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We live in a little house surrounded by a garden where we grow vegatables and we collect fruit, close to the beatiful village of Apricale in western Liguria, Italy: in this area many terraced gardens have been abandoned. We are trying to rebuild part of the dry-stone walls of our garden and taking care of the wood around. In the surroundings there are beautiful places to trek and to enjoy nature. The house can only be reached on foot by a hilly path in 15 minutes. The house has only an outside toilet and an outdoor shower without hot water (although there is a solar heated bag available). A few minutes walk away there is a river. Minimun stay one week.
Unfortunately, the town hall of our little village cannot support visa applications.Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco ProjectsGardeningDIY and building projectsCreating/ Cooking family mealsHelp around the houseGeneral MaintenanceCultural exchange and learning opportunities
There are three main aspects that make a stay in Casa quite interesting: the first concerns the village of Apricale, which is one example of "fragile territory" which has been able to survive as a community after the widespread abandonment of small villages during the 60-80ies by including foreigners as new part of the community (in Apricale now live people from more than 20 different countries). The second regards the traditional terrace farming, which requires a different approach in the management of water and in general maintainance. The third is more gastronomic and is about cooking with grown and wild vegetables and preserving summer fruits and vegetables for the winter.
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Help
This summer the main activities are preparing the compost and gardening, little maintenance works on the house, restoration of the dry-stone walls of the garden terraces, cleaning the wood.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Italian: FluentAccommodation
We have a room for the guests, in case it is already busy we provide a good tent and air mattress.
What else ...
During the time off it is possible to walk to the villages nearby (Apricale, Perinaldo, Isolabona, Dolceacqua...), or to take a bus to the sea-coast. There are also beautiful streams to take a bath (Rocchetta Nervina is not far).
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day (including a half hour break), 5 days a week
Feedback (41)
The casa is a little hard to reach, but once your're there it's totally worh it.
They were very nice and even though, the first 3 days I stayed were pretty rainy, I still had a good time.
When the weather is good, this place feels like paradise.
Great recomendation!
It was a pleasure to live with him for a few days and he was a great help with the different tasks.
We hope you come back to visit us.
Have a good trip!
We got to work early in the morning to beat the… read more
Don't be fooled by their slim appearance. They amazed us with their strength and determination.
It was very pleasant to talk to them and share opinions about the places around us.
We hope to see them again!
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The casa is a little hard to reach, but once your're there it's totally worh it.
They were very nice and even though, the first 3 days I stayed were pretty rainy, I still had a good time.
When the weather is good, this place feels like paradise.
Great recomendation!
It was a pleasure to live with him for a few days and he was a great help with the different tasks.
We hope you come back to visit us.
Have a good trip!
We got to work early in the morning to beat the… read more
Don't be fooled by their slim appearance. They amazed us with their strength and determination.
It was very pleasant to talk to them and share opinions about the places around us.
We hope to see them again!
The work was quite hard because of the heat, but there were diverse tasks to do, so it… read more
He's a very nice person and he shared with us moments with our friends as well as the difficulties with a very hot and dry summer.
Thank you for coming and for your precious work
She's very friendly, easygoing, supportive and she has initiative.
It was a great pleasure to talk with her, she has many interests and she appreciated the surroundings of our place.
She is also hard worker and good cook. Thanks for the delicious cake.
In addition to working hard on the recovery of a historic bridge, she visited the surroundings with interest, also accompanying us on some visits.
Talking to her about a little bit of everything about her was very enjoyable as was hearing her play the guitar.
We hope you come back to visit us.
You have worked hard and also to recover a historic bridge in the town.
She is a very caring and very helpful person.
We hope that you will come back to visit us and we advise you to welcome your hospitality requests.
He has adapted well by stoically resisting the period with many insects.
It's tranquil and the work is enjoyable. I stayed with two other Workawayers. We weeded a terrace which was rewarding! thanks for having us.
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It was our first workaway experience and Stefano was/is a wonderful and friendly host. Work was physically demanding but also fun with a wonderful view. The food was excellent and after every meal we felt very well nourished and full .
Stefano also knows alot about the land and the surroundings and was always ready to share… read more
They worked a lot and it was a great pleasure to talk to them and tell us about their lives.
We hope to see you again!
They participated in the various jobs both in the field and at the house.
We hope to meet again in the future.
Nelly and Stefano always make sure that you have everything you need (especially with food, they are really good at cooking and like Nelly said, "if… read more
Before arriving they sent us a very detailed program of things to do and places to visit in the surroundings, that we will use for our future guests.
They worked a lot, with enormous generosity and care, and now we have a “French corner” in our garden.
They were enthusiastic… read more
It was a great pleasure for us to spend this time with him. Jack is easygoing, funny, clever, mindful and a great worker!
He supported us with enthusiasm and great generosity, including the transportation of the heavy material to restyle the house.
We are very… read more
Thanks to them for all the invaluable help.
We hope to meet again.
Nelly and Stafano are very hospitality, generous and kind. Their place is like a little wild paradise somewhere in the nowhere.
I enjoyed it so much to stay there in all the calm, waking up with the bird sounds in the morning, the good food and the beautiful nature around!
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He was a pleasant presence, a good cooker and we hope they will come back.
We hope to have them again in the future.
Ciao happy team!
They were a pleasant presence and we hope they will come back.
We hope to have them again in the future.
Ciao happy team!
We hope to have them again in the future.
Ciao happy team!
It was a pleasure to be with them and we hope to see them again in the future.
We hope they will come back to visit us in the future.
We hope they will come back to visit us in the future.
She is a hard and reliable worker, and she worked on different works.
We really appreciated how she lived with us and how she experienced all the things she could do in her free time.
We hope she will come to visit us again.
Thanks for coming!
Thanks for cooking it. Hope to see you soon!
She brought us so much energy and joy.
It will always be a great pleasure to welcome you and we do hope to see you soon!!!!
We hope to see them soon, they will always be welcome.
During our time, we worked on clearing a garden terrace and clearing the way for a stone wall to be built.… read more
Good food, wine, company and laughter were bountiful and we felt very welcome. The work wasn't difficult, but was exhausting at times. We mainly worked in and around the garden; weeding, planting, clearing brambles and fixing a terrace wall.
Apricale and surrounding… read more
The work in the house/gardens was very diverse and educational; some tasks might be harder than others, but you'll be rewarded with lots of learning and delicious, authentic Italian food.
The region is a… read more
The stone wall restoration work was very rewarding and… read more
Hope to see you soon Alisa!!!
Cari Nelly e Stefano, grazie mille per tutto! Questa è stata… read more
It was truly the best time we have ever spent in abroad - included the relaxing and also the work.
Once happened a conversation between us, when we set out to spending an afternoon on the beach, or to hiking, or to sightseeing - it doesn't matter. The most important part of the… read more
They kindly allowed us to work at our own pace and showed us some wonderful… read more
The house is surrounded by nature and it is very quite and the villages around are magnificent. The bedroom is very comfortable, and the cooking are excellent, varied, and… read more