30 min north of lisbon
est. 2024 (or was it always here?)
?

residencies

2026

for those ready to become a fool — to sacrifice the intellect to the Unknown. not just the passive sacrifice of an empty mind, but the active sacrifice of setting out on the fool's journey of openness and curiosity.

a sanctuary for creative weirdos. a place where nothing and everything can be sacred. every idea within reason (yes) is up for serious discussion or a good joke.

writers who need to finish the thing. renegade scientists. artists developing something they can't yet name. researchers of consciousness — human and machine. builders of futures they'd actually want to live in.

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002 / how it works

schedule is co-created. we encourage everyone to host practices, workshops, salons — on what you know and what you don't know about.

arrival day is monday. minimum recommended stay: 2 weeks.

private rooms from €150-525/week, dorms from €70/week. plus €20/day per person includes three meals a day.

rooms and facilities
daily rhythm
times approximate, activities optional and cocreated. host what you want to see. join what serves you.
7 morning practice?
8 breakfast
10 work / cowork / workshops / TC
12 collective workout?
13 lunch
15 work / cowork / workshops / TC
18 dinner
20 after dinner: circles, salons, music nights, sauna

1-2 cooking/space care shifts a week. sunday - collective cleanup. monday/tuesday - community meeting.

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003 / TRANSFORMATIONAL CONNECTION HUB FOOLS' EDITION: MAY, JUNE, SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER ONLY.

for those interested to bring the practice out of retreat and workshop spaces and into a co-created co-living environment.

five facilitated circling transformational connection sessions a week at transformational connection hub and at the dancehall.

for those coming primarily for transformational connection who expect to join most sessions and are interested to practice throughout the day, you can choose to stay in the transformational connection hub

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004 / 2026 calendar
July
closed
private residency Dream House
August
apply if interested
open for events hosting
September
November
apply if interested
open for events hosting
December
apply if interested
open for events hosting

want to host your own residency or event? → message theonlyfool@foolsvalley.com and check out venue page

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005 / facilities
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who are you & what are you up to?

we curate each month's group. the application has some practical questions and some fun ones.

what's the big thing you're working on or moving through right now?

questions → theonlyfool@foolsvalley.com