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Experience an Italian/French family experience and share our daily life in Cellatica, Italy

  • Last activity : 18 Jun 2026

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  2026 

 Min stay requested: at least a week

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  • Description

    Description

    I’m French, and my husband is Italian. We have three sons who are now adults, and only the youngest still lives with us. He is currently in his second year of a PhD program at the University of Brescia. We live in a big house in Cellatica, in the north of Italy near Brescia. I am a ceramicist, and my husband used to teach electronics in high school, but he is now retired.

    We love nature, the mountains, lakes, and cycling (we use our bikes a lot!). I love gardening, and we have a large vegetable garden that we share with a few families from our village.

    For 26 years, our family has been hosting women in difficult situations (sometimes with children) for both short and long periods. This is a voluntary service we do in collaboration with Caritas of Brescia. At the moment, the house is almost empty: there are "only" four of us living here. There is my quiet French father (94 years old), one of our sons (27 years old), my husband, and myself.

    Over the past ten years, we have had many wonderful experiences with Workaway. Both female and male workawayers who are interested in family life, gardening, or cooking are very welcome to find a place among us.

    We try to live as a big family, sharing meals, housework, and gardening. We also enjoy doing outdoor activities like cycling or walking, and, of course, sharing the joyful moments of family life! If you speak Italian or French, it will be easier to connect with certain members of the family.

    We want you to feel comfortable with the tasks you do, so if you just communicate your preferences to us, we are very flexible.

    We are also active members of other hosting networks. Over the years, we have met people from every corner of the world! It has been wonderful.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Art Projects
    Help with Eco Projects
    Light gardening
    Creative DIY projects
    Babysitting and creative play
    Help around the house
    Light maintenance
  • Interests

    Interests

    Self development
    Nature
    Cooking & food
    Art & design
    Books
    DIY & crafts
    Music
    Politics / Social justice
    Vegetarian or vegan
    Sustainability
    Culture
    Charity work
    Photography
    Gardening
    Mountain
    Carpentry
    Astronomy
    Hiking
    Cycling
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    You may experience an Italian/French family experience, a feeling of living in community, village life, help with ideas for travel in northern Italy, healthy home-cooked vegetarian meals (mostly), a close knit family life, and peaceful atmosphere.

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

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

  • Help

    Help

    The exchange we would like is not complicated : share our life (cooking, gardening, pottery if you want and spending time with all of us ) speak English with me and my son or speak French with my father. We can teach too some Italian or French.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent
    French: Fluent
    Italian: Fluent
    Polish: Beginner

    This host offers a language exchange
    This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
    You can contact them directly for more information.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    The volunteer will have his own bedroom. We can be a lot of people at home so the bathrooms are shared.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    We live in Cellatica, a little village (4500 inhabitants) and it’s easy to reach to Brescia with the bus number 13 (25 minutes to the railway station of Brescia), and you can walk 10 minutes to bus stop easily in a safe village atmosphere. Milan is 1.5 hours away and the lakes are 20-30 minutes away. We have bikes for all too, so that you have the freedom to bike to the bus stop or somewhere else and back on your own schedule. When we have guests, it’s for us an opportunity to visit or do something together sometimes as well. There are the lakes, the mountains, cities like Brescia, Bergamo and even Venice nearby to explore.
    The nearest airport is Bergamo or Milan, depending on where you are coming from.

  • 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?

    Two

  • My animals / pets

    My animals / pets

    Robin (6 years)

    about 30 kg
    she is always happy with new guest!

Host ref number: 369778799593

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