Help in a sixteenth-century farmhouse among vineyards, olive groves and Unesco heritage sites in Tuscany, Italy

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  Description

  PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION FULLY
  
  FYI: In order to be considered as a Workawayer, you must be a minimum of 21 years old, and your availability must be at least 1 month. We require European citizenship or permission to work. Also, we are not able to host couples or groups.
  
  Ciao! I’m a 27-year-old guy who runs a tourist Villa in Tuscany, near Montepulciano, with my family and staff. The estate, located in a beautiful position, on a hill of the Tuscan countryside, surrounded by vineyards, olive groves, sunflower fields, and lakes, is one of the most famous in the area.
  
  Every year, the Villa is getting busier and busier, since we are trying to improve as much as we can.
  Last year we opened our little restaurant for guests and visitors.
  
  We are looking for someone to help us with various tasks.
  The most important will be serving, maintenance and taking care of the guests.
  As the serving in our restaurant can be very intensive, we expect working experience in the restaurant sector.
  This helps us to provide our guests with the best service possible.
  
  Tourism:
  - Organize outdoor areas
  - Setting up restaurant tables
  - Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner
  
  Garden care:
  - Watering the plants
  
  We’re always busy at the Villa, therefore we seek workawayers who have knowledge or skills in serving, house maintenance and guest care. We are hard-working people, so we’re also looking for workawayers who can get up early to make breakfast and go to bed late after serving dinner.
  
  We require flexibility regarding the working hours per day since the tourism sector is very hard to plan. However, there will be one free day every week in which there is the possibility to rent a bike or Vespa or to take the train to explore the surrounding area.
  
  I believe that having different points of view from people around the world is one of the most important things for a business. Maybe you can teach us something!
  
  We are looking for a Workawayer, but mostly for a loyal and respectful friend, a new foreign member of our family!

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Gardening

  Farmstay help

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  The Villa is located near UNESCO heritage sites (Montepulciano, Val d'Orcia, Assisi, Siena) and many other famous cities and countries (Florence, Pienza, Montalcino, Perugia, Cortona, Città della Pieve, Rome, Castiglione del Lago, Orvieto).
  
  Our guests come from all over the world (United States, China, Canada, Germany, Holland, Denmark, France, Switzerland, Spain, Austria ...) and we get fully booked since we open (April 1st) when we close (January).
  
  The Villais a 16th-century farmhouse and we collaborate with many famous wineries of Montepulciano. You will see how wine is produced (September) and you will know places full of history and tradition. You will make friends with people from all over the world.
  
  You will live in Italy like a true Italian, we are fortunate to live in a beautiful area, near the Val d'Orcia and many UNESCO heritage sites, and we want to share it with you.

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  Host offers payment in line with the minimum wage

  This host offers accommodation and payment.

  Host has indicated that they will pay at least the minimum hourly wage of their country for each hour worked and that accommodation will also be provided. They are asking for help with a business or business activity. Contact the host directly via the site messenger for more information and details about the wage provided. Any arrangements should be agreed in advance with your host.

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  Help

  Skills:
  Previous experience in serving
  Previous experience in house maintenance
  Previous experience in guest-caring
  Average experience in cleaning
  Good level of English (if you’re intermediate or fluent in Italian, you will have an advantage)
  Open-minded point of view

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  Languages spoken

  German: Fluent
  English: Fluent
  French: Fluent
  Italian: Fluent
  Russian: Fluent

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  Accommodation

  We live in an apartment located 5 min drive from the Villa.
  Normally we go to the Villa in the morning and come back in late evening, so you will spend both breakfast and dinner there. Since we have a restaurant, the everyday meals are prepared by our chef.

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  What else ...

  We are situated straight on the border of Tuscany and Umbria, so you can explore the authentic villages of these regions by taking a train. We usually give a lift to the trains station.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  This host can provide space for campervans.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  One

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  Hours expected

  Maximum 40 hours a week/5 days

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