Enjoy the great view of Italian Alps and experience village life near Pinerolo, Italy

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  Description

  We are a family of 3, mother (44), father (52) and son (6). We are travellers and creative. We love to put our hands into manual things and learn every day. We love music, cooking healhy dishes, we love the snow and gardening.
  Myself I am fond at interior design and I love sewing. I am interested in learning about upholstery and ecoprint.
  My husband has a little carpentry lab for his spare time and plans to start doing wood toys 100% eco fiendly for kids one day.
  We moved from Milan to our dream house on the Alps to live in harmony with nature and gaze at the surprising landscape all around.
  Our house went through big renewal last year, but we still need to fix something on the external part and garden.
  
  Here you can:
  - enjoy the great view to the Alps and sun raises on the plain (we are on a hill)
  - try the itineraries in the nature all around
  - enjoy relaxed village life: Torre Pellice is a cosy nice little town (5.000 dwellers) with restaurants, bars, book shops, minimarkets, etc.
  
  We offer comfortable and independent 50 m2 accommodation and bills coverage (energy, heating etc included). We don’t include food expenses, but we are happy to share meals here and there with our family whenever possible.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance

  House sitting
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  Interests

  

  Sustainability

  

  Politics / Social justice

  

  Music

  

  Gardening

  

  DIY & crafts

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Animals

  

  Architecture

  

  Carpentry

  

  Art & design

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Nature

  

  Mountain
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Our workaways as well as ourselves can learn while doing works together.
  During our free time, we are happy to share our knowledges about wood carpentry, sewing, cooking.
  We are happy if you can contribute to teach some English to our son. He is very interested and this would help him to Connect with other people when we travel.

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  Projects involving children

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

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  Help

  We’re looking for help with a variety of tasks, and we’ll figure out what works best together based on your skills, preferences, our priorities, and of course—the weather and the season! 🌦️
  
  Here’s an overview of what we’re currently working on, but the list might evolve as we complete things and new ideas pop up.
  
  🪴 In the Garden
  Fruit trees: Seasonal pruning
  Mowing: Including some sloped areas
  Brambles: Cutting or clearing here and there
  Vegetable garden: Our veggie patch is still quite new and has lots of potential! We're open to ideas and advice, especially regarding biodynamic and low-water methods
  Garden steps: We're in the early planning stages of building steps up to the vegetable garden, which is located a little uphill behind the house
  Wild hedge project: We’re planning to cut a few trees and replace them with a natural, wildlife-friendly hedge
  
  🛠️ Around the House
  Fences: Sanding, repainting, or replacing
  Shutters: Wooden window shutters can be sanded
  Door fitting: We’ve just repaired a wooden door and need to fit it in its new location
  
  🛣️ Road & General Maintenance
  Occasional help with light maintenance along our private gravel road, such as:
  Cleaning ditches of grass in summer, and leaves in autumn
  After heavy rains, helping with some surface maintenance - we'll teach you how
  We’re working on a chemical-free solution to prevent grass from growing between the stones of the paved section.
  
  🐶 House-Sitting & Dog Help
  We don’t need regular help here, but occasionally during summer we may ask for help with the dog or house-sitting. Please feel free to check with us about any specific dates.
  
  🗓️ Scheduling & Flexibility
  We’re super flexible!
  The only thing we ask is that you're available on Fridays, Saturdays, and/or Sundays—that’s when we’re also off work and can show you around, explain tasks, or work alongside you if you like.
  Once you’ve been shown what’s needed, feel free to work at your own pace during the week, depending on your schedule.
  
  We want you to feel comfortable, welcome to wander, and enjoy the freedom to get involved in the things needed that suits you best. Some things might already be done by the time you arrive—just let us know if you'd like an update on the current status!
  
  We’re excited to get started and share this time together! 😊

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Italian: Fluent
  German: Intermediate
  French: 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.
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  Accommodation

  We have a cozy, self-contained 50 sq meter apartment at garden level, with a separate entrance and full privacy. When Workawayers are staying, the apartment is for their exclusive use, offering complete independence and comfort. It has been recently renovated, with just a few finishing touches left.
  
  The apartment includes a living room with a sofa bed, a fully equipped kitchen (dishwasher, fridge, freezer, no oven sorry), a spacious bedroom with a double and single bed, and a bathroom with a spa tub.
  
  There is no washing machine in the apartment, but you’re welcome to use ours. We live on the upper floor, so you’ll have your privacy but we’re nearby if you need anything.

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  What else ...

  We will be happy to be helped on around 24 hours per week (if solo traveller) or 18 hours per week per person (if couples), anyway we are flexible with the schedule that can be arranged together.
  If a work needs our guidance, it should be done during lunch time over the week days or during weekends when we are free. If you are independent with the work, you can do it whenever it's better for you.
  
  The rest of the time you can enjoy your spare time and relax!
  --> enjoy itineraries in the nature around home
  --> visit the closest towns (Luserna center is 25 mins, Torre Pellice center is 50 mins away)
  --> find all activities you need in the largest town Pinerolo (20 minutes by car or 30 minutes via public transport)
  --> make some city life in Turin (1 hour drive with the car, 1,5 with the public transport)
  
  Bus station is 25 mins on foot (please remind we are on a hill).
  
  Ski resorts between 40 and 60 mins from us.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  You can work from your apartment, it is very quiet here. We offer a good WiFi connection

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  Space for parking camper vans

  We have room to park a car If you travel with a campervan, while we are happy to offer you our accommodation in the apartment for our hosts, you can park your in the portion of private road just close to our house

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  My animals / pets

  Cosmo

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