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We are a bi-national Italian/Portuguese family with two daughters aged 17 and 14. We live on a farm in the Apennine hills near Castel Del Rio at the border between Tuscany and Emilia Romagna in Italy. In our free time, we grow our own vegetables, fruits and a small vineyard, take care of the woods and land belonging to our farm. We love to do
open-air activities and to meet new people. We are almost finished with rebuilding our farmhouse. We have three cats.
Language practice
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Travellers may benefit from practising Italian and Portuguese languages, experience living in an old Italian farm, enjoy and visit central/northern Italy. Taste homemade meals and freshly collected vegetables.
We need some help with the refurbishing of our home, so we would appreciate some building experience. We also have old furniture and doors that need to be cleaned or painted. We would like to host an English speaking volunteer so that our daughters could practise English. Some help on the farm would also be appreciated, gardening, weeding, cutting wood, cutting the grass...
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Portuguese: Fluent
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.
The farm is a historical building made of stones surrounded by woods and fields. The traveller will have its own room and toilet. Meals will be prepared by the family or by the traveller and shared.
The farm is located in the Santerno Valley. It is possible to bathe in the Santerno river, which is only 2 km away. The farm is in the Apennines and it is possible to enjoy walks in the woods. Mountain bike tracks are also available in the area. Castel del Rio is located 6 km away from the farm. Buses to Imola are available with a frequency of 1 bus per hour to the Imola Train Station. Bologna, Florence, Venice, Padova, Ravenna, Verona, and other cities are easily accessible from Imola. Bologna Airport is one hour distance from the farm by car.
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
We have lots of space for campervans and tents.
I'm sorry but our cats don't like dogs. ;-)
Two
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
