Paint a wall
All-inclusive program for artists and art lovers seeking time, focus, and simplicity. Scaffolding in the courtyard, paint, a wall that needs a face.

Two weeks in a house with seventeen beds, a wall that needs painting, and Rio Homem a short walk away. Apply for a summer stay — artists, writers, filmmakers, quiet-retreatants welcome.

Two weeks in a house with seventeen beds, a wall that needs painting, and Rio Homem a short walk away. Apply for a summer stay — artists, writers, filmmakers, quiet-retreatants welcome.
Themed residencies in summer, year-round co-living, weekend getaways, and curated yoga retreats — all under the same roof on Rio Homem.
All-inclusive program for artists and art lovers seeking time, focus, and simplicity. Scaffolding in the courtyard, paint, a wall that needs a face.
For digital nomads and remote workers wanting to live and work in an international community. Three meals, fast wifi, shared studio, kayaks at the door.
A complete 100-hour yoga teacher training in a riverside forest sanctuary. 7 days all-inclusive, max 30 participants, international certification.
For travelers and Portugal residents who wish to stay a few days. A bed, breakfast, the river, and the rhythm of the house — no programme required.
Seventeen people for fourteen nights. Painters, writers, filmmakers, and people who just needed to think. Nobody is a customer.
Rio Homem runs through a valley of oak and eucalyptus. We swim, kayak, and walk the banks. Peneda-Gerês National Park is an hour up the road.
Three vegetarian meals a day at one table. Mostly local, mostly seasonal. On Tuesdays we walk to the mercado and cook what we find.
Frida, Malala, bell hooks and the Earth Goddess live on our walls. You inherit a building shaped by the residents before you, and you leave something behind.
Time to focus and concentrate with no interruptions.
Huge quantity of art and creativity around you.
To nature, to yourself, and fast wifi to work.
Play again in the river out front and night activities.
Three daily fresh meals, vegetarian, and good wine.
Make friends from all over the world. Work alongside artists.
You arrive Sunday. Dinner is on the table. From Monday, a rhythm finds you.
Weekly stays starting at €107/night. All prices in EUR + IVA. For longer stays, monthly co-living, or group bookings, message us — we tailor.
Shared bathroom · best community vibe
Private bathroom · your own space
Need something custom? Longer stays, monthly co-living, group or retreat bookings, off-season rates.
Message us on WhatsApp →Remote workers, weekend escapers, digital nomads, friends-of-friends — anyone curious about a slower rhythm and an international community is welcome. Surrounded by nature and world heritage sites: 40 minutes from Porto, 1 hour from Peneda-Gerês National Park, on the riverside of Rio Homem.
Braga is small, ancient, and stubbornly its own. Rococo churches, granite cafés, a produce market twice a week. In 2025 the city carries Portugal's Capital of Culture title — museums, festivals, and an unusually awake art scene on our doorstep.
The residency sits on the riverside of Rio Homem in Vila Verde, a fifteen-minute drive from the old town, an hour from Peneda-Gerês National Park, and forty minutes from Porto airport.
Tell us who you are and what you're working on. We write back to every application within a week.