Lisa born in Holland , lived 8 years in Israel and now 11 years in Portugal. I have 2 daughters, 14 and 17(mainly speak English). We lived a long time on ecofarms and communities and this spring we bought our own piece of ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Learn about yoga and meditation near the beaches in Figueira da Foz, Portugal
Hi I have retired and bought a small farm of 6000sqm and a large yoga center near the beach at Figueira da Foz Portugal, We have land but no animals. I am a yoga teacher, a builder, architect, farmer, and cook. I was born in New Zealand, lived most ......
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Algarve, Portugal

Join us and experience family life near Silves, Portugal
Hello! We are Lisa, Steve, and our two children, Molly and Sebastian. Alongside our theee rescue cats and numerous chickens. We left the rat race in the UK three years ago to pursue a simpler, more fulfilling lifestyle in the beautiful Algarve ......
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Algarve, Portugal

Living and growing together as a self-sustainable community in the mountains Serra de Monchique, Portugal
Olá, we are Ivana and Valentin, originally from Portugal and Switzerland, our dream is to create a sacred place to recharge, renew and recreate ones inner world. We search for a win-win situation where you can help us to create a beautiful new ......
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about 13 hours ago

Porto and North, Portugal

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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about 13 hours ago
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Join a community based organic farming project in Campelo, Portugal
We are a vibrant, heart centered Christian family/community. We work, live and eat from abundant, organic gardens that are spread out below beautiful terraces, surrounded by a wonderful river with a waterfall and many secluded places to find peace ......
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about 23 minutes ago
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Alentejo, Portugal

Fully organic quinta and zero waste living in Alentejo, Portugal
fully organic quinta accepting meat eaters and vegetarians only NO VEGANS Looking for at least 4 helpers who will help us together friends/couple or single people who will have their own space for couples sharing a double bed in a private yurt ......
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Algarve, Portugal

Join us at our place of tranquility in Lagoa, Algarve, Portugal
Our project is about creating a different worldview. Not theoretically, but by developing and living it ourselves. It is about consciousness and sharing. Understanding our common needs and working towards our own physical, mental and emotional ......
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about 7 hours ago
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Azores, Portugal

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. I would appreciate it, if you take the time to read it, before messaging. - Accommodation ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Join my house and garden project in the quiet of nature near Tomar, Portugal
Update for October/November: > house sitter needed around end of October for about one week (casualty celebration) > help urgently needed for supporting the reconstruction DIY (knowledge very helpful but not mandatory) > help needed with painting ......
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