ABOUT

We are a French – Austrian couple with three children living in Portugal since September 2017,
where we have the great opportunity to create our little paradise on a 7,7 ha plot of land in Alentejo.

It all started as a dream when we were 20 … the vision of living in a warm country, growing our own vegetables, barefoot in the nature, living mostly outdoor, creating an eco friendly life space…

We took a chance when we were almost 30 by moving to Greece, but after a year life brought us back to Austria.

Our dream was still there, somewhere silently waiting to be heard again, felt again, dreamt again and eventually LIVED.

Another ten years later we realised our inner call “It’s now or never!” – and we really didn’t like the idea of “never”.
So we decided to move!

Giving up our old life meant a big change for all of us.

We started our new life with our plot of land, a tent, a container full of stuff and our car – well crazy, very exciting, sometimes quite challenging, mostly very fulfilling and every day new.

When we left Austria we didn’t know that we were going to rebuild an old ruin with earth, clay and sand with our own hands, mainly with material from our land.

We didn’t know we were capable of building a roof on our own.
We didn’t know we were going to install water and electricity on our own.
We didn’t know we were going to create an outdoor kitchen of cob and rammed earth.
We didn’t know we were going to create a really cosy environment for our visitors.
We didn’t know we were going to discover the amazing benefits of the beautiful plant Cistus Ladanifer which is actually growing in tons on our land!
We didn’t know how home schooling worked.
We didn’t know how many and how surprising challenges we would have to face…

But we knew that we had found our path and believed in it. And we took the first step. That’s enough. Always.

Looking back at the last years it’s so overwhelming to realise what we experienced, what we learnt and what we achieved. How intensively we lived, laughed, loved, struggled, carried on. How we learnt and grew every day. How this way of living means self-empowerment.

We feel so grateful waking up in the glimmering morning dawn and watching a sky full of stars every night. Hearing crickets, birds, frogs and the beautiful music of nature. Being surrounded by old trees, wonderfully smelling bushes, silver grasses, colourful flowers and especially – so many helping hands from friends and family.

That’s why we would like to share our place, our experience, our skills and our freedom with all of you, through this website and through our workshops, retreats or simply our location.

Feel free to contact us!