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Originally from Scotland and England, my partner and I travelled and lived overseas for 10 years finally settling in the far most Western corner of Europe where we started our family. We were drawn here to Lagos, Algarve, by the desire to renovate my parents old Quinta with the view to turning it into a guest house. It is a labour of love! The property is situated on 2.5 acres of land and there is always work to be done in the gardens. We have a 400 year old olive tree, a formal Italian garden, an orchard, a Mediterranean dry garden and a Zen garden for our yoga shala.
Fraser is mad about all thing bikes, preferably mountain biking but loves all kinds of cycling. Chantelle prefers life at a more sedate pace with yoga and meditation important past times. So when they are not at the Quinta you would probably find Fraser on a bike and Chantelle on a yoga mat! Or as a family you will find them hiking, travelling, SUPing or beaching.
We are 4km from the pretty beach village of Luz and also 4km from the historic town of Lagos with its many stunning beaches and grottoes.. Both great for all kinds of water activities such as surfing, kayaking, SUPing and sailing. There are literally over 20 stunning and peaceful beaches within a 20 minute drive from us.
We have bikes people can use to cycle down to the beach or if wanting to explore further afield a car would be useful. Local buses also run from the Quinta to both Luz and Lagos.
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
Aide à la maison
Entretien général
Centres d’intérêt
Culture
Dev. durable
Films et télé
Animaux de compagnie
Soin des plantes
Jardinage
Cuisine et alimentation
Livres
Randonnée
Cyclisme
Activités en plein air
Yoga / bien-être
Nature
Fitness
Camping
Plage
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
Chance to enjoy comfortable and independent living conditions with a friendly family who are passionate about travel and meeting new people. Great location for enjoying the beach/surf and exploring the Western Algarve with working hours at beginning of day freeing up lots of explore time in the afternoons.
Practice Portuguese with our Portuguese team members and enjoy working in a multi cultural team.
Borrow our bikes and head to the beach (4km away!).
Practice your hospitality skills in a professionally run wellness centre.L’hôte offre un salaire correspondant au salaire minimum
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Aide
From September 2025 we are looking for someone that can support our catering team as a waitress and kitchen support in the evenings for our back to back yoga and art retreats.
We require a minimum stay of 2 weeks, ideally a month or longer.
This workaway offer suits independent travellers or a couple who like structured and independent workaway experiences. The owners are not based onsite but work there daily and you would be part of their onsite team.
If a couple one person may be asked to assist with some simple gardening tasks such as sweeping and watering whilst the other support in the kitchen.
Working alongside our Portuguese speaking team, some do not speak English so you can practice your Portuguese!
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Français: Intermédiaire
Portugais: Intermédiaire
Hébergement
In exchange for 5 hours work (roughly 5pm - 10pm) inclusive we will provide accommodation in a garden chalet with access to bathroom and kitchen in the main house.
We also provide food for all meals, for you to prepare yourself.
You will be able to enjoy our 2.5 acres of beautiful gardens.
Autres infos...
Bicycles for use. Catch a local bus to the historic town of Lagos or to one of the beautiful quiet beaches.
Work is late afternoon and evenings so you have most of the day to explore and relax.
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Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
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chantelle and fraser are really nice people, kind and attentive, always smiling and willing to give us great tips about the surroundings. our accommodation was cosy and independent, food provided was great and they lent us bikes, which we loved and used pretty much every day to explore around. we had… read more
The location is amazing, the garden is a dream and the chalet a super cozy place to stay :)
Fraser and Chantelle are amazing people and also the rest of the staff is super nice and friendly.
You can visit Praia de Luz by a 15min. bike-ride, see Lagos and explore the… read more
Just the atmosphere felt a little… read more
We had a great time with them and the place is amazing ! The Quinta was closed while we were there so we had the whole (huge!) garden and house for us alone.
We stayed with them for 3 weeks. We've done a lot of different jobs, so we never get bored of our Tasks. They try… read more
The work we did was garden-maintenance and excavating (which was intense - as communicated) for 5 hours per day.
The evenings after work were very… read more
We painted the walls and worked in the garden. it was not difficult. In our free time we rode very good Fraser's bikes and saw beautiful beaches.
The choice of food and accommodation… read more
