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6 Nov 2024
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Description
I am fond of nature, mountains, ski, animals (especially dogs), travels and I love a lot the area where I grew up and live. I live in a single house all for my own, in the countryside, with a beautiful view on the Alps. I like hosting travellers, cyclists, mountain bikers, hikers and nature-lovers.
My actual house was an abandoned villa in the morainic hills of Agliè, in central Canavese, surrounded by woods and vineyards, non too far from other houses.
Since the villa was abandoned, it needed and still partially needs to be restored and the garden kept in good conditions. The main works have already been done, but there is still a lot to do.
I am looking for volunteers to help in gardening, renovating the house, painting, look after the dogs, in exchange for full bed and board.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Gardening
Animal Care
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
The area is rural, scenic and beautiful, with hills, panoramas, forests and vineyards. Not far from here there are the Alps, with the highest peaks of Europe (Gran Paradiso, 4061 metres, is visible from my house!), a wild national parks, preserved valleys and quiet lakes.
Torino, the stunning beautiful capital of the former Kingdom of Savoy and recently host city of 2006 Olympic games, is just 1 hour far by bus.
Help
I am looking for volunteers to help in exchange for bed and meals.
The volunteers will be granted free time and days off.
There will be "a test period" in the first 4 days, to see if the volunteer is compatible with the works to do.
The works to do are many and different, from house renovation, reparation, cleaning, painting, gardening, works for flowers and trees, etc. NO cooking.
If possible, the volunteer will do the kind of job he/she prefers, according to his/her skills.
Actually there is help ONLY for ONE volunteer per time.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Italian: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
I would like to improve my basic skills in these languages: German, Spanish, French. Curious also to learn a bit of modern Greek.
Accommodation
Villa, in a very small hamlet with no shops and bars, 2 kms from the main village with shops and facilities. Bedroom single or shared, common bathroom, common kitchen.
I do not host smokers.
What else ...
The area is at the end af a forest on the hills and it is characterized by the vineyards of the rare and ancient erbaluce white wine. In 1 km there are 3 wine producers, with possibility to visit the cellars and to buy bottles.
1.5 kms there is the Agliè castle, which is listed in the Unesco world heritage.
The area is fantastic for mountain bike and road bike, which will find all kind of terrain and roads, from the flat till high mountain roads (the highest pass, reachable in 60 kms, is 2612 metres high !)
I do not host smokers.
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?
One
Feedback (9)
I learned so much from him about Italian culture and cuisine and we got to make a lot of great Italian food.
Andrea is a very thoughtful person, took care for my needs and recommended me beautiful places to visit. His place is in the middle of a gorgeous country side and worth visiting villages, he's… read more
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I learned so much from him about Italian culture and cuisine and we got to make a lot of great Italian food.
Andrea is a very thoughtful person, took care for my needs and recommended me beautiful places to visit. His place is in the middle of a gorgeous country side and worth visiting villages, he's… read more
Beside the working skills, he… read more
Thank you for being such a nice host and I wish… read more
Javier… read more
Ti volevo scrivere ancora una volta. Credo che sia necessario; La tua ospitalità affettuosa, la tua motivazione stabile ed il tuo spirito quotidiano erano molto gradevole. Sei una persona tolerante, capace e letterata...ovunque non conosci la sfogliatella ;) ma nessuno è perfetto. Ti ringrazio per tutto e spero che avrai varie… read more
Since the very first contact I felt that Jack was and is a very reliable person. I could feel it through the precision, promptness and completeness of his answer. His precision and reliability was confirmed while he was able to arrange his arrival exactly one hour after my arrival from a period of… read more
Alban did an awesomly great and good work in the garden of my bed&breakfast, mowing perfectly the lawns, being able to use every tool he needed, plus he did hard and tyring job in moving timbers and tree branches. He also planted several bushes and roses and perfectly built a path. He is the best mix of strength and precision, the… read more
Alexander is eager to tell stories about his many travels. He made also many compliments about the food I prepared, always rating it excellent.
he was very fair about the work arrangments,
always concerned about the well being of others,
he showed me some places in aglie and around aglie,
and told me a lot about many things including history of italy,
thank you andrea,
i reccomend
We stayed with him for a week during the summer. The work was very fair, and he was eager to impart knowledge about the local cuisine, history, and geographical sites. He works in Torino so he spends most of the time away from the house. Regardless of this, he was an excellent, hospitable host. We had enough free time… read more
Andrea hosted me for one week in winter. Doing that period I helped him clean and paint the upperfloor of his house. And I really got a lot in return.
Not even has Andrea a good experience of hosting people through workaway and couchsurfing; He has also an extreme knowledge of Italian history, the area he lives in and italian cooking.
I sense my… read more
