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We are an Australian couple who spend the summer in our Italian house overlooking the medieval village of Cottanello in the Sabine Hills in Lazio, near the Umbrian border. The nearest large town is Rieti, the physical center of Italy and we are only 1.5 hours from Rome.
Our property has one hectare of land planted with olive and fruit trees and is situated in the foothills of the Sabine Hills. Our renovations, with the exception of one room, are complete, so the main body of our work is gardening and generally maintaining the grounds which comprises mowing, brush cutting, pruning trees and hedges, weeding and raking. Experience in the use of equipment such as brush cutters, hedge trimmers and chain saws would be an advantage.
For relaxation there are some good mountain walks, with panoramic views over the valleys and villages below, and on a clear day you can see as far as Rome. We have a good selection of books, internet access and an art studio where you can paint and work with clay if this interests you.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
General Maintenance
Help around the house
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Help
We need to maintain our grounds and gardens so the majority of our work is cutting grass, (using a brush cutter), pruning trees and general garden maintenance work.
We would like you to stay at least a week, however we are flexible.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Italian: Intermediate
Accommodation
We offer you your own bedroom and bathroom, and we provide all meals with wine. As you will be sharing our home, you will have access to all our facilities such as laundry, kitchen, TV etc.
We also have good wifi access.
What else ...
We are situated in a rural environment about 3 kilometers from the nearest village. There are some great mountain and countryside walks around us, and a lot of our neighbours are mainly self sufficient, and have animals, grow their own vegetables and fruit, make their own wine and produce their own oil.
Unfortunately there is little public transport however we have bikes you can use, and I am happy to take you to the train should you wish to travel to another town on a day off.
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
5 hours per day for 5 days. Or 25 hours over a week.
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Simon made it so easy for us to host him as he didn’t need any on-going direction, and was a true self-starter. On the first day we painted the… read more
The work was good… read more
He was willing to do anything that we asked of him, and assisted us with general gardening and maintenance work around the property, such as cleaning the pool, weeding, trimming trees and the internal… read more
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Simon made it so easy for us to host him as he didn’t need any on-going direction, and was a true self-starter. On the first day we painted the… read more
The work was good… read more
He was willing to do anything that we asked of him, and assisted us with general gardening and maintenance work around the property, such as cleaning the pool, weeding, trimming trees and the internal… read more
I stay a week with Jakki, Russ, and other workawayer in Italy. They were like a family for me, and we had good moments together, enjoying the… read more
Ariane has been studying English for a few years, and this holiday is her first opportunity to practice her skills.
As a journalist, she… read more
The work involved mainly gardening/yard work, and both Hamish and El were more than happy to do whatever was needed. One… read more
They both have a genuine love of nature and the outdoors, so working on bringing our garden back to life was an ideal task. Lili is an extremely capable gardener, so we were able to let her determine what should be done, and… read more
There is a big age… read more
We found them to be excellent company and they were both happy and willing to assist us in any way.
At the time we had a lot of manual garden work to be done, such as cutting and stacking timber as a result of clearing some of our land of trees and shrubs. It was our luck that Craig was… read more
It's pure Italian… read more
The work was simple and straightforward and gave me a sense of accomplishment. With Russ, you know what what you're doing and why you're doing it. The results are tangible.
Jakki is lovely and… read more
We are sorry Marek was with us for such a short time, and he is welcome to come back any time.
He was a pleasure to have around. Hard working, willing to do anything that was required, dedicated, great sense of humour, easy to live with - he will always be welcome in our… read more
We can certainly recommend Emily and David as a good team. … read more
We worked both indoors and in the garden, doing everything from maintaining pathways to cleaning cottages. The work was sometimes hard, sometimes hot, but always rewarded with a fantastic meal and warm hospitality.
We would recommend this position for anyone who doesn't… read more
