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"After a long life traveling the world and many years spent in the Dominican Republic, I decided to return to Italy. Even though I'm not originally from Puglia, I chose to put down my roots in this land that I love.❤️ I have recently bought a small, traditional lamia, which I am dreaming of transforming into a peaceful sanctuary for fellow wanderers.🏡🪴
I am looking for volunteers who love artistic restoration🎨🖌️, historical preservation, and creative carpentry🔨🪚. If you have a passion for building, restoring, or creating with a touch of imagination, you are more than welcome here!
In exchange for your hands-on help, I offer a free stay in the beautiful Valle d'Itria, authentic cultural exchange, and plenty of local food and wine and an amazing see with beautifull beaches. Let's share skills, stories, and great meals together!"
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Interests
Van life
Sustainability
Self development
Pets
Farming
Events & social
Culture
Plant care
Photography
Performing arts
Music
Languages
History
Gardening
Drawing & painting
DIY & crafts
Cooking & food
Carpentry
Books
Astronomy
Art & design
Animals
Yoga / Wellness
Outdoor activities
Nature
Fitness
Dancing
Camping
Beach
Cycling
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You’ll get to discover the area’s rich culinary, historical and cultural heritage. Visit stunning beaches, learn how to cook traditional dishes, find out about local conservation projects and much more! I’ve got a lovely community here!!!
Help
The projects you will be helping with include: drywalling, upcycled carpentry, painting a water cistern, painting furniture, and tiling.The projects include drywalling, upcycled carpentry, painting a water cistern, painting furniture, and tiling. I will be your assistant, but if you want you can work independently with your schedule.🪓⛏🖌🌻🎨
Languages
Languages spoken
Spanish: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
English: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
I speak Italian and Spanish at the same level, but I'm good enought in English as well!!And happy to learn some other languages.
Accommodation
You can stay right in the lamia, surrounded by endless fields of olive trees, fig trees, and lemon groves.🌳🍋 If you’re an outdoor enthusiast, I can offer you a camping pitch under the amazin Apulian sky during the summer!⭐🌌. I can easily leave the lamia to you and sleep in a tent!!🏕️🐶👩💻
Would love to share meals together and go out to discover traditional dishes. Alternatively, I can provide groceries so that everyone can cook the food that suits them best.
There will also be evenings spent with friends at La Lamia, particularly dinners. You’ll therefore have the chance to learn how to prepare Italian dishes, including traditional ones such as ‘orecchiette’, and to sample locally produced wine and olive oil. And in the meantime, you can learn Italian, the tarantella and maybe even some Spanish with a few salsa and son songs!💃🥂🍷
What else ...
The lamia is located just two km from the town center. Nearby, you will find beautiful beaches⛱️🐠, charming historic villages, a lot of historical buildings as castles and "masseria"🏰, and a vibrant community network with some great projects that are including local food and wine (the Valle d'Itria is the most famous region for gastronomy!)🍇🍷🫒sustainable agricultural initiatives, social, holistic activities and much more🪷🧘♀️🙆!! In short, I offer you the opportunity to experience a vast cultural network and truly feel like a rela "local".
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Open to digital nomads!! If you need to work from the heart of the Itria valley, surrounded by endless olive trees, fig trees, and lemon groves and help me few hours a day your are more the welcome!
Space for parking camper vans
I have a 9,300-square-metre plot of land planted with olive and citrus trees. You’re welcome to come in your campervan and make use of the bathroom and kitchen facilities in the lamia.
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
My animals / pets
Pippo (12 years)
I found Pippo when he wasn’t even two months old, lying on top of a mountain of rubble and rubbish bags in a rough part of the Dominican Republic where I was volunteering to help dogs. But I have also Perla and Lilly and they too have had a tough life on the streets: Perla from the Dominican Republic and Lilli from Puglia
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