Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Coimbra and Center, Portugal

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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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Off-grid crystal mountain community in Vila Longa, Portugal
Hello lovely people❤️, I am your host Matias, from Denmark. I live in a small community together with two old friends and some other good friends that own the land next to us. There are 3 other communities (in total, we are around 50 people) based ......
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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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Experience a slower pace of life on our beautiful riverside farm near Guarda, Portugal
Welcome to our little slice of paradise in the beautiful Mondego Valley. Our riverside farm is home to a vibrant mix of fruit and nut trees, a small vegetable garden, and plenty of peaceful corners to enjoy the rhythm of nature. The land was once ......
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Welcome nature and off-grid lovers to take part in a mystical project in Caldas Sangemil, Portugal
Ola beautiful people, We are looking for some nature loving people on our magnificent quinta bordering the magical mystic Dao river in Caldas De Sangemil “central Portugal” 20min from Viseu city.
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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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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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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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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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Join an off-grid project while exploring Sabugal, Portugal
About me: Hello! My name is Carlos, I'm 47 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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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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Join us on our off-grid land living project near Aldeia de Santa Margarida, central Portugal
Hi :) David and Patrick here - we are revitalising 5 hectares here in central Portugal. This area - near Aldeia de Santa Margarida, Castelo Branco region - is home to a vibrant international community growing alongside the deep cultural heritage ......
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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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Learn about rural life and help all round on our quinta in Arcozelo das Maias, Portugal
Hi there! We are Annemiek, Martijn and young daughter Nelli, a family from the Netherlands that moved to Portugal three years ago to start a new, more quiet life in the countryside surrounded by nature. To pursue this dream we are renovating a ......
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Regenerating an abandonned farm and establishing a permaculture and natural healing space in Tripeiro, Portugal
Our Quinta is an old schist-stone farmhouse in the foothills of the Gardunha mountains, central Portugal — abandoned for 30 years before we started renovating in 2021. We also restored the former winemaking ruin into "the tiny wine house." That’s ......
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Small family run farm in central Portugal
We are a German family who moved to Portugal nine years ago. Two adults and two Teenager aged 17. Our farm is quite far-off from other people, the next village would be 3 kilometers through the forest. It is very rural and very simple. The ......
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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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Help on a farm in the mountains of Serra da Estrela, Portugal
After taking a break from hosting, we are accepting again volunteers for this year. 2 weeks minimum stay. Come share experiences on our small farm in the mountains of Central Portugal. We search for builders with experience in stonework, cob or ......
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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 paintin🖌😊 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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