Animame Algarve

Quinta do Rogel, in Alcantarilha, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal, had been left abandoned. The land once belonged to the founder's grandparents, and restoring it is where Animame Algarve began in 2020. Since then it has grown into a place that combines ecological regeneration with personal and community transformation. The project rests on three pillars: land, community and connection. On the farming side, that means developing agroforestry and building greenhouses. Alongside that run yoga retreats, open-water swim camps and women's wilderness retreats, plus ecological workshops that deepen participants' understanding of the natural world. The team is a group of friends with backgrounds in women's empowerment, education, sustainable agriculture and wellness. Respect, loyalty and contributing together are the values they work by, and they want a space where every voice is heard and every person is valued. They see healing as something that works from the inside out. It starts with the individual and extends into how people care for the land and each other. The Women Wilderness Retreat and the Winter Swim Camp take place outdoors in the Algarve and invite participants to reconnect with themselves and with the earth. Living simply and authentically is part of the same commitment.