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Enjoy cultural exchange through art and permaculture with our family in Lia, Calabria, Italy

  • Last activity : 17 Sep 2026

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  2026 

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  • Description

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    Hi! My name is Monica, my family and I had bought a house in Calabria, in a little town near a forest and at 20 minute by car from the see.. our dream is to create a space in which children can stay together and enjoy their growth while exploring the nature using their hands... I'm a teacher and we have a daughter of 3 years old, we like to spend time together doing artisanal handcrafts with wood and crochet, listen to music, chill out and sharing with people, eating good and vegetable things from our garden , do laboratories for kids and a lot of other beautiful things to discover.

    We can offer a bed in our camper or a place in which could put a tent .. the house in which we are now living was abandoned and full of vegetation, we started to clean the space but there's still a lot of things to do, until now we are fixing up 2 rooms and the bathroom with hot water so you can do a hot shower!

    We eat vegetarian, and we can offer lunch and dinner in change of your help to make this project work

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Charity Work
    Art Projects
    Language practice
    Help with Eco Projects
    Teaching
    Light gardening
    Creative DIY projects
    Farmstay help
    Babysitting and creative play
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    Light maintenance
  • Interests

    Interests

    Vegetarian or vegan
    Van life
    Farming
    Events & social
    Culture
    Writing
    Plant care
    Performing arts
    Photography
    Music
    Languages
    Gardening
    Drawing & painting
    DIY & crafts
    Cooking & food
    Carpentry
    Books
    Astronomy
    Art & design
    Yoga / Wellness
    Water sports
    Team sports
    Outdoor activities
    Mountain
    Cycling
    Nature
    Dancing
    Camping
    Hiking
    Adventure sports
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    The house is in a little town in the middle of Serre mountains , is a place in which you can enjoy the nature and the peace.

    Here the life is slow and you can connect with local people that still lives in this little town. We are part of a cultural association ( Kalabria Eco ) that aims to repopulate this area through slow turism and ecologiacal habits .

    We can share our knowledge. My husband is a carpenter and we do yoga, meditation, acroyoga. We love music and we play guitar and piano.

    We have a daughter that have 3 years old and we want that she can grow up in nature share and enjoy this with other kids.

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

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

  • Help

    Help

    Help with gardening for feed us with healthy food as much as possible, small tasks with wood our things for the house and try to do by ourselves as much as we can.

    Our knowledge is about carpentry, crochet art, making jewellery with metal, and we would like to share it all while doing tasks together .

    We speak Italian, Spanish and English

  • Languages spoken

    Spanish: Fluent
    Italian: Fluent
    English: Intermediate

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We can offer a place in our caravan or a flat space for tents (camping spots), in any case everybody can use the available bathroom with hot water. Whenever the house will be finished there will be also available beds in the house.

    We offer tents, mattress etc. We offer organic food from our garden and what we can't produce ourselves we buy from local farmers who are attentive to ecological issues. We offer 3 meals a day.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    It is better to reach the place with a car even though there is a bus available two times per day from Pizzo to Polia. In the free time people can go hiking in the mountain or go to the beach ( 20 minutes by car). They can also enjoy rivers and lakes that are close to the house.

  • 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

    We do not have wifi but still there is signal to connect.

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    We have just one space for camper but our house is near at the principal road where you can easily park

  • Can possibly accept pets

    Can possibly accept pets

    All the kinds of pets are allowed in the open space but not inside the house

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

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