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Hello! We are Alex and Martin,
We are an Italian/American married couple.
Our home is in the Sabine hills, just outside the medieval town of Torri in Sabina, an hour's drive northeast of Rome. We have a wonderful Bracco Italiano, Wilma and a fiesty Jack Russell, Churchill, who're sure to become best friends with whoever might want to come and help us. Our home is big and a challenge to keep clean and the 6 hectares of land are undergoing a major face lift... throw in a few special projects here and there and we've got our hands full.Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten
KunstprojekteGartenarbeitenHeimwerker- und BauarbeitenBetreuung von TierenMithilfe auf einem BauernhofZubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die FamilieHausarbeitenHandwerkliche ArbeitenKultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten
After hosting many workawayers we have the idea that everyone leaves our home having aquired some sort of skill or knowledge, wether it be pool management or painting, cooking( we spend a lot of time in the kitchen) or pruning olive trees, driving a manual shift car or cleaning a bathroom.
On the other hand we have learned so much from workawayers not only skills but also stories of all kinds, connecting with people getting to know them and sometimes becoming friends.
This part of Italy is wonderful, and has an amazing history.
We have met so many great people through workaway we look forward to continuing in the future.
We will do all we can to make sure you have a great stay with us, and you will do all you can to help keep us from being swollwed up by this house and
Mother Nature.Arbeit
The 6 hecter lot, sloping and terraced, has 50
olive trees and 100+ fruit and nut trees.
The garden around the house also needs care and maintenance.
Plus of course the things I checked off on this profile.
The tasks we have to do are very varied
According to season and also dailytasks
such as Resetting the kitchen after meals,
Vacumning, cleaning windows.
Pool,wood and garbage management.
Animal care, driving.
Weeding ,mowing, use of power garden tools.
And moreGesprochene Sprachen
Englisch: Fließend
Italienisch: FließendUnterkunft
Double room with private bath for couples and a shared double with private bath for solo travellers in a lovely home on a hillside in beautiful Sabina. Breakfast is help yourself ,lunch and dinner is provided by us, use of kitchen and living areas permitted.
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The house is 15 minutes from Poggio Mirteto train station with very frequent connections to Rome, an hour's ride. There are trains to Orte from the same station for connections to Florence, other parts of Tuscany, and Umbria. We do require you to have a valid driver's license.
If you're looking to travel and see Italy, we can work out a schedule that would allow long weekends.
update Sep t2024: One last thing if you have an addiction to your phone and need to have it on you or look at it every 2 minutes please do not contact us. Unfortunately I feel obligated to say this due to several workawayers who have been more interested in their lives back home or playing games for hours not really having social interaction.Etwas mehr Information
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Wir besitzen Tiere
Wir sind Raucher
Familien möglich
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pruning olive trees and all kinds of work in our garden.
he knows his way around the kitchen.
He has a great sense of humour and a good conversationalist
We Highly reccomend Bruno and he is welcome to come back anytime.
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pruning olive trees and all kinds of work in our garden.
he knows his way around the kitchen.
He has a great sense of humour and a good conversationalist
We Highly reccomend Bruno and he is welcome to come back anytime.
We spent 3 amazing weeks in September 2023, helping Alex & Martin around their beautiful home and we had an incredible time!
The location couldn't be more stunning, the view is breathtaking! We spent many afternoons drinking Aperol spritz and contemplating the magnificent sunset… read more
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We had been on the road for a few weeks already and really wanted to find a place to regain our energy. Within the first hour of our arrival our… read more
He makes a wonderful pear tart. he may seem a bit quiet at first but after a few days he came out of his shell.
this was a very positive stay for us and we highly recommend him. we hope to see him again in the future.
He's smart, polite, has great sense of humor, strong and ready to jump into any task.
He's welcome back anytime. We highly reccomend him.
He picked up a few skills while here such as using various garden tools, the basics of olive pruning, and planting and care for our veggie garden just to name a few.
He has an eye for detail and is very precise in his work.
His stay with us was very positive and we highly reccomend this young gentleman.
They jumped right into whatever it was we were doing, they take and follow instructions well.
a vey positve stay for us.
Overall it was just a wonderful experience. The house is really beautiful, as are the surroundings and nearby… read more
they have combined skills to do just about anything. A sharp eye for detail and strong work ethic ,great sense of humour.
when they were here things got done and done well.
Our long conversation while cooking meals have been missed.
dont miss the chance to host these… read more
We experienced some amazing Italian cooking from Martin, we took a couple of recipe's with us ☺️. The guys have great sense of humor and know what they like! They… read more
it was really hot here and we had many outdoor task to do he was a trooper.
He is polite and has a great sense of humor.
we highly reccomend him.
thanks for all your help!
This experience with Martin and Alex is complemented by the beautiful surroundings they call home and made exceptional by their two wonderful dogs and the talking… read more
He was great all around help jumping into all of the task we had for him to do, alot of work on our land clearing and pruning
restoring wooden outdoor chairs, always helping out in the kitchen with cooking and cleaning up.
A very positive stay overall, we highly reccomend this young man.
thanks for all your help!
Martin and Alex made us feel at Home from the beginning and they always made sure that we had a good time.
Their place is beautiful, and their cat and the two dogs are really cute.
The work we did, such as picking olives… read more
We mainly did work around the garden which entailed everything from cleaning the chicken coop to gruesome battles with… read more
He is a polite ,smart , strong young man with a relentless work ethic.
He did everything from weed wacking a steep hill to building a chicken tunnel for the hens to
mowing, planting, digging , power washing, well talented olive tree pruner, and always ready to jump in and help with whatever was… read more
It was a pleasure to have them stay, they are two young hard working people.
Although we were not able to do all of the cultural things that we usually do with workawayers due to the pandemic, these two are real troopers, we accomplished so much during their stay with us, no job to big… read more
Always ready to jump into whatever task we had going on, from building raised garden beds from scrap wood to preparing lunch for a group of people.
he will always be welcome in our home.
If he is coming your way dont miss the oppoortunity to host him!
He was great ! He built a beautiful raised vegetable garden out of wood , he was always in the kitchen with us helping out and making delicious food for is .
No job was to much for him and he always finished what he started with great attention to detail. We have hosted many workawayers he has been one of the… read more
note* Make sure he is slathered in sunscreen before going out in the sun, he goes from his usual "piglet rose" color
to a concerning" boiled lobster red" in a matter of minutes, without it.
He is a very hard worker with a… read more
you only had to show him once what was to be done. He is also helpful in the kitchen.
we had a great time with him and we highly reccomend him.
thank you for all of your help.
we had a wonderful time with her and we highly reccomend her !
We highly recommend him.
Thank you for all your help!
We felt very welcome right from the start and, of course, the food was amazing.
We picked up a lot of new skills both with regards to keeping the house tidy but especially cooking skills, which Martin generously shared with us when we cooked dinner… read more
These guys are great they did all kinds of chores around the house ,picked up some housekeeping skills and gardening knowledge.
They are smart and always up for a laugh.
Thank you for all your help.
We highly recommend them.
His help with a building project was essentially.
He is a hard worker, smart and a great sense of humor.
We highly recommend him!
Alex, Martin, what can I say about both of you. I stayed at your home a little bit, just a week and a days, but i ve learned a lot whit you. Martin, You gave the graving of start cooking, and, in fact, i´m dooing that now for my family. I spend good days whit you Martin at the markets, or at the hardware store, or taking a coffe over… read more
He is a polite ,hard worker, getting on with task we gave him with enthusiasm and mindfulness.
We highly recommend him!
They are very nice to talk to and to be around, and they have a fine taste in music. I still often think about the fantastic meals we had there, expect a very special culinary experience, there is a… read more
He is a polite, high energy, strong , young man with a positive attitude.
Make sure you have plenty of jobs for him tp do.
We highly recommend him.
they are beautiful people with positive attitudes, strong work ethics and great senses of humor.
We highly recommend them and look forward to hosting them again.
These two are the most amazing team.
They accomplished so much in the three weeks they stayed with us.
Kila the dog is the sweetest and immediately got on with our pups.
Not only are jackie and james extremely hard workers, they are truly wonderful people.
Thank you for all your help and we wait… read more
Strong hardworkers ready to jump in and help with eveything. We highly recommend them!
He has alot of initiative does thing that need to be done without alot of instructions. He extremely helpful the entire time he was here.
Very positve experience for us.
Thank you for all your help!
He is a hard worker has a great sense of humor and is extremely smart.
We hope to see him again soon
Don't hesitate to host this young man.
If he is coming your way don't miss the chance to host this amazing gentleman.
When he is around things get done and done well,he is relentless in finishing what has been started.
We miss him tons and he will always be welcome in our home.
Two polite hardworking young men.
They gave 100%all the time.
We had quite a bit of work to do on our land and they tackled it with smiles on their faces.
They know how to prune olive trees,
operate Garden machinery,very good cleaners and are both very helpful in the kitchen.
They also… read more
They are both dedicated workers carrying out all of the tasks given to them with great attention.
We highly recommend them and look forward to their next visit.
Thank you for all your help.
Polite, strong hard worker with a very good sense of humour.
We wish he could have stayed longer.
Don't miss the chance to host this gentleman.
Thank you and we look forward to seeing you again.
They have a beautiful house on a beautiful property, which is quite isolated and away from everything, it felt like a relaxing escape from reality.
They are very friendly and very welcoming, Iv never had… read more
Seasoned Workaway host. Beautiful estate. Less than an hour from Rome!
Martin cooks like a chef!
Their friends are great.
The dogs are great.
Mom’s great to talk with.
Highly recommended. <3
They are fun positive people that like to get things done, and have the combined skills to do just about anything.
A very positive experience for us.
We highly recommend them.
The amazing food Martin made us is totally unforgettable, the work was light and actually refreshing. Wilma, the puppy, is one of the smartest dogs I've ever seen, and Churchill is also really lovely. Everybody welcomed us and our dog Hajni as we were friends and we had endless fun chatting with… read more
It was great to have him around, a strong hard worker. A little quiet at the start but it didn't take long to break his shell.
He worked well with the other workawayers here. We look forward to seeing him again soon.
We highly recommend this young man.
He is a perfect gentleman and a strong hard worker with a very good sense of humor.
We highly recommend him.
We look forward to seeing him again.
Thank you For all your help!
We highly recommend them.
Thank you for all of your help!
We hope they will visit again soon.
We Highly reccomend Simona and Benjamin.
I had so much fun with them, the other workayers (who happened to be amazing people, miss you guys already) and Mickie (Martin's… read more
She is not afraid to get her hands dirty and jumped right into the tasks that needed to be done. We highly reccomend her.
After the initial shyness of the first few days his sharp sesnse of humour emerged and we had alot of laughs . He worked well with the other workawayers staying with us.
We highly reccomend him.
They are a hardworking creative couple.
They have great sense of humor and are alot of fun to have around.
We reccomend them without reserve.
The work was varied,… read more
I had the honor of staying with Alex, Martin, Winston and Churchill on two separate occasions during my travels through Italy. The first time was for 10 days in October and the second was for almost 3 weeks in November.
These guys are incredible and I am forever grateful for their… read more
Always ready to give a hand where ever needed.
We very much look forward to a return visit from this lovely young lady.
Ready to jump into any job we needed done. he worked well with the other workawayers getting some big jobs done in a team.
We highly reccomend him.
He is welcome back!
Highly recommended ( it was my first experience with Workaway, and it couldn't be better) !!
The place is beautiful, the accomodation is really comfortable, and the food was awesome thanks to the special cooking skills of Martin. Also I could improve my Italian (Alex is italian and… read more
He is a strong young man full of energy that is not afraid to work hard. He cleaned up our hazel nut grove, stacked wood like a pro and put away countless bags of pellets for our furnace and so much more.He worked well with other workawayers.
We cannot thank him enough and highly recommend … read more
The house is amazing, the surroundings are stunning and they are just the best hosts you can hope for.
Our job consisted in help with the garden, cleaning around the house, driving for supplies and groceries and lots of… read more
This young couple overflow with positive energy and willingness to get things done. Lots of gardening and a huge help in the kitchen, we had a rather large lunch for 30 people here at the house and i dont know what i would have done without them.
Dont miss the opportunity to host these… read more
Just let me say, that we talk about him all the time and end up laughing remembering the time he spent here.
His next visit will not come soon enough.
Olimpia
Oh man what can be said that hasn't already been said here already. If the description doesn't win you over the reviews should.
This was my first workaway experience and it will probably be the best ever. You won't find more… read more
They are very hard workers not afraid to jump into any task we had for them,
They work great together,and also with other workawayers.
We now have an amazing metal covering (gazebo) for our lunch area all welded and assembled by these two. They worked relentlessly not… read more
I really could go on and on about the things Alex and Martin make available to workaways but it's easier for people to just go and find out.
One highlight was watering the terraces late in the afternoon with a beer in hand and… read more
The help included exactly what could have been expected, namely gardening (weeding, mowing, watering, planting), kitchen-help (helping cleaning the dishes and keeping the… read more
He is strong,resilient,and not afraid to get his hands dirty.
respectful , funny and Smart.
it was a pleasure to host this hard working young man.
We hope to see him again soon.
they are hard workers who are not afraid to get dirty.
Respectful ,tidy, reliable, and with great sense 0f humour.
They work well together and with the other workawayers.
We strongly reccomend these two wonderful people.
They are welcome back anytime .
All the best Martin and Alex. I will, of course, miss you guys.
buckets of rubble.
They also have basic gardening skills mowing, pulling weeds, planting,trimming.
They always cleaned up after meals, helped with the daily cleaning, And finished sanding our wooden beams (big job)
And… read more
I was with them from first of november to half of december, and it was a really really good experience. The house and the country are really beautiful, a very quiet place where you have to work a bit (not too much) and then you can stay in front of the fire drinking a beer with this two amazing guys. This… read more
It was the dreamed Workaway.
They are just amazing people, in a lovely house in one of the best spots of Italy.
Martin and Alex treated us with supreme food, great accommodation and the best tips to get around and discover the true… read more
Jonas finished pruning our olive trees and all kinds of work in the garden. Rosalie was determined that she could do anything that the guys could do and was right ,a strong… read more
We stayed with Martin and Alex two weeks in November and a second time for one week in December and we hope to come back a third time because Alex and Martin are so lovely host with a great sense of humor living in a beautiful… read more
We highly recommend him.
Thank you for all your help,
We hope to see you again soon.
Shane is an outstanding person who we were lucky enough to host for a month. likeable ,cheerful,good company, amusing,intelligent great sense of humour are just a few of the characteristics that this young man posseses . He is hard-worker, enthusiastic and indipendent
During his stay with us he pruned our olive trees, cleaned , worked in the… read more
He was great help around the property doing all kinds of tasks and always with a smile.
We look forward to his next visit
Thank you for all your help
Oh and the food was _great_!!!!!!
Highly recommended
All the best <3
I mowed lawns, weeded, worked on a set of stairs and refinished a set of… read more
Weeding , mowing , helping build a long staircase down a hill, and restoring some old lawn furniture that now looks better than new .
He… read more
He stayed on and off with us for a month as he had other workaway gigs while he was in italy but he always somehow made his way back to the hills, he is a hardworker helping us sand and restore the wooden beams in our… read more
There was never a dull moment with… read more
He confronted an array of different task including a compost box we needed, he spent hours working in the garden with florian , and… read more
My work consisted of harvesting, mawning a lawn, driving, building a compost, cleaning the car watering the plants and some other small duties around the house. The… read more
It took no time to feel part of there family and to call there pretty house "home". Specially because i stayed there over christmas and new… read more
clearing bush , washing dishes , driving , mopping floors really just about anything. He fell right into the groove of living in the country and was a great help the entire time he was here. A positive attitude and… read more
That's one big question that brought me here. And in the end i was surprised, how many answers i got.
My first Workaway experience with Martin and Alex couldn't have gone better.
I got picked up at Poggio Mirteto train station on my first day. They welcomed me with a huge smile - a first contact, and i… read more
Martin is a fabulous cook, and has awoken a passion inside of me I have for home cooking.
You will never go hungry in this place.
Alex works long… read more
Thank you guys for all of your help .
Not only by virtue of the fact they live in a pink palace in the country! They are SO welcoming, kind, generous and made our stay better than we could have dreamed. The food is just bliss, the house is stunning and the company... well our sides still hurt from the laughs we had! We were so lucky to spend even a few… read more
It was a pleasure to host this young hardworking couple.
Charley painted a few murals on our kitchen wall that came out lovely and after a rocky first encounter with our 28 year old fiat panda she tamed the… read more
she was sooooo helpful in helping keep the house clean and knows her way around the kitchen like a pro , i think she is now an expert leaf burner and her wreath making skills also came in very handy for our christmas decorations
She painted various murals on the walls in the kitchen that… read more
Martin and Alex are chilled out guys with wicked senses of humour, and interesting stories. They both repeatedly helped me to find… read more
He's a polite hard worker with a keen eye for detail and completed all of the tasks that we asked, lots of work on our land, driving all over the sabina getting supplies ,brought an old computer back to life and he even… read more