Help and enjoy off-grid mountain view on our homestead in Travancinha, Central Portugal

Infos

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  Description

  We are William, Laure and 3 year old Rafael. We are a young family, originally from Belgium, who moved to live off-grid in Central Portugal 6 years ago. We live on 2 hectares of land ("a quinta") in a valley next to a tiny village, called Travancinha. We look out onto the Serra da Estrela mountains and enjoy the freedom of living outdoors as much as we can.
  
  Will works in timberframe building and Laure has a background in pattern - and clothing making. But we both spend most of our time raising our family while building, gardening and landscaping. Except for our family house, the quinta holds a small outhouse with a covered kitchen porch and a natural swimming pond.
  We share this valley with lovely neighbours of all ages and from different corners of the world, who enjoy the same type of outdoors alternative lifestyle as we do, and there is a growing community in our area with ever more markets , concerts, jams, yoga , breathwork and many other activities going on.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  Baby-sitting et jeux créatifs

  Entretien général

  Home sitting
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Culture

  

  Événements/vie sociale

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Ferme

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Jardinage

  

  Musique

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Art et design

  

  Menuiserie

  

  Animaux

  

  Voile / bateau

  

  Activités en plein air

  

  Sports d'aventure

  

  Cyclisme

  

  Randonnée

  

  Danse

  

  Fitness

  

  Yoga / bien-être

  

  Nature

  

  Camping
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  Helping out on our quinta is a good way to get acquainted with an alternative way of living. If you are curious to know what it is like to live off grid in nature and the joys and challenges of setting up a self-sustainable household ( setting up solar, using a well for water supply, protecting against fire, setting up a garden) this is a good way to explore that. There are many people from all nationalities, ages and walks of life choosing to carve their own path in this area, and you can get a sense of what this growing community is like. We live right at the foot of the mountains Serra da Estrela where you can go for many beautiful hikes. There s a lot of streams and river beaches around for swimming and relaxing.

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  Projets impliquant des enfants

  Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.

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  Aide

  We are looking for a workaway team this summer to help us with a couple ongoing projects:
  
  - Help building a natural roundwood playground
  - Help building a lounging deck for the natural swimming pool
  - Land help such as watering trees, weeding, pruning, cleaning the land to fireproof , chopping firewood are daily help for the summer months.
  
  We will be providing and sharing lunch and dinner grom the garden, mainly vegetarian but sometimes including meat/fish for those who like.
  
  Don't hesitate to contact us and check if your day schedule/ family situation / skill set will work well with us, when we can we are glad to be flexible.

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Hollandais: Courant
  Français: Intermédiaire
  Allemand: Débutant
  Chinois (mandarin): Débutant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa propre langue ou en apprendre une nouvelle.
  Contactez-le pour en savoir plus.
  
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  Hébergement

  We have a small outhouse (see pictures) which functions as the communal living space and outdoor kitchen, reserved as a space for workaway visitors to use. The house can also provide indoor sleeping space for a couple people. There is a seperate bathroom with compost toilet and shower for you, being built by us as we speak.
  There is plenty space to pitch a tent, or choose a pretty parking spot for your van.
  
  Excellent wifi and plenty solar electricity available.
  Hot water and compost toilet.
  Natural swimming pool with mountain view available.
  Fully equiped kitchen, fridge, freezer.
  We also have a tent available if anyone prefers to camp out.

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

  Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il aimait accueillir les digital nomads.

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  Cet hôte a de la place pour les vans.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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  Mes animaux

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