Profile information
Host rating
100 %
Last replied
7 Aug 2023
Feedback
7
Email verified
Badges (2)
Details
Description
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.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
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.
Help
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
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Portuguese: FluentThis 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
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.
What else ...
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.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
We have lots of space for campervans and tents.
Can possibly accept pets
I'm sorry but our cats don't like dogs. ;-)
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (3)
Mille… read more
He is a very hard worker, he always gets up early, starts working immediately, and only stops when the job is finished. He loves to work outside in the sun, and although this summer was very hot he continued working without stopping.
He is very good at DIY and building jobs, alone he built a shed for our car, a… read more
She was with us and our friends for two weeks, in the morning she organized English classes and activities for our daughters and their friends, then she prepared lunch for them. She is a very good cook and she often volunteered to prepare meals for everyone. It was also… read more
She is a wonderful person, very kind and we really enjoyed her company.
She is a hard worker, organized and likes to do a job well done. She restored some of our old furniture and doors and you can see she likes and knows what she is doing. She has really good taste and lots of good decoration ideas.
She loves… read more
Feedback
These are extra optional ratings when members leave feedback. The average rating left for each option is displayed.
Accuracy of profile:
(5.0)
Cultural exchange:
(5.0)
Communication:
(5.0)
Mille… read more
He is a very hard worker, he always gets up early, starts working immediately, and only stops when the job is finished. He loves to work outside in the sun, and although this summer was very hot he continued working without stopping.
He is very good at DIY and building jobs, alone he built a shed for our car, a… read more
She was with us and our friends for two weeks, in the morning she organized English classes and activities for our daughters and their friends, then she prepared lunch for them. She is a very good cook and she often volunteered to prepare meals for everyone. It was also… read more
She is a wonderful person, very kind and we really enjoyed her company.
She is a hard worker, organized and likes to do a job well done. She restored some of our old furniture and doors and you can see she likes and knows what she is doing. She has really good taste and lots of good decoration ideas.
She loves… read more
He was always available and kind with the girls and helped them a lot with the English lessons, trying to find new ways to stimulate them to do their homework.
He is a hard worker and eager to learn new things, like building walls or cut wood. He also has a… read more
