Off-grid living experience in Malhou, Portugal

Detalhes

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  Descrição

  In 2023, my partner and I moved to Portugal with the idea to build our own tiny house and live a more sustainable life surrounded by nature. Since then, we've finished our tiny house, planted a small vineyard, and started growing our own food. Now we are looking for someone to take care of our little farm, including six cats, a dog and three goats, while we are visiting family in Brazil from 30/10/25 to 28/11/25 (4 weeks).

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  Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado

  Prática de idiomas

  Ajuda em projetos ambientais

  Jardinagem

  Construção/faça você mesmo

  Cuidar de animais

  Ajuda em fazenda

  Ajuda a cuidar da casa

  House sitting
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  Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado

  You'll have the chance to experience life in a less touristy part of Portugal, try delicious local food (we highly recommend Retiro dos Pacatos in Malhou) and engage with the people in the village.

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  Ajuda

  You'll be responsible for feeding the animals in the morning and evening, making sure they have enough water throughout the day, and keeping an eye on the goats — they’re curious and sometimes try to escape! Casper, our dog, loves to play and the cats enjoy as many cuddles as you´re willing to give. Also our goats - Vito, Rose and Daisy - like to be petted and groomed now and then.
  
  Apart from taking care of our animals, there´s always work to do - just ask :-)

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  Idiomas

  Alemão: Fluente
  Inglês: Fluente
  Português: Iniciante

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  Acomodação

  You will stay in an off-grid tiny house on 3 acres of land with olive trees and fruit trees, a veggie patch and a small vineyard. The 15m2 tiny house offers a double bed with two drawers, a cloth rack, an extendable table with four chairs, and a kitchen bench with a stove and a sink as well as a mini fridge. The lights and electronic devices are powered by solar energy, and water is collected from rain or the well in the village nearby. There is also a bathroom with a shower inside and a composting toilet outside.
  
  Life on the land is peaceful and quiet, perfect to unwind and relax. It´s a simplistic life where you mainly worry about the basics like food, water and waste. To go shopping, you can take the bike to the mini market in the village or drive 15 minutes by car to the next town, where you have all the necessities like supermarkets (Intermarche, Continente, Lidl), pharmacies, a hospital, a veterinarian, and a laundromat, etc. Depending on your water consumption, you might need to refill some freshwater canisters at the well in the village. The grey water is used to water the plants.

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  Algo mais...

  Situated at the Serras de Aire e Candeeiros Natural Park, a vast nature preserve with trails and caves, such as the world-famous Mira d´Aire, the region offers both outdoor and cultural activities. While the area is not a typical tourist destination but rural countryside, many cultural attractions are less than an hour´s drive away, e.g. the Monasteries of Alcobaca and Batalha, the Convent of Christ in Tomar and the Sanctuary of Fatima. The very popular beach of Nazaré, a fishing town known for its scenic cliff views, delicious seafood and world-class surfing, is also just 60 km away.

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  Mais alguns detalhes

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    Acesso à internet

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    Acesso à internet limitado

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    Temos mascotes

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    Somos fumantes

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    Pode hospedar famílias

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  Pode hospedar nômades digitais

  We do have internet access but only one solar panel to recharge our battery, so if you work remotely full-time and don’t have your own power source, it might be a problem.

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  Espaço para estacionar campervans

  If you have a small caravan, you're welcome to park inside our little forest. Please note: the entry road is quite bumpy, and it can get muddy when it rains.

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  Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?

  2

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  Meus animais / animais de estimação

  Rose DeWitt Bukater

  Daisy Fay Buchanan

  Don Vito Corleone

  Casper

  Tikka

  Pretty

  Punky

  Minnie

  Teddy

  Sol

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