Discover the local cultural heritage and the surrounding territory rich in archaeology in Brescia, Italy

Details

• 

  Description

  This is a private estate on the ills that hosts a tiny rural community immersed in vineyards and woods. Our non profit association organizes projects and residencies for artists at an early XX century mansion, and an ancient rural country house restored with the creativity of a contemporary artwork. The place is a 8 hectares (around 20 acres) estate, ringed by higher mountains, with a wide meadow and wooded area, a vegetable garden, several fruit trees, and vineyards that produce very refined wines with innovative methods.

• 

  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Charity Work

  Art Projects

  Language practice

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
• 

  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

  ...

  ...

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  What's this?
• 

  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  While sharing the same house we will offer language exchange in Italian and Polish, and we will be happy to introduce Workawayers to artists and craftsmen in our network. We will help Workawayers to discover the local cultural heritage and the surrounding territory, which is very rich in art history and archaeology: Valle Camonica was the first Italian site to be listed among UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1979 because of the uniqueness of its prehistoric engravings carved in the rocks. On the southern side, the valley flows into the beautiful lake Iseo where the breathtaking fishing island Montisola was chosen in 2016 by Christo for his installation 'The Floating Piers'. On the nothern side, the valley is topped by the largest glacier of the Italian Alps, the Adamello National Park.
  The place is located very near to prominent Roman archaeological sites, and the nearest villages count an ancient Roman open air theatre and the ruins of a temple dedicated to the goddess Minerva.
  During the Second World War these mountains witnessed some of the most crucial battles of the Italian Resistance against Fascism. The history of the place is indissolubly intertwined with those events and we are happy to share all this with Workawayers .

• 

  Help

  We welcome help with the general maintenance of the two houses, support for our building and renovation projects, and collaboration on gardening. We also look for people wishing to collaborate in our artistic projects

• 

  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  French: Fluent
  Italian: Fluent
  Polish: Fluent
  German: Intermediate

  This host offers a language exchange
  I am interested in practising my English, and improve German, Franch, and Spanish.
• 

  Accommodation

  Workawayers will be accommodated in private rooms, and the rest of the houses will be in common: kitchen, living room, and bathrooms are to share.
  
  We will be happy to provide food to our Workawayers as there will be a stocked kitchen in the house for when they will prefer to eat something independently, and we will always be delighted to prepare and share meals with them as a nice moment of socializing and gathering together.

• 

  What else ...

  Travellers will have the chance to visit Valle Camonica, the Alpine valley where RUC is located, which is a site very rich in art, history and archaeology. Because of the uniqueness of its prehistoric engravings carved in the rocks, Valle Camonica was the first Italian site to be listed among UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1979. On the southern side, the valley flows into the beautiful lake Iseo where the breathtaking fishing island Montisola was chosen in 2016 by Christo for his installation The Floating Piers. On the nothern side, the valley is topped by the largest glacier of the Italian Alps, the Adamello National Park. RUC is located very near to prominent Roman archaeological sites, and the nearest villages count an ancient Roman open air theatre and the ruins of a temple dedicated to the goddess Minerva. During the Second World War these mountains witnessed some of the most crucial battles of the Italian Resistance against Fascism. The history of RUC is indissolubly intertwined with those events.

• 

  A little more information

  • 

    Internet access

  • 

    Limited internet access

  • 

    We have pets

  • 

    We are smokers

  • 

    Can host families

• 

  Can host digital nomads

  We have unlimited wifi at the villa, and digital nomads can have their private studio/office space on the top floor of the villa.

• 

  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

Website Safety