Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Portugal

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Food forest and other projects near Lisbon, Portugal
We are a family of five. Lucia the mom, 52, is a environmental advisor. Henrique, myself, a retired 74 years old multi professional, from musician to business ceo, Lucas and Gui, our two sons, 17 and 15 and more recently José, Lucia's retired ......
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Wild swimming and off-grid adventure near Oliveria do Hospital, Portugal
Are looking for a longer term escape in nature- back to basics, un-plug from the world and re-connect to your wilder side - or maybe you are interested in a taste of living off grid and what it really means! (we ask for a mimimum two week stay, but ......
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Community Living, Nature restoration, Personal Development with Radical and Conscious Responsibility, Alentejo, Portugal
This is more than just a regenerative project; it is a dynamic and evolving rotational community space that bridges ecological stewardship, personal growth, and community living. Nestled in the Alentejo region, we are situated in one of Europe’s ......
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Revive an off-grid mountain land and explore the surroundings of Monchique, Portugal
I am living my dream to revive this beautiful old farmstead in the Algarve hills and turn it into an organic food forest farm. Since arriving in 2020 we have planted a lot of fruit and nut trees, berries, medicinal plants, mushrooms, and many beds ......
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Experience simple, countryside living on a small farm inside a natural park in Marvão, Portugal
Roll up your sleeves and join me in some delightful, dirty tasks here on my small farm in the interior of Portugal. My farm (just under 1 hectare) is set within a beautiful natural park in the interior of Portugal near the Spanish border. The farm ......
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Join us establishing a wonderful retreat at a beautiful quinta in Avô, Portugal
Hello, we are Andi and Graciela from Bavaria. A few years ago we acquired a beautiful quinta in central Portugal, which we are turning in to a paradise for animals and people. With forests, neadows, swimming ponds, stables,sauna and our yoga ......
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Plant an agroforest in Alentejo, Portugal
2026: Right now im setting up a team to work on January the 14th on river maintenance, nursery construction, dry toilets carpentry maintenance, a space for different types of composting and organizing an open help out day on January. Scroll for more ......
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Reconnect with nature at our animal sanctuary in Palmela, Portugal
If wanna make an impact and difference, join our small animal sanctuary in the countryside of Palmela, Portugal. 📅 Minimum commitment: 1 month, paid position available on summer 🏡 Accommodation is provided on site and meals We’re looking for an ......
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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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Get hands-on experience with regenerative principles of growing in rural Fornos de Algodres, Portugal
Closing out a year cycle and feeling good! The land is in good heart, the olive harvest was ok - not as good as last year but not bad. I grew aubergines for the first time ever and the fruit is ongoing: still picking persimmons, oranges are starting ......
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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 (2 and 6 years old) for the past two years. Our land is 2.7 hectares of nature ......
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Come and join me in this magical valley, Sao Pedro Do Sul, North Portugal
**Currently away taking time for myself - looking for land / house sitters all of Summer 2026 (May-September) to water trees - must be able to commit to long periods at least a few months** Hey folks, I have a solid little stone house nestled in a ......
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Join our team in our refuge in the middle of nature in Alentejo, Portugal
Hello 😁, I am Ugo, who moved to Portugal after 10 years living in Hong Kong. I am the guardian of 74 acres of magical land in Serpa, Alentejo, where, following my dream of creating an eco-chic land and people regeneration retreat center, a natural ......
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Explore permaculture home and an off-grid living in a nature reserve close to Odemira, Portugal
Oi! My name is Nicolas and I had a dream to create a beautiful place in nature. It' is an old olive grove with a house in a nature reserve close to Odemira. The land and the olive trees need love and the house needs some restoration. Long term plan ......
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Join us on our sustainable project in Grandola, Portugal
Hello, we are Barbara and Tiago, we are finally starting our project, a 14 hectares where we aim to have a sustainable life. Our dream started 4 years ago while working in Africa, since then we have been looking at ways to make this dream a ......
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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 cats, dogs, and chickens at home and cows at the farm. Our ocean view home, in the village of Achadinha, is walking distance to 4 stunning trails - ......
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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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Help us create a paradise community while learning about permaculture, eco-building in Covilha, Portugal
We are a group of 12 friends from Germany, who bought a piece of rural land with a big old ruin close to the Serra da Estrella. We came here to live closer to nature and to have more opportunities of personal development. Together we are learning a ......
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In the heart of nature we've built up our secret paradise in Sabóia, Portugal
We bought this nice property with two old clay ruins 1998 with a lot of work and helping hands it became a nice modern country house our dream became true since 2009 we live permanently here. To our little family belongs one cat and three dogs.Also ......
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Contribute to our permaculture learning lab and eco-community in Sande, Porto-District, Northern Portugal
---{{IMPORTANT NOTE: Message us to receive our Volunteer Application Form}}--- Welcome! We are a growing permaculture living lab and eco-community stewarding 3.6 hectares of forest in northern Portugal. Our aim is to regenerate the land, support ......
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