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Non profit cultural association, help with the upkeep of the site in Spoleto, Italy

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Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: at least 2 weeks

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  • Description

    Description

    PROFILE DESCRIPTION

    Hello Volunteers!
    Would you like to know the green heart of Italy?
    If you like outdoor life, nature and you are not scared from physical work outside…. We are looking for you!!
    We need great help for pruning and trimming in the park and in the olive groves, in the garden and in the field.
    We also appreciate some manual skills for small maintenance work as painting or tailoring or small carpentery and cleaning when necessary.
    In the good season we have some activities and events happening at the Villa

    We are involved at the moment with a great project of park restauration and all this year there will be a lot of activities in the park to help and support. In the good season we will have some activities and events happening at the Villa too.

    We can provide full board accommodation ( accommodation and food ) sometime meals will be shared and pepared from the staff but some time you will have to cook your own food we will provide for.

    Contact us for any question and certainly to meet before deciding , we will be glad to explain you everything .
    We will be happy to host you but we really would like you to be happy to come .

    We would prefer e minimum 2 weeks staying. The Villa complex is big and complicate.
    It could need a little time to be able to be helpful.

    In your free time you’ll be plenty of unique places to visit in the surroundings:
    Spoleto, Trevi, Montefalco ( and its wine tasting tours!), Assisi, Spello,Perugia (They can be easily reached by train), and the Trasimeno lake, really deserve to be seen! Or, if you prefer, you can just walk around, enjoying the landscapes and the relax of the Umbria countryside!


    Our Cultural Association, a non profit organization, was set up to develop over several years a number of medium and long term programs for the upkeep, promotion and enhancement of the Villa.
    The Association's main objectives are the protection, restoration and maintenance - ordinary and extra-ordinary, of the Historical Heritage (buildings and decorations of the Villa monumental complex and the park adjacent to the complex) and of the natural environments around it.
    We maintain the huge park and all the historical organic olive groves around the Villa ( the protection of the landscape and the historic and artistic merit of the Villa complex and the park have been officially recognized by the National Commission for Italy's Cultural Heritage. )
    We work to recover the life of this environment and the cultural importance of this special place hoping to contribute to a general interest in the rich cultural and artistic heritage of the Umbria Region.


    Come and join us, to have a great time together in the Umbrian countryside!!

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Help with Eco Projects
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Farmstay help
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    The Italian beauty, the kindness and hard work of our team, some good food and some cooking , the italian language and some cultural human exchange .

  • Help

    Help

    The historical park and the olive grove are our main consitent commitment.
    We need great help in the park all year around . In the summertime we may need help in public activities.
    We have many many different duties and projects we could need help.
    VERY IMPORTANT FOR US, very useful is the OLIVE pruning and HARVEST in the organic fields around the park - in spring and from the end of october to the end of November . For the harvest we welcome groups in a very nice country farm within the estate , we provide great Italian lunches and nice environment for a special working vacation FROM THE END OF OCTOBER TO THE END OF NOVEMBER. In the summertime , when the agricultural side is not too workable as it' s quite hot, we need help in the garden and in the house with all possible activities happening at the Villa.
    Hope you join!

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent
    Italian: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We can provide single or double room in the Villa .

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    The region is beautiful. Nature and culture are the most important facilities in the area. Great food everywhere. Nice town to visit as SPOLETO, ASSISI, TREVI, MONTEFALCO,PERUGIA. We are quite close from ROME ; h1,30 by train . In the fall we have the special situation of the OLIVE HARVEST which is a nice experience to enjoy.
    We will need information about you in advance and it would be necessary an accident insurance policy for the time you will be staying. If you don't have one, we can help to set it up.
    Unless otherwise decided in particular cases, 2 WEEKS is the MINUMUM STAY that we can accept.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    We have a decent wi-fi connection

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    We have space to park the van

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

  • ...

    Hours expected

    5 hours aday, 5 days aweek or 6 hours aday, 4 days awk

Host ref number: 538176181896

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