Discover Moinhos do Dão, an off-grid farm in Portugal's Dão Valley. Experience farm life, seasonal food, gardens, wildlife and the River Dão.

An off-grid farm in Portugal, by the River Dão.

Surrounded by gardens and woodland, Moinhos do Dão is a family project built around a more self-sufficient way of life.

We grow food, care for animals, restore the old property and share what we learn along the way with our visitors.

There are different ways to experience Moinhos: stay for a few days, join us for a day, or choose a particular activity connected to farm life and nature.

  • > Seasonal Experience

    Spend 3 or 5 days with us and experience everyday farm life.


    > Private Experience

    Come with your own group of up to 8 and experience Moinhos at your own pace.

  • Day Experiences - A taste of Moinhos.

    Spend a day at Moinhos exploring or joining in with farm life.

Explore Experiences

An invitation to slow down. Life at the Moinhos.

Listen to birdsongs.

Collect eggs.

Harvest what you’ll eat.

Get your hands in the soil.

Learn how things work off-grid.

Sit around the table.

Swim in the river.

Pick up a new skill.

Help with whatever is happening that day.

harvest
Frau in einem weißen Kleid beim Kochen in einer Küche mit weißen Fliesen und offenen Regalen.
Ein Erdbeer-Dessert in einer roten, dekorierten Schale, auf einem dunklen Holztisch mit bunten Servietten und Gläsern, umgeben von Gartenblättern im Hintergrund. 
The Farm

Moinhos do Dão is a small off-grid farm in the Dão Valley, near Mangualde in central Portugal. The gardens, woodland and river are all part of everyday life here. We grow and preserve seasonal food, care for the land and share the farm with the wildlife around us.