Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Portugal

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Experience community, nature & wellness in Pardieiros, in the Portuguese Mountains
Imagine waking up each day in the heart of the Portuguese mountains, central Portugal, surrounded by lush nature, birdsong, and the quiet rhythm of the land. If you’re seeking a Workaway adventure that brings you back to balance and deeper ......
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Stay on our family farm with goats and other animals in Seia, central Portugal
We are David & Eli, a Belgium couple and since 2014 we live and work on our 12 hectare beautiful land with view on the Serra da Estrellla mountains. We have cats, dogs, chickens, ducks and goats and we have a (seasonal) organic fruit and vegetable ......
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Maintain an indigenous forest in the Serra da Estrela mountains, Guarda, Portugal
We are a retired couple (in our mid 60's) living a somewhat isolated and off-grid existence with some animal companions (fully free range goats, sheep, chickens, dogs, cats and a rabbit) on a densely forested 10ha plot in the mountains of the Serra ......
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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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Help out on our beautiful family land and enjoy peaceful life in São Teotónio, Portugal
We are a Portuguese / English family who have been living on our beautiful piece of land in southern Alentejo's Parque Natural da Costa Vicentina with our two children (3 and 6 years old) for the past three years. Our land is 2.7 hectares of nature ......
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Join a regenerative project with our family in São Mamede Natural Park, Portugal
Hello there! We're a family of human beings, Ana, Ale and our baby, and 2 cats, Fletchie and Micio. We have very recently (2025) found the piece of land we have been dreaming of for years and have committed to being its guardians. The farm needs ......
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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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Help in garden and home with a view of the Serra de Estrela mountains, Portugal
Hello, For the coming weeks, I'm looking for some lovely people who could help with my garden and light house maintenance. Most of all, to connect, enjoy shared company and find a good balance in our exchange. Most suited to a single person or a ......
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Take part in a natural permaculture project in Algarve, Portugal
IMPORTANT: We currently have availability to host new volunteers only from: • September onwards. We recommend contacting us in advance, as spots fill up quickly during these periods. ======================================== We are Nimea and ......
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Join our family and help with gardening and natural building 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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Experience our sustainable off-grid life in Vila do Mato, Portugal
Sebastien is from France originally and lived in Switzerland then Indonesia where he met Felicity from Uk. We moved to Portugal 5+ years ago with our original cat Odin traveling around in a truck searching for the dreamland, we found it and now work ......
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Experience slow living in the nature of Baranco de Vale Francisco, Portugal
Hi we are Mike and Jette and live in the southern Alentejo on 2.7ha land in the middle of the Portuguese nature and are just rebuilding an old farmhouse. With us there is a bathing lake we start to create our garden according to the model of ......
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Maintaining a spacious villa while enjoying the serenity of Sintra, Portugal
We have a beautiful, comfortable, REFINED and SOPHISTICATED country house and large garden with pool in the hills near the village of Sintra, Portugal. We are eager to host INTELLIGENT, HIGHLY COMPETENT, agreeable people with GOOD MANNERS, who can ......
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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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Join our beautiful farm projects in Carregal do Sal, Central Portugal
Hello! 👋 We are Josy (38) and Itay (37), a couple from Germany and Israel, living on a peaceful 1-hectare land in the countryside of Carregal do Sal. 🌲 Our home is surrounded by nature, with 2 dogs, 3 cats, and chickens providing fresh eggs 🥚. We ......
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Join us in the plant nursery and our house and plot with animals in the Algarve, Portugal
Our small farm in Algarve/Portugal is situated near Faro with cats, dogs and chicken. Help is needed with plants e.g. Frangipanis (weeding, repotting etc) and the house and the plot (painting, cleaning, cutting bushes and trees). We can offer a nice ......
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Join us with our horses near Chaos, Portugal
A couple, based in beautiful Portugal, with four horses, six dogs, two cats, several chickens, and two dwarf goats. Accommodation is in a large modern caravan (maximum 2 people) next to the house plus all meals in exchange for 5 hrs a day over 5 ......
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Learn about wine making and vine husbandry and experience rural life near Viseu, Portugal
We moved from the UK in 2005 when we found and restored an old farmhouse (Quinta) . We have our own vineyard with 6000 vines for our own consumption and for our extended family and friends ,in the center of the Dao wine region. The property has an ......
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Enjoy creating a relaxed, communal atmosphere near Tomar, Portugal
*** LAST MINUTE SPACE AVAILABLE*** Last minute from now until end July 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 ......
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Be part of our family in the paradise of Figueira, Portugal
For english --> scroll down :) ----------------------- ENGLISH ----------------------- Hi traveller, WHO: We are Philip (6), Benno (8), Leonie (9) and Steffen. We love to travel and meet people I work 100% remote from home and the kids go to ......
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