AlmaOhana
AlmaOhana is a cooperative community near Odemira, Portugal, that has spent years developing a homestead across two plots totalling over 88 …
Intentional Communities
From Tamera's decades-old peace research village to Traditional Dream Factory's regenerative village-in-the-making, Portugal is a European hub for intentional community. Most welcome visitors, volunteers and new members.
Projects in this focus
Skanking Farmers
Skanking Farmers is an association based in Odemira, Alentejo, focused on regeneration and culture, known for organising a members' festival…
Monte do Aniche Eco Farm
Monte do Aniche Eco Farm is an off-grid, community-oriented permaculture project in rural Alentejo, Portugal, combining sustainable farming,…
Mosaic Village
Mosaic Village is a regenerative village and relational research centre near Odemira, Portugal, on 20 hectares of Alentejano hills, combinin…
Terra de Paz
Terra de Paz is a community-building initiative creating a new model of rural village in Portugal for 20–40 families, rooted in ecological f…
Sete Fontes
Sete Fontes is a 15-hectare off-grid permaculture project near Portalegre, Portugal, founded by Michel Siebenaller and Isabel Valente and no…
Vila Akoya
A tiny house village, glamping site and eco-campsite on the river Mira in southern Alentejo, combining permaculture, creative arts and commu…
Tribodar
An eco-village in its early stages and a retreat centre in Nisa, Alentejo, offering eco-retreats, Kundalini yoga, agroforestry workshops and…
Four Trees
Four Trees is a 1.5-hectare farm retreat near Gomes Aires, Alentejo, offering co-living, co-working, retreats, workshops and long-term stays…
PurposeFlow Living
PurposeFlow Living is a regenerative living community and retreat centre in Pavia, Alentejo, Portugal, working on ecological restoration, we…
Traditional Dream Factory (TDF)
Traditional Dream Factory is turning a former poultry factory in Abela, Alentejo into a regenerative village that combines co-living, syntro…
A Quinta da Lage
A Quinta da Lage is an off-grid regenerative farm and intentional community in the South West Alentejo coastal natural park, offering co-liv…
Tamera
Tamera is an international peace research and education centre founded in 1995 in Odemira, Alentejo, Portugal, where over 160 residents live…
Neos Life
Neos Life is a visionary village and retreat project on 1,000 acres in the Alentejo region of Portugal, developing an intentional community …
Intentional communities in Portugal
An intentional community is a group of people who chose each other and wrote down how they will live together. In Portugal that covers a very wide range: Tamera in the Alentejo has been running peace and water research for decades, while Traditional Dream Factory is building a regenerative village around remote work and shared ownership.
The practical questions are the same everywhere (who owns the land, how decisions get made, what happens when someone leaves) and every community answers them differently. Reading the answers is most of the work of choosing one.
Project pages show whether a community takes visitors, volunteers or new members. Start with the project pages here, then look at the ecovillage and cooperatives focuses for the neighbouring models. Dated activities from these projects are listed in our events calendar.