© Andrea Mattivi
Made with LOVE
Natural Treatments and retreats
in Central Portugal
The Camp
Youth Projects
Before I became mother I worked for the IFS in
Austria and accompanied teenagers who
struggeled hard in their life on a 10 week
project to Rumania. This experience was very
profound for the teenagers, but also for me.
Being a mom I could not do this work anymore,
but offer my land in Portugal to supervise these
projects here.
So this terrasse was created. We called it “The
Camp”. It was a very simple place with wooden
huts, caravans and composting toilet. We built
it together with the teenagera and their
caretakers. Also thanks to my brother who
supported us with builing the huts!
We had the pleasure to host many teenagers
from Austria and also Germany. I loved the way,
these young people found selflove and
positivity again.
But as it happens too often, these wonderful
projects stopped, because of the lack of
money…
In 2017 a forrestfire hit our land and also
burned down our Camp. It took us quite a while
to restart on our land after this shocking
experience.
In 2021 my husband built “Casa do Corvo” my
therapy house and in 2023 we had the idea to
revive the former camp.
So we are busy building an outdoorkitchen and
the composting toilet. This terrasse will be
ready for summer season 2024.