Would you like to get to know the westernmost country in Central Europe? We have a few places in international Workcamps in Portugal every year. Be aware: For most projects there is a strict age limit of 30 years for all participants.

By the way: Portugal does not change the time to summer time, which is why the country is one hour behind the time in Central Europe in summer. In winter there is no difference to Central European time.

Reports from Portugal

In many Workcamps in Portugal, volunteers work on construction projects or environmental protection projects. But there are also various social and cultural projects every year, especially near Lisbon, that would be happy about your support!

Would you like to know what a camp in Portugal can actually look like? Here you can find a report from our volunteer Julia, who helped organize a holiday program for children in various public places in an international group in Évora.

Travel tips for Portugal

Traveling to Portugal from Germany is not complicated. All you need to enter the country is your ID card.

You can reach Lisbon or Porto directly from many German airports. You can also get from Germany to Portugal by long-distance bus and/or train.

The 10 most important words in Portuguese

• Hello - Olá!
• My name is... - My name is...
• I come from... - Eu venho de...
• Where is...? - Onde esta...?
• Yes - Sim
• No - Não
• Sorry - Desculpe
• Do you speak/do you speak English? - Voce fala inglês?
• I do not speak Portuguese. - Eu nao falo português.
• Thank you - Obrigado! / Obrigada!

Good to know: Despite its proximity to Spain, Portuguese is an independent language and not an “offshoot” of Spanish. The project language in all Workcamps is English.

Free places in camps in Portugal

Here you can search for camps in Portugal where there are currently still free places for volunteers from Germany: