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Host rating
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Last replied
9 Jun 2025
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Description
Hi,
I’m Marco (52), and I live in a country house in the south of Umbria, close to the city of Terni (4 km.) and to the magnificent waterfall of Marmore (3 km.), the highest in Europe.
My home is surrounded by a wonderful garden, where you can relax and look for the sunshine, but the most beautiful thing is that at the end of the garden, runs the clear River Nera where you can go to take fresh and swim in summer.
From my house, you can reach the town by bus, by our bicycle or walking if you like (about 30 min.).
From the train station in maximum 1 hour, you can get to Rome, Perugia, Assisi and others medieval places in Umbria.
But if you decide to remain around the city, along the Valnerina, the river Nera valley, you can practice every kind of outdoor sports and activities ( kajak, rafting, mountainbike, speleology, riding, hydrospeed, trekking, paragliding, ecc.)
In last ten years I’ve restructured this house by myself, and now I live and I run a Bed and breakfast here, along with my cats!
See you soon guys
Marco
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Travellers who will stay here to help me, first of all are like my friends, and they could come with me and my friends to discover and visit all the countries, villages, and wonderful places of the surroundings.
They will enter inside the Italian culture and way of living.
Finally, for the people who will help me in gardening and diy works, they coul learn to do many interesting and useful works because I'm able to build and repair everything and I could teach them many things.
Help
I need help for general maintenance of the house, work in the garden and the park. Normally is a simple work, sometimes a little bit heavy. We have to cut the grass, clean the garden, clear away dry branches and bushes, collect nuts and other fruits from the garden, collect lavender, shell it and put it in bags for the guests, clean the pool, keep clean around the house.
Obviously, I'm able to do all of it, and I can help and teach to you .
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
French: IntermediateThis 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
During the high season ( from June to September) normally I have all the rooms of the house rented by tourists, so volunteers can stay in the garden with a tent, use the bathroom in the loundry, and the shower in my apartment or in the swimming pool, and share kitchen, breakfast and food in my apartment.
In the low season (March to June and October to December) I can reserve one room with a private bathroom for the volunteers. They also can use the shared kitchen, the garden and all the facilities of the house, except the swimming-pool that is closed.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Feedback (9)
The only problem is that she… read more
The work involved general cleaning: the rooms, the reception area, doing and hanging laundry, and sorting and bagging lavender.
I really feel like I’ve made a new friend.… read more
She helped me with many small jobs around the house but above all in taking care of the garden. She is very good at this type of work with plants and nature, and she is also a good hard worker.
We had fun together because she is smart, funny and very… read more
We picked dried lavender off stems, collected olives and repainted a fence while there, making use of… read more
They are a really nice guys, calm, respectful, understanding and very good workers.
They did a perfect painting of a gate, and other small works in a good way without stop before to finish.
I gave them one of my studios with kitchen and breakfast for tourists,… read more
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The only problem is that she… read more
The work involved general cleaning: the rooms, the reception area, doing and hanging laundry, and sorting and bagging lavender.
I really feel like I’ve made a new friend.… read more
She helped me with many small jobs around the house but above all in taking care of the garden. She is very good at this type of work with plants and nature, and she is also a good hard worker.
We had fun together because she is smart, funny and very… read more
We picked dried lavender off stems, collected olives and repainted a fence while there, making use of… read more
They are a really nice guys, calm, respectful, understanding and very good workers.
They did a perfect painting of a gate, and other small works in a good way without stop before to finish.
I gave them one of my studios with kitchen and breakfast for tourists,… read more
She’s a very easy going and flexible girl. She slept sometimes in one of the guest’s rooms of my Bed and breakfast, but when it was not possible (because we are in the high season) she slept on the sofa-bed in my studio without problems. We… read more
He knows exactly what is to do at the B & B. I've cleaned up the rooms and made the laundry. It is an easy work. After the work is free time to relax in the garden, to take a dip in the river or just play with the cats. Marco showed me interesting places around Terni and Umbria.… read more
marco thanks for the nice time in your wonderful place, we really enjoyed it.
The work was easy, because Marco showed us everything how to do.
He is a very friendly person, who went with us to Spoletto which is a beautiful town. But also Terni is very nice (especially the ice-cream).
It's only 45min. from Terni to Rome by… read more
