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Help with animals and educational activities in Gubbio, Italy

  • Last activity : 28 Apr 2025

Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: 1 week or less

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Details

  • Description

    Description

    Hi, we are Eleonora (63) and Nicola (85), we live in the heart of Italy in a country house. With us there is an elderly mother (95). We have a teaching farm with a dozen donkeys, sheep and hens. Students, families and groups can come to visit us and stay with the animals. We also work with people in difficulty. Around us there are 27 hectares with forest, pasture and stables. We like to eat the vegetables of our garden, make the cheese with the kefir and cook the bread in our oven.
    In the spring we work in the garden and in the summer we get up early because during the day it's hot. If it rains we dress with high and waterproof shoes.
    In this period we ask Green Pass.
    We do request our helpers to have personal travel insurance and we do not provide support for obtaining Visas or Residential matters.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Art Projects
    Language practice
    Gardening
    Animal Care
    Farmstay help
    General Maintenance
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    If you are a foreigner and you want to improve the Italian language we are at your disposal. If you like being in the kitchen we will do the bread and homemade pasta together. You can explore the nature in feet, by bike or with a donkey. In summer you can swim in the stream.

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

    This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

  • Help

    Help

    We suggest you to help us with farm activities: to look after donkeys and sheep, participate in trekking and educational activities with guests, cultivate the vegetable garden, help us in small work of typical family farm life.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    Italian: Fluent
    German: Beginner

    This host offers a language exchange
    I’m interested in improving my english and can help you in learning italian.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We give your disposal a bedroom for sleeping and a bathroom. There is the possibility that another Workawayer will share the same room with you, if there are any problems please let us know. We like to eat together. Eleonora is doesn't eat meat, so there is always a vegetarian alternative.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    We cannot accommodate dogs. In summer it is possible to get up early in the morning. We live 8 km from the city and you have to take the car to move. A few kilometers away there are beautiful cities of art like Gubbio, Perugia and Assisi ...

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    This host can provide space for campervans.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

Host ref number: 268412375648

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The image depicts a woman in a green jacket interacting with a donkey in a grassy field, set against a clear blue sky.
The image depicts a group of sheep and chickens in an enclosure, with a wooden fence and a red rope visible in the foreground.
The image depicts a serene scene of a brown donkey and a white sheep lying together on the grass, surrounded by a lush green landscape.
The image depicts a serene garden scene, featuring raised beds with lush greenery, a wire fence, and rolling hills in the background under a cloudy sky.
The image depicts four brown donkeys grazing in a lush grassy yard, with a stone house and staircase in the background on a sunny day.
The image depicts a serene rural scene featuring a group of donkeys and a sheep grazing in a dirt field, surrounded by trees and a blue sky with wispy clouds.
The image depicts a mother hen with three chicks in a grassy area, surrounded by hay, with the hen facing right and the chicks facing left.

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