After a fabulous season of teaching and building in 2025 we are very excited to share our new workshop dates for 2026!
Begin the year by learning new skills in ecological house building!
Come and join us to gain a clear understanding, and hands on experience, of the theory and practice of certain natural building techniques in a safe and supported environment, as we finish our beautiful Slip Straw Sauna.
aquintaportugal@gmail.com for enquires
Join us for an inspiring, hands-on building experience with Lola Byron and the Aquinta team! Together, we’ll learn by doing — building with natural materials, sharing ideas, and connecting with the land in the stunning Alentejo countryside on a 150-acre farm.
Link to follow soon
aquintaportugal@gmail.com for enquires
It's Back!
Spend 9 unforgettable days learning the theory and practice of natural building amid the sun-drenched hills and cork forests of Southern Portugal. Get your hands muddy, your mind inspired, and your heart connected to the land as you build, learn, and live in community on a breathtaking 150-hectare farm
aquintaportugal@gmail.com for enquires
A 4-day hands-on immersion in natural building techniques — enough to inspire, inform, and empower you to start your own projects!
aquintaportugal@gmail.com for enquires
Back by popular demand, we invite you to a unique 9-day women-only natural building and carpentry workshop in the beautiful rolling hills of Alentejo, Portugal. This immersive experience, guided by the skilled builders of the Women’s Natural Building Collective (WNBC), combines ancient techniques and modern practices through which you will gain deep understanding, and hands-on experience. All the while celebrating the feminine—in a safe and supportive environment.
Enquiries to womensnaturalbuilding@gmail.com
Spend 9 unforgettable days learning the theory and practice of natural building amid the sun-drenched hills and cork forests of Southern Portugal. Get your hands muddy, your mind inspired, and your heart connected to the land as you build, learn, and live in community on a breathtaking 150-hectare farm
aquintaportugal@gmail.com for enquires
Spend 9 unforgettable days learning the theory and practice of natural building amid the sun-drenched hills and cork forests of Southern Portugal. Get your hands muddy, your mind inspired, and your heart connected to the land as you build, learn, and live in community on a breathtaking 150-hectare farm
Link to follow soon
aquintaportugal@gmail.com for enquires
Back by popular demand, we invite you to a unique 9-day women-only natural building and carpentry workshop in the beautiful rolling hills of Alentejo, Portugal. This immersive experience, guided by the skilled builders of the Women’s Natural Building Collective (WNBC), combines ancient techniques and modern practices through which you will gain deep understanding, and hands-on experience. All the while celebrating the feminine—in a safe and supportive environment.
More info to follow soon
Enquiries to womensnaturalbuilding@gmail.com
Spend 9 unforgettable days learning the theory and practice of natural building amid the sun-drenched hills and cork forests of Southern Portugal. Get your hands muddy, your mind inspired, and your heart connected to the land as you build, learn, and live in community on a breathtaking 150-hectare farm
Link to follow soon
aquintaportugal@gmail.com for enquires
"I have no words really to express the amazing experience that it was. Much more than a workshop, it was an inspirational week in many ways. Thank you for the amazing work."
"Lola is a loving, caring, amazing human being. The knowledge and experience that she has are a gift and a need in a changing world. Melo is a very sweet, open minded, gifted wood worker. Very professional amd caring. Yuli is... Yuli! Unique in herself. She was always looking for our best being and attentive. All of you excellent teachers, not only of your craft, but as humans. Thank you."