Quinta Da Carvalheira
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About Quinta Da Carvalheira
Living at Carvalheira is much more than just a room and a desk with good internet. Here, you'll find a shared space that promotes balance between work, rest, learning, and meaningful connections. We welcome you into our family, where self-regeneration and sustainable living are our purpose.
Whether you are here to enjoy our coworking space, connect with other visitors, explore the surrounding forests or read a book, you will be pleased by the magic of this unique place.
We're connected with the local community and we organise various activities, whether for adventure or to relax. We offer yoga classes, climbing gear, hiking in the Serra do Sicó, and we have bikes available!
You can stay in a private room or in a shared dorm. Our bathrooms are shared, as well as the kitchen. Colivers have the choice to cook for themselves or through a community system (each person cooks at a time for everyone).
For remote working, you can enjoy the coworking spaces we offer (indoors and outdoors), and if you need privacy, there are desks in each bedroom. We also offer access to a private coworking room in the centre of the nearest town. Every space mentioned has WIFI access.
You can bring your own car (we have free parking spots!), by public transport (train and/or bus), or by taxi.
About the owners
In the 17th century, Quinta da Carvalheira was the agricultural heart of a small village: Carvalheira de Cima. It belonged to my great-great-grandparents and provided work for many families, with plantations, a mill and a wine cellar. But like so many rural stories, this one also lost its life. The following generations of my family migrated to the city, and slowly, Quinta da Caravalheira was left abandoned. In 2022, at a time of profound change, I felt the call of my roots. The superficial life of the city, full of rush, stress, noise and disconnection, no longer made so much sense. I missed nature, an environment of belonging and mutual support, a space to explore my self-knowledge and my roots.
So I decided to restore the Quinta by following the principles of regeneration, transforming it into a living space. Courses, workshops and retreats are held here, where the sounds of nature and the landscape help us to listen to our inner selves. And now it's also a coliving space that welcomes people seeking a more connected, healthier and purposeful way of life, as I did once.
The Community at Quinta Da Carvalheira
Coliving is all about community. Here is what you can look forward to inQuinta Da Carvalheira: a lively, friendly atmosphere where you will meet people who love remote work and travel as much as you do. There are cozy common areas where you can hang out, work together, or just relax and chat.
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A beautiful mix of history, heart and hands-on learning. Living here reminded me what truly matters: good people, good food and a deep connection to the land. For more details see my blog article.
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Frequently asked questions about Quinta Da Carvalheira
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- How do I do groceries?
- You can either opt to cook independently and do your grocery shopping at our nearest towns (at Redinha, which has a mini market, or Soure, which has 3 different supermarkets), or you can join our community by paying a daily fee to contribute to the ingredients bought and provided by the team members and cook in our rotating cooking system.
- What are the coworking opening hours?
- The indoor coworking space at the Quinta is an available room designated for work and evening activities, while it doesn't have opening hours, other colivers might use it to read, chat and watch movies after working hours. We also have available the outdoor spaces as coworking areas, as well as a free private room in Soure village centre, which is open from 9 am to 6 pm, during weekdays.
- What is the policy on pets? Are there any restrictions, fees or rules?
- We allow colivers to bring their pets within certain restrictions. The farm has two adorable cats that roam freely both indoors and outdoors. We also have ducks and chickens roaming freely in the outdoors of the property. If your pet isn't accustomed to other animals, such as cats, ducks, and chickens, we advise against bringing it. If you feel secure about your pet's behaviour, you can bring it with the condition of leaving it in your room, and when outside, always on a leash and supervised. It is your entire responsability to make sure your pet is secure and it doesn't cause any danger to the other house's animals. There are only two rooms available accepting pets (a dorm and a private room). We will only accept your request if one of these rooms is available.
- How do I get there?
- CAR - From Lisbon +/- 2 hours to R. da Carvalheira 10, 3130-600 Soure, Portugal - From Porto +/- 1:30 hours to R. da Carvalheira 10, 3130-600 Soure, Portugal PUBLIC TRANSPORT 1️⃣ From Lisbon or Porto to Coimbra or Pombal: - Train or bus (CP comboios, Rede Expressos or Flixbus), - Or by Blablacar (if available) 2️⃣ From Coimbra or Pombal to Venda Nova: - Bus 104 to Venda Nova (400 m from Quinta da Carvalheira): https://sit-regiaodecoimbra.pt/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Soure_250704-1.pdf - Uber or Bolt to R. da Carvalheira 10, 3130-600 Soure, Portugal (+/- 12€) - Taxi to R. da Carvalheira 10, 3130-600 Soure, Portugal (+/- 15€)
- What is included?
- In your stay, it is included: towels, linen and blankets, laundry machine once a week, lockers, free usage of all house common spaces (coworking areas, kitchen, bathrooms, Eira annexe and vegetable garden), private coworking room in the centre of Soure, bikes, yoga once a week (every Wednesday), climbing gear, hikes, and activities/workshops exporadicly organized by the colivers and the team members.
- Why did you decide to open?
- Quinta da Carvalheira is a 17th-century house farm focused on the regeneration of people through a space made for reconnection and knowledge sharing. By opening Quinta da Carvalheira, we are directly and indirectly contributing to: - Co-create a new vision for rural life, through meaningful connections with the local community - Regenerate the ecosystem through regenerative agriculture practices and permaculture principles - Quinta da Carvalheira in becoming a self-sustainable project in terms of energy, food and water supplies - More opportunities for retreats, workshops, and activities focused on self-development and nature
- How do you manage the community?
- We welcome like-minded people from around the world who are aligned with the principles of sustainability, ecological living and a vegetarian diet. The farm also hosts retreats, workshops and coach lessons, so it is very common for colivers to mingle with locals, nature lovers, entrepreneurs, yogis, sporty people and people transitioning in life, seeking reconnection, reflection, self-development, safe spaces, healing, and body/emotional expression. For everyone living at Quinta, we share our community guide where principles, rules and how-tos can be read. Besides, we believe in a collaborative living approach, where the care and the cleaning of the house is a co-shared responsability, backed up by a calendar where everyone books their slot for contribution.
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