Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Portugal

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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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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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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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about 4 hours ago

Alentejo, Portugal

Join our family and help with gardening and natural projects in beautiful Alantejo, Portugal
We are a family of four people, with our dog Alma and the cats. We love the quiet life and peaceful nature, so we moved to the southwest of Portugal to start a new life in 2017. In 2021 we found this piece of land and have been cultivating our ......
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Alentejo, Portugal

Help build a regenerative forest sanctuary in the Mountains of Marvão, Portugal
Hello traveller. If carrying timber sounds better than going to the gym, you know your way around tools, and a day spent building something real sounds like a pretty good day, we’d love to hear from you. We are Jon and Eva, a couple with a long ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Welcome nature and off-grid lovers to take part in ancient magical project in Caldas Sangemil, Portugal
Ola beautiful people, We are looking for some nature off grid loving people on our magnificent quinta surrounded by forrest & bordering the magical mystic Dao river in Caldas De Sangemil “central Portugal” 20min from Viseu city.
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Algarve, Portugal

Enjoy a unique cultural exchange on our environmentally conscious land in Vila do Bispo, Portugal
Since about 20 years we own a property in the southwest of the Algarve. Since then, many projects have developed around 2 small houses, a groundwater borehole, solar energy, a composting toilet and a way of life that is as self-sufficient and ......
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about 5 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 25 minutes ago

Algarve, Portugal

Join me at my simple home while enjoying the Algarve coast in Portimão, Portugal
Hey! Nice to meet you. I’m Miguel, born in Portugal, in my thirties, splitting my time between Lisbon and the Algarve. Whenever I can, I escape back to Portimão: sunny weather, beach days, coastal trails and the relaxed rhythm of life by the ocean. ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Join an off-grid project while exploring Sabugal, Portugal
About me: Hello! My name is Carlos, I'm 48 and I'm portuguese. I grew up in a city close to Lisbon, went to college in Lisbon to study computer sciences and I started to work as a programmer. 6 years later I started to feel meaningless and took a ......
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about 6 hours ago
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Lisbon, Portugal

Olive picking season and we welcome keen or eager to learn pickers, near Tomar, Portugal
Getting our Olive picking team together for October and welcome enquiries from keen or interested to learn pickers. Accommodation with breakfast, lunch and a communal hot evening meal. Hello, I’m Annie, a retiree living in Pai Cabeça, a small ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Help creating a family self-sufficient agroforesty project close to the Serra da Estrela mountain in Portugal
We have recently bought a small farm in central Portugal, very close to the Serra da Estrela mountain. My 2 children, aged 17 and 13, and I share the house with our 7 dogs and 6 cats. Our move is part of a change towards freedom and a more ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Join us out at our family quinta with varied projects near Tomar, central Portugal
Welcome….. IMPORTANT UPDATE..... ITS OLIVE SEASON and the harvest is just around the corner! Yes my personal favourite tine of year has nearly arrived The Olive Harvest. So we are looking for enthusiastic volunteers who would like to experience an ......
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about 9 hours ago

Lisbon, Portugal

Help with gardening project and care for the animals at a smallholding at Alenquer, Portugal
John & I manage our small (1 hectare) garden and smallholding fulltime. Our garden is landscaped and we need some help with the project. What we have created is ambitious. There was nothing when we moved here nearly four years ago. We garden with ......
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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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Porto and North, Portugal

Join our family and learn about sustainable living on our farm near Amarante, Portugal
Hi! We’re Guido, Elisah, our daughter, and a bunch of animals 🐴🐓🐶. In 2026, we’re starting a new chapter on our farm and are looking for a cheerful volunteer who loves being outdoors, caring for animals, helping and assisting with cooking and light ......
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about 9 hours ago
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Immerse yourself in a permaculture livestyle in Tábua, Portugal
Join us to be part of an abundant place with healthy food, eco-friendly designed buildings and down to earth off grid lifestyle. We are Kasia (33) and Franz (40), living in Portugal since 2017 and during this time we have been mainly busy creating ......
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Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Learn about permaculture with our family, surrounded by mountains in Gouveia, Portugal
We are a Portuguese couple with experience on Permaculture and self-sufficient-living that in 2015 got 15ha of abundant land in a beautiful valley and an amazing community at the highest mountains inside the biggest natural park of our country. ......
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about 4 hours ago

Coimbra and Center, Portugal

Join us harvesting olives in Central Portugal
Dear Workawayers I bought a property with 5 old stone houses in January 2020 and moved to Portugal in August of the same year. I renovated 1,5 houses so far. At the moment I need help with the garden and the dog. I would like to build a compost ......
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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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