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Hi! we've recently moved in our new home in Italy and we'd love to have workawayers to come and join us in our new adventure !
I'm Italian and Kevin is British, we also have our little dog Maya.
We are looking for people to help us out with various tasks, from cooking and cleaning to painting and building.
We are set in the Piedmontese Italian hills, close to the mountains, full with beautiful walks, good mountain biking and paragliding. We're 10 minutes drive from the Gran Paradiso National Park, a stunning location.
We love it here, the weather is fabulous and the food even more! We love cooking from scratch but also going out to discover local restaurants and meeting friends. People are absolutely lovely here. we're are at a short distance from two main towns: Cuorgne' and Castellamonte; and only 1h by train to the beautiful Turin!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
I'm Italian fluent in English, currently teaching Kevin how to speak Italian, so we can certainly offer Italian language skills. As a former chef I can cook real Italian cuisine and am happy to teach regional recipes.
Moreover we can offer technical and building skills with the renovation works we are doing.
Lastly, we like to enjoy the outdoors like going on hikes, paragliding, mountain biking or skiing (glacial in Cervinia) always great to have new buddies to have a laugh with whilst having a great time!
Help
We need some help running and renovating the main house. Cooking, cleaning, painting etc.
Building knowledge isn't necessary as it's Kevin's trade.
We also have 3 acres of land and coming into the winter months we would love some help to coppice the woodland and chop firewood and general tidying up of the garden.
Any experience with machinery is a bonus.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Accommodation
We can offer own bedroom sharing the bathroom with one other. Use of the common areas, salon, garden and yoga studio.
What else ...
The area here is stunning.
Paragliders are flying pretty much everyday and there is a local bus to take people up top everyday. Moreover a local tandem pilot that can take passenger onto a fantastic experience!
Castellamonte is a beautiful town, filled with artist and artisan. The clay soil has been manufactured for years into tiles, stoves and art and the local culture revolves around it.
There's Castles to visit dotted everywhere.
Plenty of horse riding schools at 10mins drive from here.
Cuorgne' is filled with bars and restaurant that are open till late and the cobbled street are buzzing with life.
In summer almost every town organises a "notte bianca" where shops are open till midnight, markets are filling the streets and live music is filling the atmosphere.
Ivrea (30mins away) it's truly stunning gem, a must visit!
Don't let me start on gelato and pizza...
oh my! the cuisine here is amazing!
Turin is about 1h by train and it's wonderful.
The choice of hikes, walks and rides is infinite and the surrounding is stunning. We're in love with this place!
we tend to get up early to beat the heat and do work, break for lunch and then do more work in the afternoon. We've been having bbq almost everynight!
In the evening we also like to play cards with the aperitivo and also eat out.
once or twice a week we're exploring the area or enjoying sports and local entertainment.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
yes, there's plenty of space outside :)
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
25hrs over 4 or 5 days.
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We would welcome him back anytime!
We would welcome her back anytime.
Thankyou Myeongji
She did anything we asked her to do to a high standard especially the… read more
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We would welcome him back anytime!
We would welcome her back anytime.
Thankyou Myeongji
She did anything we asked her to do to a high standard especially the… read more
Kevin with his patience, his radiance and his experience taught me a lot.
Laura with her kindness, her care and her typical dishes made me feel at home.
Maya is lovely!
We spent time playing cards,… read more
We had some great evenings cooking and… read more
Lots of outdoor activities to… read more
She did a fantastic job of painting our extensive balcony railings. We honestly with she could have stayed longer and is welcome back anytime.
The work to be done was beautiful for me, I really enjoyed it. And I am so grateful to have been able to take Yoga lessons with her! Not to mention the free moments of fun, games and… read more
He was also the head lumberjack, helping fuel us for winter.
Now considered a good friend we would welcome him back anytime.
He is extremely skilled and knowledgeable in his work and helped us building a camping pod and fitting a roof on a timber store.
We wish we could have had him for longer.
He is a great person to be around with a lovely calm nature. Someone we would now call a friend and hope to see… read more
We really enjoyed their company and their hard efforts.
We’d have you back anytime! Absolutely great!
Thank you 😊
Hemos realizado un intercambio tanto cultural como idiomas maravilloso! Han compartido con nosotros su idioma, sus comidas, y su tiempo que es lo más valioso. Hemos… read more
Always welcome to visit… read more
They all were incredible hospitable and generous. I was really part of the family while I stayed with them. With me there were two other workawayers and we all played card games after work, drank a glass of wine or just talked and had a lot of fun! There was… read more
