Help us with gardening and maintenance in Lunigiana, Tuscany

Italy

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I'm an Italian woman who decided to move from a large town as Milan, northen Italy, to a small village in Lunigiana, Tuscany. My husband and I are running a B&B, we have one horse, 2 donkeys, cats and dogs. We live in a little paradise, a very small village where cows and horses can be frequently met in the little road going to town. Our life is very simple, looking after the animals, taking care of the garden and so on. We get electricity and hot water from photovoltaic and solar panels, and try not to pollute our environment
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Animal Care
Hospitality/Tourism
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
what we need is a volunteer who helps us in gardening (making fences, trimming, planting) and doing works in the house (painting walls)
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Accommodation
double room with private bathroom with shower. Kitchen to be shared and barbeque
What else ...
Locations to be visited are within easy reach from Quarazzana. 5 Terre, la spezia, Lerici and other marine locations are not far from here. We are within easy reach to Florence, Pisa, Livorno, Versiglia. Volunteers can easily visit locations by train. Trekking is faisable on traks around my home
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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12/04/2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Lollo)

Lollo stayed with us for a month and proved to be a very reliable guy from the very beginning. Due to a family problem, we had to go to Milan immediately after his arrival and Lollo had to deal with all the family duties after only one day's briefing and he succeded perfectly: feeding horse and donkeys, walking dogs, feeding cats and dogs and… read more

(Excellent )

10/04/2021

Left by Workawayer (Lollo) for host

Grazia and Antonio are very good hearted and kind people, they trusted me from the beginning, explained my duties in a simple way, treated me almost like a little brother. I had a lot of funny moments with them, meaningful conversations too, pleasurable walks with their dogs in a charming environment and good company from many cats, the horse and… read more

(Excellent )

26/11/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Diego Henrique)

More than a workawayer, Diego has become a friend, but even more ...a member of our family. We spent about 3 months together and had a beautiful time. Diego is a lovely young man, hard worker, responsible, enthusiastic, it's a real pleasure to stay with him. He loves animals and for us he was perfect help taking care of horse and donkeys, dogs and… read more

(Excellent )

26/11/2020

Left by Workawayer (Diego Henrique) for host

I needed a couple of weeks to realize and think how can I describe my experience with Grazia and Antonio
There’s only one word for that, Family.
Antonio and Grazia were absolutely like my family, both are very friendly, kind, always trying to make me feel at home, I’ll never forget them, our experience started with 1 month and it became 2 and… read more

(Excellent )

15/02/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Emma & Rayane)

It has been a really beautiful experience to host Emma and Rayane in our home in Quarazzana; they are a very nice and hard working couple and, despite their very Young age, they proved themselves to be reliable, responsible and interested in their tasks. Apart from taking care of all our animals, horse, donkeys, cats and dogs, feeding and walking… read more

(Excellent )

13/02/2020

Left by Workawayer (Emma & Rayane) for host

What an amazing and rewarding experience we had here... Quarazzana was a wonderful and peaceful village lost in the mountains of Lunigiana (Toscania), where you find more animals than humans, but also where we found a lovely couple of italians who were more than simple humans. Grazia & Antonio hosted us for around 3 weeks and practically included… read more

(Excellent )

12/05/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Stefanie & Patrick)

Steffi and Pepe were really two angels arrived on earth to help Antonio and me in a very difficult period, me having to face a serious disease. Steffi helped me with yoga and breathing training and Pepe surpassed himself in cooking the most delicious meals I have ever had. Both Steffi and Pepe are two hard workers, they did their jobs always… read more

(Excellent )

08/05/2019

Left by Workawayer (Stefanie & Patrick) for host

Grazia and Antonio are the best what could have happened to us. They are sooo lovely!!! They are interested and open, we've eaten together always and talked so much. Their wine is the best and the food healthy and tasty.
Work: after feeding the the animals we did breakfast together,than working, gardening - also creative and very free or prepare a… read more

(Excellent )

07/10/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Nicholas & Naomi)

Nick and Naomi are absolutely a 5 stars workawayers couple; they stayed with us in Lunigiana for a couple of weeks and did lot of good work, chopping wood, gardening, cutting grass and branches, creatin solutions for my garden and trees, taking care of the animals, helping me with the B&B, cooking (Naomi made me a delicious chocolate birthday… read more

(Excellent )

04/10/2018

Left by Workawayer (Nicholas & Naomi) for host

We loved doing Workaway with Grazia and Antonio. They are welcoming, kind, thoughtful and caring. We had a great two weeks there. The accommodation is great, food was lovely and we fell in love with all of the animals.

Work was fair and enjoyable. We mostly did gardening type work, and some firewood splitting, helped a little with cleaning and… read more

(Excellent )

05/09/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Samantha & Benjamin)

Sam and Ben are a beautiful Young couple who stayed with us in Tuscany for over two weeks. They are both very hard workers. Ben is an excellent wood table maker: he made a beautiful and useful rustic table for my small kitchen recycling used wood. He is also an expert gardener and a superb chef. Sam was an angel to me helping with guests,… read more

(Excellent )

09/07/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Tyler & Kylee)

Tyler and Kylee stayed with us in Quarazzana for 3 weeks, and they really were the right people at the right time. Tyler worked very hard to help Antonio to cut the grass and hay for our horse and donkeys; he did this under the hot Tuscany sun, always smiling. Kylee was the top to help me with guests, cleaning their bedrooms and cooking delicious… read more

(Excellent )

09/07/2018

Left by Workawayer (Tyler & Kylee) for host

We stayed with Grazia and Antonio for 3 wonderful weeks in the middle of June and are so grateful for the entire experience. They are extremely warm and welcoming and you feel loved by them from the moment you meet. They graciously provided Italian meals morning, afternoon, and night. Everything was delicious and we enjoyed the time spent together… read more

(Excellent )

11/03/2018

Left by Workawayer (Gustavo & Mariela) for host

This was definitely a lovely Workaway experience!

The work to do was really pleasant: first of all we feed Sheena (the beautiful mare), the donkeys, the cats, and the nicest dogs ever, called Max, Orza and Bocanegra. After that we just make some general maintenance stuff, like gardening, cut wood, clean the patio, put some things in order, cook,… read more

(Excellent )

05/02/2018

Left by Workawayer (Jane & Iain) for host

Grazia & Antonio were able to take us for a week volunteering at short notice after our previous plans changed. They were very welcoming and friendly hosts in a scenic location in a small village overlooking the Apuan Alps. They have a lovely home, B&B and garden with cats, dogs, donkeys and a horse, all of which we helped to look after and feed.… read more

(Excellent )

29/12/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Paul & Melissa)

Our workaway experience with Paul and Melissa couldn't be more perfect, funny and useful; they are two extremely nice and reliable people always smiling and ready to help. We left them alone for a few days in our house and they were perfectly able to look after the animals, the house and do lot of works. Paul loves to chop wood, so we left him cut… read more

(Excellent )

21/12/2017

Left by Workawayer (Paul & Melissa) for host

Antonio and Grazia are awesome!
We had a fantastic 2 week work away experience in Quarazzana. We were able to do a range of simple jobs (e.g. feeding the pets, walking the dogs, house cleaning, learning to make soap products, chopping down trees and house sitting). The accommodation was perfect and Grazia and Antonio even showed us around the… read more

(Excellent )

18/08/2017

Left by Workawayer (Nina & Hugo) for host

Nina and I had our first Workaway experience staying in Grazia and Antonio's beautiful bed and breakfast in Quarazzana. They are such a generous, passionate couple who really allowed us to get involved with many aspects of life in this incredible part of the world. The accommodation couldn't be better (after all, it is a B&B).
Thank you so much… read more

(Excellent )

05/06/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Monika)

Staying with Monika and sharing our life with her for one month has been simply delicious. She is a very nice and polite girl, always smiling, and reliable. We left her alone in our house for one week and she could very well cope with the domestic life, looking after the animals, taking care of the dogs and cats and doing all the works he deemed… read more

(Excellent )

11/05/2017

Left by Workawayer (Monika) for host

I've stayed with Grazia and Antonio for one month in April, it was my first workaway experience. They are very open-minded, easy going, kind and friendly. I really enjoyed to be there. Quarazzana is a very small village, but beatiful. I enjoyed a view for mountains every day and contact with animals (horse, donkeys and dogs and I was the first one… read more

(Excellent )

05/06/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Jonatan & Cintia)

Cinthia and Jonatan are very nice people, honest and very good workers. They can do their work in complete autonomy, they can see on their own the works that have to be are reliable and have lot of experience in cooking, gardening, looking after the animals and doing household works.
I recommend them, they are really friendly and nice.
Thank you… read more

(Excellent )

04/06/2017

Left by Workawayer (Jonatan & Cintia) for host

We have been sharing our lives for 17 days with Grazia and Antonio. We have had an incredible experience. They are kind, generous and attentive so that we always feel comfortable. During all our days we ate and slept really well and we laughed a lot with Antonio's good sense of humor. The room, the house and the place are wonderful. The daily work… read more

(Excellent )

02/12/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Michaela & Manuel)

Michela and Manuel were a great help for us in their 10 days' staying in our house in Tuscany. Good workers, excellent chefs, animal lovers, patient with our 3 crazy dogs, they have also proved to be reliable people; they were very good at surviving 6 days alone in Quarazzana, looking after our home and animals, while we were off. We, too, hope… read more

(Excellent )

26/10/2016

Left by Workawayer (Michaela & Manuel) for host

We stayed 10 days with Grazia, Antonio and their lovely and always entertaining animals. From the moment of our arrival they made us feel like home. We got an interesting mix of work, which wasn't physically hard to do. Working hours were as arranged and flexible. We were always eating together were we talked and laughed a lot. They offered us… read more

(Excellent )

02/12/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Jordan)

Antonio and I had the great pleasure to have Jordan in hour house for two weeks. He was a very great help for us, taking care of all our animals, cleaning the garden and making the most beautiful paintings on the clay I have ever seen. Jordan is a very gifted painter and artist, with lot of ideas! Thank you for your help, the funny days spent with… read more

(Excellent )

01/12/2016

Left by Workawayer (Jordan) for host

I stayed with Grazia & Antonio for two weeks in September. I had an amazing time in there quirky & idyllic house set in the mountains. They made me feel very welcome & a part of their family, a very honest, open and kind couple, Grazia also makes the most amazing soaps! they smell awesome. It was really a pleasure getting to know you both and… read more

(Excellent )

02/10/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Jagoda)

lot of things I can tell about Jago..she is the best nuts and blackbarry picker I have ever met! She is a lovely girl and a great worker; she cleaned perfectly our courtyard from weeds. She loves animals and spent her spare time to take care of our horse and donkeys (they felt in love with her and still miss her), as well as of the dogs. We had … read more

(Excellent )

30/09/2016

Left by Workawayer (Jagoda) for host

If I really be able to give you five stars ( in this case the faces) or more I will do that!!!! I feel so fortunate that you welcomed me into such magical place...like you said the little paradise! And it's true!!! There, I could feel the nature of the mountain, maybe why Quarazzana seemed to be in the middle of nowhere. I had a feeling like time… read more

(Excellent )

02/10/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Cecília & Cristóvão)

Cecilia and Chris are really two angels who can make beautiful things and it was a really great pleasure has to have them with us in Lunigiana for one month. Cecilia has delicate hands for preparing delicious vegetarian food, planting flowers, drawing floor Tiles, she Always smiles and is absolutely the kindest girls I have ever met.
Chris is a… read more

(Excellent )

02/10/2016

Left by Workawayer (Cecília & Cristóvão) for host

We stayed one month with Grazia and Antonio and I have to say it was the best workaway experience we could ask for! They are very caring, inspiring and beautiful minded people. We were able to do jobs that we both enjoy and they gave us freedom to develop our own projects. I did general cleaning, gardening, cooking, took care of the animals and… read more

(Excellent )

11/08/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Anastasia & Tatiana)

We had a very nice time with Nastia and Tania in our house in Quarazzana. Nastia and Tania really love animals and are very good workers. They are also very good and skilled cooks.
We spent two beatuful weeks together

(Excellent )

22/07/2016

Left by Workawayer (Anastasia & Tatiana) for host

Ciao! Grazia e Antonio sono i belli padroni di casa! Abbiamo trascorso due settimane di maggio con loro e siamo rimaste molto soddisfatte! Il lavoro non era molto difficile, in fondo si tratta di un aiuto nella pulizia della casa, la cura per gli animali. Anche un paio di giorni abbiamo aiutato Antonio in giardino (sarebbe più spesso se non… read more

(Excellent )

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