Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Portugal

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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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Celebrate new beginnings and try our daily off grid adventures in Viseu, central Portugal
Hello EVERYONES!! We are LIGIA,TOMÉ, ZÉZÉ and PEPE! Our family is part of a group of 57 beings from all over the world, that got themselves together in an amazing valley to experiment a more conscious and cooperative action in this planet. 2011 was ......
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Join my house and garden project in the quiet of nature near Tomar, Portugal
Update! -> House sitter(s) needed for 2-3 weeks in June, 2nd to 19th (and other periods)! -> Regular Workaway: > Help with reconstruction. > Rebuild the garden gate, the garden shower and maybe the outdoor toilet (storm Kristin has destroyed ......
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Become part of an agroforestry project while enjoying surf and nature in Vilar de Mouros, Portugal
Dear community, We’re a young couple who chose a path rooted in simplicity, practical skills, sustainability, and building something real with our own hands. In the quiet hills of northern Portugal, we’re transforming an old place from the ground ......
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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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Explore natural off-grid living in the mountains in São Vicente da Beira, Portugal
!!UPDATE!! We, alongside many of our friends, were affected by the wildfires in the Serra da Gardunha. (August 2025) We now need more immediate help and will also be on the farm for the most part the coming months to rebuild. Fortunately the living ......
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Stay in a little village just outside Lagos near beautiful beaches in Algarve, Portugal
I have a beautiful villa in the western algarve. I am in a little village just outside Lagos. 6 minute drive to the beach. Lovely walks, two cafes within walking distance and on the bus routes. Multiple beautiful beaches surround us as well as ......
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Daily life near Santarem, Portugal
I am a retired Brit living in village close to Almeirim in the Santarem area of the Ribatejo. The main industry here is growing and making wine. I have acquired an old house that used to be an adega ( facility for commercial wine making) and have ......
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Help with gardening on our small farm in Arrábida Natural Parque near Sesimbra, Portugal
At the moment we are looking for sociopaths dreamers :) that might want to LIVE here or stay for longer periods, that likes to be on his own, self-reliant, and also able to work with more people when needed(because maybe I'm here maybe im not, maybe ......
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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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Help create a harmonious space for sustainable living and restore our quinta in Lobāo da Beira, Portugal
“” Urgent ”” We're embarking on an exciting journey of restoration and creation, and we need your help! ❤️ We are Rick and Yasmin, a couple from Manchester...Between the mist of the madness in 2020 and with an end date for Brexit set.. We found ......
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Produce good qualtiy food using organic methods and permaculture principles in Viseu, central Portugal
I'm Scott and I've been travelling around Europe since 2004. I recently got my own piece of land to settle on where I can put into practice all of the different techniques and principles of ecological building and growing I've picked up over the ......
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Be part of creating our little paradise in Seia, Serra da Estrela, Portugal
🌿 Welcome to my little paradise in Central Portugal – Serra da Estrela 🌞 Hello Workawayers! I’m Monica, an Italian illustrator who traded the busy city life for a quieter, more creative life surrounded by nature. I live in a beautiful old stone ......
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Learn about permaculture and enjoy an 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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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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Offgrid community life and reforestation in rural Alentejo, Portugal
Hi everyone! We are a group of people who are – like so many other projects and people around us - striving to turn a little piece of our planet into a piece of haven/ Heaven . We are giving it our best to live more conscious and more in harmony ......
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Caring for land and re-imagining education in North Alentejo, Portugal
The Land is opening now to a Collective Collaborative Guardianship of the Ecosystem. If you have to add to this project, rather as Gardner, builder, or Education re-imaginer, welcome! I started this Creative Stewardship a while ago and im glad with ......
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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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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.
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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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