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Host rating
80 %
Last replied
31 Jan 2024
Reply rate
66.7 %
Usually responds within 33 days
Feedback
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Description
We are a family that lives with our four children in a beautiful country, 20 minutes from Lucca and 20 minutes from Viareggio and Camaiore.
The place is nice and is quite near to the sea (20km) and to the mountains.
It's a perfect place for hiking, have a walk, running and riding a mountain bike.
One minute from our house you can rent and ride a horse.
My children are 14, 12, 8, 4 years old.
My wife is a teacher and i am a psychologist.
With us live one cat, two dogs and some chickens.
We are very easy going person and we want just live in peace.
We love meet other person and different culture, we have not television and many books.
We are not vegetarian but we don't eat meet or fish very often, we don't smoke and we prefer to host people that don't smoke.
This place is ideal for couple and person that are comfortable with their own.
When is possible we prefer a minimum stay of two weeks and we prefer people that stay longer.
We love animals and humans : )
We usually wake up early in the morning and go to bed early, especially in winter.
update: May 2021
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
This place is for people that want to have an experience with a family in the country. You can learn Italian with us and the children, start to cook some Italian dishes, enjoy the beautiful country and the warmth of the people.
You can learn something about breed animals, grow vegetables, building things.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We basically need a hand in the house, cleaning, organizing, cooking, washing and normal things that a country house require.
Outside there are many works to do.
Now we need a lot of grass and brush cutter. Every day feeding the animals, planning and taking care of the vegetable garden, building and repairing things, stocking the woods, cutting, cleaning and other infinite little things.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Italian: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
We have a room and a bathroom for guests in the same house. In the room there are some wardrobe so it's not very big but it's comfortable for a couple. We eat together and we share the food. We appreciate if you want to cook.
What else ...
Our house is in Valpromaro that is a village on the "Via Francigena" () , so from here you can walk through the hills and rich town like Lucca or Camaiore. In about 20 minutes by car there Viareggio an its beautiful beaches and sea.
The village is about 10 minutes by walk and you can find a grocers, butcher's shop, pharmacy, doctor, church, pilgrim house.
We live near a horsemanship center so you can rent a horse and ride in the "Tuscany riding route".
It's a good place for hiking, walking, running, ride in mountain bike, or simply admire the view.
In a 30 minutes by car you can enjoy mountains "Alpi Apuane" and there are good opportunities for trekking, canyoning, rock climbing and speleology.
Pisa is almost 30 minutes, Firenze 1 hour and 30 minutes.
There are also public transport for the main town (Lucca, Pisa, ect) but not very often in the day and it's stop at about 18:30.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have always internet (15 Mb/s) and a backup connection in any case.
Space for parking camper vans
We can provide a place for camper but we need to arrange the space
Can possibly accept pets
We live in the country, there is plenty of space outside but pets are not allowed to enter in the house.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (10)
He knew what to do without my instruction and that's was very helpful.
He had many skills and great sensibility and he loves animals. A part the work outside he cooked many times and we love it. Children were happy with… read more
In our house they work autonomy and they did a very good job.
Thank you very much for helping us.
La loro visita nella nostra casa ha lasciato un segno indelebile, i bambini e noi siamo stati molto felici con loro.
Sono stati corretti, disponibili e gentili con i bambini e con noi.
Hanno lavorato più del richiesto in maniera attenta e affidabile dimostrando una grande responsabilità.
Sono stati… read more
Мы первый раз воспользовались сайтом Work away и просто чудом оказались именно в Вашей семье. Нам невероятно повезло!
Общение с Вами, та помощь, которую мы оказывали друг… read more
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He knew what to do without my instruction and that's was very helpful.
He had many skills and great sensibility and he loves animals. A part the work outside he cooked many times and we love it. Children were happy with… read more
In our house they work autonomy and they did a very good job.
Thank you very much for helping us.
La loro visita nella nostra casa ha lasciato un segno indelebile, i bambini e noi siamo stati molto felici con loro.
Sono stati corretti, disponibili e gentili con i bambini e con noi.
Hanno lavorato più del richiesto in maniera attenta e affidabile dimostrando una grande responsabilità.
Sono stati… read more
Мы первый раз воспользовались сайтом Work away и просто чудом оказались именно в Вашей семье. Нам невероятно повезло!
Общение с Вами, та помощь, которую мы оказывали друг… read more
Marcello è una persona corretta, affidabile, sempre disponibile, indipendente e gentile.
Ha fatto dei lavori di giardinaggio anche pesanti senza problemi ed in maniera autonoma.
Siamo rimasti in contatto anche dopo l'eperienza comune.
She is a very kind person, she helped us in the house, in the kitchen with the children and for all the jobs that we asked.
She is very willing, clever, and it was a pleasure stay in her company.
She is a good cooker and she made for us a lot of good meal.
Annie help our family to improve our English.
We are very… read more
they helped us in the garden and in the vegetables garden, they worked very hard and they are very good workers.
they are independent, smart, reliable, very calm and good with the children who loved them.
They also help as a lot in the kitchen with the daily routine.
It was just a joy to have them… read more
We hope to see you all again soon!
Alice and Carlo.
We really enjoy have them in our house.
They are complete reliable people, so we can left the house in their hand for days without problems.
Alice and Carlo are also funny and we had really good time.
Very good.
Our geese suffer a state of depression when they left : )
A presto
She spend three weeks with us and she is calm, peaceful and helpful.
We really like her and her way of "think".
She is very nice with children, she loves drawing and pain.
We felt comfortable with her and we miss her presence.
We recommend her is a great host and a very beatyful person.
They are gentle, indipendent, very positive, smart and very good with children.
They soon become a part of the family and help us a lot in different manners, understanding quickly our needs and times.
They helped us in the house, cleaning, organizing, cooking and… read more
They stay with us some weeks and they were really great.
Sarah and Pietro are perfect guest, they are responsible and indipendent.
They give us a great help in the house and outside.
They cooked every day great food, i never have to worry for something.
Outside they did a very great job .
They are… read more
They stay with us some weeks and they were really great.
We had a very good time with them, they are smart, clever, funny and very responsible.
They also very quiet, calm and peaceful.
Their presence let something in our heart, we quite sad that they left our home and we hope to see their… read more
He cooked very well vegan food, help a lot in the house also with the children and was indispensable outside.
He is smart, calm and peacefull.
For us had be a pleasure have him around.
Really good person.
