Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Portugal

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Come and get some hands-on experience in our daily lives in a small village Casais, Portugal
My husband and I recently moved to Portugal from the USA, although we are Canadians! We have a bit more on our plate than we can handle, so we're hoping to find a good fit to help us. We live 10kms from Tomar in a small quiet village. We have a ......
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Join us at our new off-grid home along the Dão River near Lugar da Costa, Portugal
Come and join us in the heart of Portugal, close to the Dão River. We live on a Quinta that used to be a hidden camping spot, surrounded by forest with the river just nearby. When we first arrived, the place was quite overgrown and almost ......
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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 (the photos are not current), 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 ......
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Enjoy a simple life and get to know some creative people at our place near Covilhã, Portugal
🌻🌱🌼Heya everyone! Would really appreciate a hand or 2 in May-June 🌼🌱🌻 mostly planting a garden and some painting 😊 We are a young couple trying to lead healthier and as sustainable life as possible at THIS moment, learning something new with every ......
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Join our summer tribe and take part in contributing to our vision in Gonçalo, Portugal
Hi, and welcome to my workaway profile! I am Luca, 44 yo mixed race, half Italian half Philippino. In the past 4 years, since moving to Portugal, I have been learning, and I still am, how to craft a new lifestyle, after getting myself a 5ha ......
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Experience life with our family on an organic farm in the mountains near Monchique, Algarve, Portugal
Hi there! We are a family with 2 kids ( aged 7, 10) living in South Portugal, up at the mountains of beautiful Serra the Monchique, near a small town called Marmelete. In 2019 we were finally able to fulfill our dream of owning our own piece of ......
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Creative rural non-profit project with animals, art and community life near Coimbra, central Portugal
My name is Carlota. I am a choreographer, costume designer, and scientific/nature illustrator and cooking for others is a very importante part of my life. My partner, Nuno, is a lighting designer and photographer. We are both 60 years old but we ......
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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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Join us out at our family Quinta with varied projects near Tomar, central Portugal
Welcome….. Hi, I am Janine , my partner Terry both originally from the UK, we have two boys of 11 and 12yrs old and we live on a Quinta (tiny farm) in central Portugal next to the country's second biggest lake Castello Do Bode. We own 2 acres of ......
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Help out in a self-sufficient quinta in the making in Tabua, Central Portugal
Laura and Andrew own a small farm in Central Portugal. We are committed Christians. We aim to become as self-sufficient as possible on our land, producing wood for fuel, vegetables and fruit for food and wine and keeping some livestock for meat and ......
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Be a part of an eco-community in the Serra de São Mamede, Portugal
We're a little eco-community in the making in the heart of the Serra de São Mamede. We moved on our land in September 2024 with the vision of creating a sustainable, intentional community. "We" includes my partner Miriam and our Kids (7, 3 and 3 ......
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Join us in our eco-friendly events and retreat center near Cercal do Alentejo, Portugal
Hello, We are Ami & Samy. Our project was born out of our mutual dream to live close to nature, completely off-grid, with a self-sustained but comfortable regenerative lifestyle. We found our dream land in Alentejo, between the picturesque hills ......
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Help us run our small surf guesthouse on the coast of Portugal
Hello everyone! We are a couple in our thirties and are running a small surf guesthouse on the coast of Portugal. Our house is located walking distance to the beach where the waves can be very nice, so our clients are mostly surfers. The village is ......
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Join and relax in a family organic place, near Serra da Estrela, Portugal
We are a couple (Daniel and Reut) with our children (9 month, 4 yo and 6yo). Living in a beautiful land in the center of portugal. We invite you to join us for a while, enjoy the beautiful and peaceful farm life. And learn a bit about permaculture. ......
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Help with some outdoor planting projects and join our family near Castelo Novo, Portugal
We are a couple with 2 daughters. Our move to the country side serves the purpose of having a new experience. Although we continue to work remotely, we are developing our knowledge about gardening, farming and land care. In a near future we also ......
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Take part in a natural permaculture project in Algarve, Portugal
We are Nimea and Vittoria (42 years old), Paolo and Edoardo (44 years old), and the little ones Oceano and Deva (3 years old). We are two Italian families who chose to build our lives here in Portugal. In 2021, we moved into our home, located on a ......
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Looking for help on our off-grid herbalist farm in Midões TBU, Portugal
Hi ! We are a family living in a paradise land in Central Portugal : Marie (Belgian), Gabor (Hungarian) and our son Elouan (9 years old). We are also living with three dogs (Guanche, Zinnia and Kizu), a cat (Fluffy) and seven chicken. Our land is ......
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Looking for female workwayer near Lisbon, Portugal
we offer acommodation and food.Minimum 1week. We are a family (couple with four children). We have a farm and we are looking for workwayer to help us gardering and small projects related to the farm including bricolage. We speak English, French and ......
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Come and gain experience of sustainable practices with our family in Algodres, Portugal
We are a family of three. Kayley, Rick and our son Martin. We have lived in Portugal since 2018 but come from The UK. We moved here to start a family and live more sustainably. We always have plenty to do so if you’re looking for a long stay or ......
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Help with garden maintenance and DIY near Serpins Lousa, Portugal
We are a mature, active couple from Britain and came to live in Portugal about eleven years ago. We are generally busy most days with garden maintenance and the usual household tasks. We have two smallish, friendly dogs.