Novovento is an owner-run coworking house in Ginetes on Sao Miguel in the Azores, with countryside and ocean views, an organic vegetable plot and a fireplace. Shared rooms start around 300 euros per 30 nights and the Garden Room is about 660, with a seven night minimum and reported 200 Mbps internet. Emilie, the owner, lives on site and has run it since 2017.
Novovento: a new wind on Sao Miguel
Novovento is a shared house on Sao Miguel in the Azores, in Ginetes on the western end of the island. Emilie, the owner, settled there in 2017 and lives on site. The name means new wind, and the pitch is straightforward: an island where time moves differently, and a house built for slowing down.
What Novovento Does
- Rooms from around 300 euros per 30 nights. Shared, with the Garden Room at about 660, which is unusually cheap for Europe.
- A seven night minimum. With reported 200 Mbps internet.
- An organic vegetable plot. Producing year round, alongside a fireplace for winter and a barbecue for summer.
- Countryside with ocean views. Rural rather than in a town.
- A volunteer programme. A route to a stay in exchange for work.
Why It Makes Sense for Nomads
Three hundred euros for thirty nights is close to the cheapest coliving rate in western Europe, and it buys you a house on one of the most dramatic islands in the Atlantic: crater lakes, thermal springs, whale watching and hiking, four hours from Lisbon.
The owner living on site changes the character. This is a shared house with a host rather than a managed operation, and the reviews at 4.8 across 48 reflect that.
Two things to know. Ginetes is at the quiet western end of the island, so a car helps considerably, and the Azores are famously changeable in weather regardless of season.
Pricing
From around 300 euros per 30 nights for a shared room, with the Garden Room around 660. Seven night minimum.
One of the cheapest colivings in western Europe, on one of its best islands.