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Our home is in a once abandoned beautiful old village in the foothills behind Santa Catarina, east Algarve ... just half an hour from the stunning Rio Formosa coastline, near Tavira and Faro.
We are a creative, active and busy family and have lived here for over 20 years. Our daughters aged 17 and 18, who grew up in this beautiful paradise, have just left home to go to university and a sixth form college. They regularly come back for weekends and holidays.
We have always been passionate and inspired to restore this traditional tiny village, using ecological materials at hand. We are set in an empty wild valley with peaceful hills stretching for miles all around. We have travelled the world to many remote places and our home remains the most peaceful place we've ever discovered ! We live here with 2 horses, 2 dogs and 2 cats.
We run a busy VW campervan business, which we have built up over 16 years, starting from one 1970's van restored under a carob tree in our front garden to a now thriving business, were we convert campers and rent them from 4 different bases. So, we are often out at work during the summer season and need help tending the farmstead and being company for the animals.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Experience living in a different culture
Enjoy living in a beautiful peaceful rural setting and caring for animals
Learn hands on practical skills
Having the space and peace that surrounds our beautiful home …. It’s like a sanctuary
Help
We are seeking Workaways to come and help around our rural homestead. There's much to do here! From building /pointing stone walls, carpentry, gardening, painting... we generally find a job to suit the skills and interests of whoever visits! Practical hands on skills, the right attitude and the ability to act independently is essential! Help with the feeding of our 2 horses... so someone with experience with horses would be most welcome, but not essential .. they are easy beasts !
Occasionally we may need to be away for a night or weekend, so being responsible and keeping the animals feed and watered is essential.
Our land needs tidying, veg plot tended and the carobs, almonds and olives need to be collected, depending on the seasons. The dogs brushed and horses petted, when we are too busy out at work!
We would like someone who is happy with their own company and space, as we often work long hours in the summer and so the being capable of making decisions and to live independently is welcomed.
We do expect workers to leave the space cleaned and sheets in washing machine at the end of their stay.
We are looking for helpers initially for one to 2 weeks but this could become longer depending on skills offered and our development of particular projects. Its always changing ! We always need help throughout the summer.
We are also very happy to welcome a van dwelling couple/individual with the option of an amazing free park up/hot showers in exchange for flexible care taking when needed!
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Portuguese: Fluent
Accommodation
A cosy self contained stone house with own cooking facilities, electric etc-
Or perfect private parking with use of a bathroom and electric for vanlifers.
What else ...
We live in an isolated traditional village that was deserted 20 years ago. We are slowly bringing it back to life. The nearest beach is only 20 minutes away by car, it’s a 20 minute drive to Tavira which is is a stunning historic town on a tidal river. We live near a river and our surrounding area is spectacular for walking, bird watching, mountain biking and horse riding.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
For digital nomads living in vans we can offer an amazing park-up with incredible views and good mobile reception to use your own wifi-box. We can negotiate number hours worked for those with own vanlife accommodation.
Space for parking camper vans
We initially found our home here after years of travelling Europe in our converted truck and our business is now based on the van life concept, so we enjoy welcoming independently-minded adventurous nomads. Having your own wheels explore this area is a bonus but not essential as there’s many beautiful walks in the hills around here.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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Offering my help in the garden while I was able to continue growing my projects has allowed me to act in a more conscious way.
The property is as large as some of its carob trees.Its mountains invite you to breathe and listen to the silence. Perfect for… read more
They are super funny and really open minded family.
So, I want to say thank you because I could have my privacy, enjoying of the views and seeing the gentle horses every morning was super healing.
I could learn how to create a mosaic with stones, what was hard, challenging… read more
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Offering my help in the garden while I was able to continue growing my projects has allowed me to act in a more conscious way.
The property is as large as some of its carob trees.Its mountains invite you to breathe and listen to the silence. Perfect for… read more
They are super funny and really open minded family.
So, I want to say thank you because I could have my privacy, enjoying of the views and seeing the gentle horses every morning was super healing.
I could learn how to create a mosaic with stones, what was hard, challenging… read more
They are really friendly guys, with a beautiful space and loving pets. Day by day we were affectioned for everything...and we feel fortunate that we could take care of their house.
Claire and Loyd show us how they constructed this lifestyle and made us fall in love.
We feel freedown… read more
They became a part of our lives and fitted in so easily. Little Loopy their dog fell in love with our old stray and they became lady and the tramp.
Rob and Marieke became key figures in our business and I still think they will come back at some point and be involved with it. We gave them a… read more
Our eyes opened wide as soon as we arrived, driving up the long, winding track to reach their hidden village in the hills. There are beautiful views across the valley, which is also a… read more
Maisie and Lara (their daughters) are great and we had a good time making music, homework and cakes with them. Too bad they were in school so much :(
Our work consisted of:
-Helping out around the house cooking,… read more
They are conscientious and competent workers , who enjoyed getting stuck into projects and tackling new tasks with enthusiasm . They had a good eye for details and can be trusted to do a good job independently .
They are also an easy going , good fun couple to have around !
Bob is an incredible… read more
I was shown what it means and takes to ingratiate oneself into a community in Portugal, taken out for meals and celebrations, in short , treated as a real part of the family.
The work was different from… read more
They are energetic , talented and competent workers . Our girls adored them ! We felt both our animals and children were in very good hands in their care .
They both accomplished many varied tasks with a good attention to detail , always doing that little bit more to help .
They… read more
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Our children adored her ! She is responsible and easy going .We will miss her ! Happy travels lisa !
