Found a derelict Portuguese hamlet. Settled in to revive it

[@lorenzo3987]

that's a man with a vision.. you can feel the love and respect for the place - village, surrounding environment and all - in every single piece of furniture and design choice they made. truly inspiring :)

[@rangefreewords]

I love how you used cork inside the house! It really makes the room so much quieter!

[@HBrown-cc6wv]

My favorite videos of yours are the small old villages with stone homes and cobble stone roads. Simply the best

[@runtochrist1975]

I loved this for community and old farm houses.

[@gordiasgordian925]

The videos about repopulating these old European villages are my favorites as well.

[@pan6479]

Those cobble stone itself will cost a tons of fortune today to buy, regardless of the cost to build lol.

[@RicardoGarcia-lh1lt]

@@pan6479 Actually they are dirt cheap. I bought a property with 8000 sq meters 1 old shack and 2 cobble stone (exactly like the one in the video at 22:11) for 24.000 € ahh and it ha a private access/beach to Douro river, 1.2 ton of oranges and 700kg of olives every year. There are a lot of land in rural portugal from north to south just waiting some dedication and love.

[@henrywolf5332]

Ya. Repopulate. That’s funny as it is a elitist paradise. I’m sure all are welcome lol.

[@catspaw3815]

wow, this guy is doing everything right. i would be proud to be part of that town. thanks, kirsten!

[@kirstendirksen]

I agree. We loved the time we spent there and hope to return. It is so quiet. Nothing like being at the end of a road and surrounded nature.

[@bentnickel7487]

Until one of your kids becomes ill or your husband has a heart attack and you have no cell reception to call for help, which is a 3 hour car ride away. People want 2 things in life, a good paying job and a good education for their children. I understand why all the people left. It wasn't because of the serenity of country life.

[@josedacosta5197]

@@bentnickel7487 they have 4G in the village , I guess people will find a excuse for whatever

[@maobfh]

@@bentnickel7487 maybe there is a need for a retired medic, nurse and formally trained herbalist to also live there and perform CPR or treat the kids and nervous parents until we arrive at the closest hospital. Most kids, btw, are very healthy and rarely sick when they work and play outside. :::::shrug::::: Just a thought.

[@bentnickel7487]

Rebecca Adams This is reminiscent of towns in the old West. They sought the railroad (for commerce), school teachers for the kids, doctors for gun shot wounds and pregnant women, and any skilled labor like blacksmiths. Shop owners were never turned away and of course, the ever sought after bars and piano players. :-) ;-) :-D :-D

[@tardismole]

I would love to live here. Raise goats, grow vegetables and fruit. Sadly, my only drawback would be the money to buy one of these beautiful houses. Love this channel, but this and Pentedattilo in Calabria are my favourite episodes to date. By saving the past we learn from it and are in a better position to embrace the future.

[@andreaandrea6716]

I love Sofia; she brings home another cat (!). Pedro and his family ... So beautiful! I am envious of this extraordinary life. It's how we were meant to live. (And I LOVE cities!). Thank you, as always, Kirsten. I kept this one/saved it (hoarding!!) and am watching it now (4 April 2020) and it brings me such a feeling of peace as the world goes a bit mad. (I have another two I'm saving!). Love to everyone.

[@A2Zpedropedrosa]

Thank you Andrea.

[@mpalmer7800]

Kirsten you are the goat of utube documentary abou humanity.. you have brought so much joy to your viewers you need your own tv show on HGTV OR TLC !!! Am a binger in your chanel.

[@Odo55]

Thank God for those magnificent cork trees. Those stone streets are magnificent too- all those small squares, such a beautiful pattern with linear borders. And I adore those donkeys💖

[@ImpeccableWitness0001]

Oh so beautiful. Marvelous. I love this beautiful spot. Lovely folk Pedro and his family ♥️

[@robenglish416]

Very tempting to move to Portugal. Interesting how they battle monoculture and go back to how it used to be. 20000 euro for a water tight shell seems reasonable, and another 50000 for fixing the rest. Would also like to know on what grounds people dislike these videos? Is it the location or the content? If they don't like the content, why watch? Fed up of all trolls on the internet. I like the videos and watch them with joy, keep up the good work!

[@paisley293]

@Rob English: you'll be happy to know that Portugal gives great tax breaks to foreigners wanting to live there, but not so many tax breaks for its own citizens.

[@robenglish416]

@@paisley293 I like to pay tax, it's for the common good. And I will not move but it's always encouraging to see others living a bit different.

[@robenglish416]

@@fragotron yes I understand that not everyone agrees but why on earth do they spend time watching vlogs that they don't like, that's a mystery for me.

[@briefcaseblues6061]

I liked the video. Its the thought of leaving 2020s to live in the 1800s I'm not for👍

[@mimib6253]

Trolls are nothing more than self-righteous cowards hiding behind the internet. Using it to do nothing more than bully and complain, focus on negativity instead of being part of a new solution

[@jnac8857]

The story about the fire and how the residents learned their lessons and corrected their mistake is awe inspiring. I would love this kind of environment to live in. So picturesque. Thanks again for another beautiful story.

[@eddsaw1566]

What a beautiful Quiet town. I love it. Thank you for sharing Kirsten👍🏼

[@peacenikvoyager6653]

I've always admired your style of filmmaking but appreciate it even more now. The beautiful pauses when you hear just the breeze blowing, birds chirping, dogs barking in the distance or goats' bells charmingly chiming are so peaceful and meditative. And your never-ending sense of wonder always warms my heart. Thank you!💜💚💛

[@piamadison5539]

What an amazing visionary. Well done Pedro. Keep up the wonderful work.

[@scottbecker3485]

Such a beautiful tour of an alternate reality built on heartful energy! Such a gentle giant of a man who embodies everything us men should aspire to be in this world: in tune with our hearts and souls, in touch with a higher mission, full of love and respect for all living things, nurturing of his children and a pillar that can hold space for his wife, well-grounded and yet visionary, etc. I bow in deep respect to this man‘s essence and everything it has brought forth for him and all around. Thank you for this almost meditative journey!

[@Nadyabb]

How beautifully said. Am sure you already embrace the same gifts and qualities, and way of Being. It takes one to know one! ;)

[@Lynn-bq1lz]

Such a beautiful comment.

[@claudiapastor]

120 years ago my great grandmother and great grandfather (still unknown to each other) migrated from Portugal and now I’m looking for places to retire and Portugal sounds perfect... the prices of houses in the small villages of Portugal are very good and it would be nice to buy and rebuild one of those houses to live the last years of our lives... I will then live the end of life my great grandparents were not allowed to live... life works in circles....

[@helenaaguiar3554]

You are very wellcome From Lisboa / Portugal, with love

[@bluewaterpines8323]

I am also Portuguese from Cape Cod. IT is not that they had no opportunities, they believed coming to America was a dream. Many realized what they truly left behind, and this video exemplifies that. Not all that glitters is gold. In memoria of my beautiful family from Fayal, Pico, and St.George.🙏🏼☀️🍒🐟💙🌊

[@bluewaterpines8323]

@@helenaaguiar3554 My grandmother was also Helena Cabral. 🙏🏼💙☀️ i so miss my family and and very grateful for the life provided for me and that i was taught to work and not take privilege for granted. I subbed to you, as i like connecting with my people. Obrigado. Vavau Sylvia.

[@helenaaguiar3554]

@@bluewaterpines8323 Happy to see portugueses peopel all over the world (sorry my english that is not very good). Faial, Pico e São Jorge at Açores are the nicer place in Portugal, and have the must nice people in the world. You have to go there and see very quickli. Thank you. But now stay home; stay safe. Coronavírus is very bad now in Europa, and in Portugal too. We are very afraid and isolated Kisses

[@constablebentonfraser5014]

@@helenaaguiar3554 fear not irmã.

[@bona_cucina]

I was in Ferraria de São João, with my master's degree group, last month. It's sad to see so many amazing houses just abandoned, but I think that the implementation of villages networks, like the municipality is doing there, it's an incredible way to turn this kind of places attractive again, not just for tourists but also for those who want to live a different way of life.

[@ifsheisgonetowherethere6259]

I'd love to see them come back to life again!

[@giggles8458]

This is no "different kind of life" This is a nonsense poetic view, which in real life it has been proven that will not work. Shame on this father, and parents like him. As a father myself, I will not pretend that I am going to raise my daughter in a place like this where the only boy she will ever meet is a farmer who lives 100 km away, which would leave my daughter no choice but to be doomed to live in hells like this with no essential necessities, such as adequate heat, clinics and so on.

[@josemiguelmatos3452]

@@giggles8458 That is exactly what I think about it. I mean, what can the kids do there, they have no one their age to meet.

[@shanash1]

my beloved adopted home, Portugal (so glad to be here). Thank you, Kirsten!

[@makingitthrough190]

Thank you. The whole video is beautiful but the beginning where you allow the sounds of the village to speak to us is such a delight.

[@jizbotika]

I have been watching your show for as long as I have been on KZbin. I can feel your compassion for unique living spaces and appreciative of the questions you ask and the depth of responses you're able to achieve. Thank you for providing such high-quality content! I love the intro too! And geez, your family is getting big! Looking forward to the next episode!

[@hanslatin]

Love that you keep building that community sense and ecological conscience. Seems like the village it is getting better organized than ever.

[@ghosthead84]

I hope they continue to grow and prosper, what they've done so far looks great.

[@stanqo]

So happy that you keep posting to youtube consistently, such refreshing and genuine content, compared to the commercial real estate selling channels. Well done! Watching this made me calmer :)

[@kimmott]

Fascinating - and Pedro shares so much knowledge! We’re moving to Portugal later this year and really appreciate you sharing this, thanks!

[@mandysmith7619]

This is beautiful...i could live here so peacefully... listening to the birds... ride my pony in the countryside, grow my own food , so much you could do here... friendly neighbourhood. 😍💞

[@healthandwellnesscooperati4954]

Spectacular and inspiring. From someone who had vaguely targeted Portugal as a possible life move with my family in the next year or so, this comes at a great time for us. Thank you.

[@A2Zpedropedrosa]

Good project! You are welcomed here!

[@tanista8617]

Imagine if you had all the money. Acquiring a piece of land. Make homes like these for your family and close relatives. Make a small community. Just simply living. Oh how i wish.

[@mariansmith7694]

A GREAT idea. An instant community. We must remember there ARE places in this world we can go to build a beautiful, healthy life.

the reason these small communities dont survive is because of the reason you just mentioned, family and close relatives, when your want your community to grow not having others to breed into the blood line you end up with what has happened through most of the countries where cousins and brothers and sisters are married, kids become deformed and disabled in many forms, and the reason people leave is for work, you can have everyone living together but you need businesses to supply the community and skills to make the community work, simply living as you say is lots of hard work, and if you isolate yourself from outside world you become ignorant to knowledge that might be useful to you, people need people to survive, living isolated means sooner or later the population grows old and dies off, then the community is empty again

[@maheralsh1881]

Yes, if this place has good jobs

[@throughthedesert6572]

@@maheralsh1881 not welcome

[@maheralsh1881]

@@throughthedesert6572 Anyway, I wasn't coming

[@isafacooh1297]

The sounds of the birds is breath taking

[@edwinkarani5593]

That's not a boring life, its a dream, very beautiful way of living.

[@CaalamusTube]

Pedro is an interesting guy! ...this is really well paced! Great editing! :]

[@ginamanalo8067]

Peaceful and beautiful I really wish this lifestyle simple but abundant,really lovely!

[@Reciprocity_Soils]

Marvelous work, Pedro and Sofia. I would love to volunteer apprentice on a house renovation project. So much beautiful work to bring the sunshine to once-abandoned homes and villages. Thanks, Kirsten and family.

[@PavanKumar-bx9pg]

You guys are doing awesome job, initially i used to just watch your videos and didn't realize the effort that has been put to make these videos, Keep up the good work. Thanks

[@user-vp1ko5pf1b]

Beautiful village. Thank you for showing it.

[@danielares2530]

Hi Kirsten, amazing job in this chapter!! I liked a lot the approach, not just talking about the house but as well telling the story of the village, and the region. It brings a lot of value to the content thanks for your work!

[@nadajaklic3069]

Oh WOW! This village is so beautiful

[@rogerdodger5415]

As usual...beautiful scenery, beautiful architecture! I don't know how she finds all the amazing places, but I always enjoy them.

[@draztiqmeshaz6226]

These are beautiful inside! I love this "sleeper" style.

[@ADVJames]

Amazing...thank you for sharing another great example of self sustainable lifestyle

[@barrybr1]

Another incredible video. Thank you. What an inspiring couple.....great sense of taste and good ethics.

[@A2Zpedropedrosa]

Thanks Lamp Man!

[@michaelmarage415]

Thank you so much Kirsten, for bring us to this beautiful place! If I were a little younger, I think I would go there to live.

[@dustygreene3335]

I love seeing these little villages have life breathed back into them......village life might be one of the best for humans.

[@vickywatson2779]

This was amazing, how lucky are the children to live in this beautiful village.. I hope people don't go in and rebuild the homes to look too modern, it would ruin the aesthetic of the whole village..

[@wendywinn270]

Cobblestone roads, beautiful village, I love the dog leading the way.. Wish to live there too.!!

[@TienLe-fn4ns]

This could be in a movie !!! So pure and authentic

[@hollywalters318]

Always enjoy your videos, but especially now that France is in lockdown. Pedro gives a good tour!

[@theressamurphy2996]

It is good to have a getaway home away from home. Yes, many projects together. You must have energy for projects🤗 This is a stress reliever the pool.

[@bhagwatdiwedi7512]

I love these videos, all the videos you make about agriculture and simple living, it's my dream, thank you, from Kenya

[@tomasr64]

32:20, "most people move out after 1-2 years"Yes, folks, village life is not so easy. I ask my students what skills and grit do they have in life to succeed. Thanks to K for going to Portugal and making this great video.

[@soniaperez4526]

in the northern part of Spain, Galicia, you can found many villages almost empty. they're pretty small, all surrounded by trees ans wild life. villagers are really cute!

[@cakeisyummy5755]

Do those village Use the Galician Language rather than Spanish? You said that they're almost Empty, and not Completly.

[@romygime5822]

What a beautiful and peaceful place Very strong houses and cheap to buy As the village growth it will get expensive one day Those children will live there in their future houses Thank you for the nice video

[@Myth8Anthropology]

Wow, what a great story and I love the way they're fixing up the houses.

[@andreway2308]

Muito bem! Congratulations Pedro /Sofia 👏🥂

[@A2Zpedropedrosa]

Thanks Andre!

[@selitaswipes8795]

This is a beautiful concept. The renovation of the buildings and way of life is fantastic!

[@chasethesunriseportugal]

i've seen this video at least 3 times now since it was first published and it still amazes me. I wish more people lived this way and cared about their community like this.

[@runtochrist1975]

Sounds and looks like heaven. Thank you!

[@uncledodge9396]

If I could gain an income that was just enough to let me live debt free I would move there. As long as I had food on the table and a roof over my head I'd be happy.

[@rayva1]

Uncle Dodge most definitely! Would do the same. I just to need to learn their language and a little more about their culture.

[@sylviapuppysticker8664]

Look into tiny house building and renting :-) dont fall prey to despair

[@margaridaferreira8029]

@@rayva1 the language can be very difficult to learn, depending on your native language. But our culture is very similar to italian and spanish: we love food and to eat with our friends and families for hours on end 😁 (there is more to our culture, of course, but this is the essential)

[@MegaTrivial]

If you had a land to plant food and have animals, you wuldn´t need an income

[@heihat1224]

Meee tooo

[@TALITOWN789]

Wonderful village with eco mindful people trying to live accordingly and respect for the land on which their livelihood is based on.

[@Bobrogers99]

Revitalizing a village like that is certainly labor intensive. Installing utilities (water, sewer, electricity, etc.) must be difficult and expensive. The results are beautiful and unique, a great place to live!

[@noonep11]

this is lovely, so inspiring, so little vernacular architecture being preserved on the Algarve

[@CrankyBubushka]

I just love this place. thank you for sharing.

[@nancyalford8056]

So very peaceful and simple. My home in Laramie, Wyoming has both but also the noise from a major highway.

[@pamelahomeyer748]

Lovely workmanship and very inspiring

[@blackpoisonblueberry5371]

I love to live this kind of place... It's so relaxing so quit ... Fresh air... Wow.

[@j.b.8767]

I grew up in the Highlands of Chiapas, and though I am a blond, green eyed American boy, (I still look young, though much older), who most would never guess had the coming of age experiences I did just looking at me: I was VERY BLESSED to grow up where I did (Thanks Mom, Dad!!). Because of the remoteness of the Highlands, I have a very European, Spanish, cultural perspective, from the 1500s, mixed in with the Maya world view and perspective, and it is this very interesting dichotomy, which was still prevalent at the time, and that tells you just how far removed the culture was then, in the early 1970s, from the current world. There were things I didn't like about that world, but for the most part, it was a beautiful experience. I was treated so well, and could go places other Americans could not go, because the Maya saw me as something other than 'other'. They loved me, and accepted me! It was such an amazing, surreal experience! This video reminds me of my upbringing in those remote villages, with the Maya. Thank you for sharing this!! It makes me want to pack my things up, and move there, right now! That is the simple life we human beings long for, now.

[@natrone23]

I want my own village.

[@thomasbowe9956]

Hell yeah

[@reerjgiorge]

Oh my god. I so love those studio houses. I always wanted to live in one of those. They are so frikkin lovely!

[@mizfrenchtwist]

the village , looks absolutely stunning, bucolic and peaceful..........great share , thank you , for sharing..........

[@anabatalha2991]

great and inspiring video, what this family did is most surely the right thing to do when you just start feeling unrelated to our society consumption modes and life modes. Guess sometimes it's a harsh life, with the cold and lack of confort or amenities but in the end, you backoff on being a slave. Keep up the good work with the channel.

[@jeffwrinkle575]

Very impressed with the small town atmosphere and lifestyle. The old stone buildings look wonderful and I appreciate the time and effort it takes to rebuild them to make them habitable. How do the building codes in an earthquake prone country apply to the rebuilding of these old stone buildings?

[@A2Zpedropedrosa]

Hi Jeff, i hope never try it :-) but the older stone barn walls we had to add an internal layer of concrete to have the right security in not very good or safe old construction. then we added isolation, coating and finishing with wood and cork (from the inside)

[@jeffwrinkle575]

@@A2Zpedropedrosa Thanks for the information.

[@carlyh6913]

What an amazing village, those families really are pioneers

[@ubarhd1]

Very interesting and amazing place and architecture...very interesting family too ☺️thanks

[@imcandy77]

so lovely.... what a quaint community. so inspiring what he did to the barns.

[@debbieboring3422]

I know this is not Spain but everytime you guys do a video with natural stone houses and barnds all I acn think of is Don Quixote. This is a nice villlage I would hope with people moving back to a more sustainable life style and more back to more rustic way of live. I think the fact that they all come to gether to plant the cork trees. The sense of commounity that came along with the project. You don't always get that in an apartment or even some houseing developments. So it was very nice to see them all working together for the betterment of the community. I like this lottttle placel

[@cthoadmin7458]

That gorgeous interior, seems almost Japanese or Scandinavian. God I’d love to build something like that here in Brisbane, Australia.

[@linmal2242]

Go find a local cabinet maker in Bris. I'm sure you will find one, but the cost might deter you.

[@StephanieJoRountree]

Fascinating! I would live there.

[@RuiSimonetti]

Parabéns Pedro!!! Tenho Ferraria de São João no meu mapa. Congratulations Pedro!!! I've Ferraria de São João on my map.

[@A2Zpedropedrosa]

Ola Rui, Cá te esperamos! abraço,

[@danielhughes5614]

With all the changes in Technology offering people the opportunity to make a living from sources all over the World, places like this must be a fantastic opportunity for people to live away from overcrowded, unsafe and ridiculously expensive cities and get back to a more natural and Community based lifestyle.

[@sgrvtl7183]

Very pretty area, so nice to see the old structures being revived

[@Nigel-nar53]

Great episode thank you 👍

[@WRMRanch]

We love it. Great use of local supplies ... Kelly would like to have a retreat here...

[@ImmaculatamPeregrinorum]

Is amazing to live in a place like this one

[@surajthapa6741]

i just loved it n its mind blowing since am also from the mountain land ...just loved it...

[@Rick_Sanchez_C137_]

15:40 A very interesting fix to a common problem in small houses. I may have to consider adopting it in the tiny cabin I’m building in Alaska.

[@keesvandenbroek3070]

Lijkt me geweldig maar niet alleen. Kan een heleboel maar veel ook niet meer vanwege leeftijd en lichamelijke ongemakken. Zou mooi zijn dat iedereen elkaar een beetje helpt met waar ze goed in zijn om zo'n dorp weer te laten functioneren waar het om moet gaan , Mensen en samenleving.

[@paulanogueira6640]

Beautiful place sir,you should be proud of what you have accomplish .

[@mommyseastar5776]

I stayed in a village very much like this in the countryside of Spain. It was one of the most beautiful peaceful times of my life. There were still a very few people living there and they made some of the very best food on earth.

[@maodonimega]

Another great video! Thank you!

[@indiracamotim2858]

Isto é tido lindíssimo ! I am Portuguese living outside and I had no idea that this village existed !! 🇵🇹🇵🇹 Adorei a vossa casa ♥️❤️💕❤️♥️💕

[@VictorN-o2z]

Really great video and story what a treat 😌👍

[@paisley293]

Those cork trees are nature's firefighters! Truly awesome!

[@marimarianations9355]

Well, that area of Portugal (and you can see it in the landscape shots) actually has an eucalyptus problem (the whole country does honestly, but that area is more sparsely populated and has a lot of eucalyptus woods. It's often the most wildfire affected area in the country. The Pedrógão Grande fires (3 and a half years ago) were nearby.

[@pipfox7834]

I'm from Australia and yes we love our Eucalyptus trees, but anyone living in the hilly areas on city fringes knows how quickly they go up in a fire. I am puzzled that Portugal has let its own natural forest disappear (as you seem to be saying, if i understand you right) to be replaced by eucalypts from our country....

[@jeremyelliott8993]

Excellent Video! Thanks!

[@javierrodriguez2863]

Love that home! Very well made!

[@misarabage1359]

I wish I had huge inherited amount of money or was a child of millionares, so I could just go to places like this and spend my days on renovating new communities and little hidden gems all around the globe to then come back to escape now and then

[@thomasbowe9956]

Thatd be so cool

[@YourLongLostMonkey]

I think if your family would be so rich then you would most likely be raised in a manner that would not make that a priority for you. You would just crave more money. Again, not everyone ia like that

[@cupbowlspoonforkknif]

You don't need millions to pursue that kind of dream. I think if you did the math it would be a lot more attainable than you expect.

[@tainahollo8567]

Abandoned houses break my heart - every time I see one I immediately want to save it! I hope I will be able to save a couple of houses during my lifetime, even if I am not rich... One of them is my childhood home that I live in now.

[@rrachelalma]

Stone houses are really beautiful. I wish I had one.

[@elwoodblues452]

Very nice documentary! Wish I could live there for some peace and quiet!

[@patriciahand2223]

Xisto village like them lovely place. Beautiful land.

[@cryptopappy6408]

When I was very young, growing up in America, I heard the war of goats and eucalyptus. Beautiful county. Now I know where to move. :) I love goats and 4G. Work from home is the new life. Great place to have a home. Be there as soon as I'm rich. Got ideas. Thanks!

[@daleval2182]

Rich is leaving the rat race while you still have life to live, wished I'd retired to the country eve. Sooner, but I've had five years now of peace and quite, and God willing maybe 25 more

[@lancedaniels]

Thanks for posting and sharing. Really nice to see and feel.