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Hi everyone!
We are a family living in the middle of the Tuscany countryside, about 25 km from Florence.
We love nature, animals and spending time in company! We are very easy going and getting to know other cultures is one of our passions.
We are located in Carmignano, a little village of 1200 people and we live in an historical villa from 1600!
You'll get to be surrounded by nature and have a breathtaking view of the typical tuscan landscape, as you can see from the pictures.
As it is quite old, we would love to have some help in the maintenance of the house, so for example keeping it tidy or watering the plants outside...
From about October we are picking the olives to produce our own olive oil (for personal use) and we would love to have some extra hands! :) it's going to last about a month!!
The task it's going to be quite tiring, we would love to host energetic and hard working people :)
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
here you can learn bit of Italian and Italian culture and cuisine and all about the production of olive oil!
Florence is very accessible, since there are trains and busses to get there!
Many other tuscan cities and villages are not far from here! Lucca, Vinci and Pisa are an example.
Having a car is always a plus here, but don't worry public transportation is on until about 7/8 PM
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
As the house is quite ancient and big, it is not easy for us to keep it clan and tidy all the time.
As a matter of fact, we are looking for someone who can help us with this and give a hand also with some gardening outside (such as watering plants). It would be wonderful if this person could also help in cooking!!
From the month of October we need help with the olives picking (which is going to last approximately 1 month and a half, depending on the amount of work!)
We will also need help picking some wood. :)
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Spanish: BeginnerThis 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
you'll get to have a shared bedroom and bathroom with the other workawayer :)
What else ...
we are very sporty people, and we can help you organizing some sport activities. Our place is very famous for cycling trips, both for mountain bike and road bike! ( the "giro d'italia" also passes by here).
it's a very peaceful spot, so you can get to meditate or do yoga in complete silence! we have also a "relax area" which you can use!
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
4 hours a day, 5 days a week
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Isabella is the sweetest and kindest and I could not recommend this place enough. Since we stayed during the summer, we prepared breakfast for the guests and cleaned the rooms. We could manage our work however we wanted and it… read more
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Isabella is the sweetest and kindest and I could not recommend this place enough. Since we stayed during the summer, we prepared breakfast for the guests and cleaned the rooms. We could manage our work however we wanted and it… read more
Thanks for everything and hope to see… read more
The work was hard, honest and fun all at the same time, but more importantly rewarding at the end of each day, as we gathered and collected all the olives into storage crates.
Isabella… read more
Thanks for everything and hope to… read more
This place is magical! I will never forget those beautiful sunrises over the Tuscan hills.
It was such a great experience. Isabella and her whole family are very welcoming. For me it was the best way to experience the Italian lifestyle. The food was so good and enjoying it with the whole… read more
It was fun to discover olive harvesting even if I arrived at the end and only participated two days. Isabella and Niccolo are welcoming, very nice and easygoing !
During my stay I mostly helped with picking up wood and cleaning the garden, thank you for letting me stay and help out even after the olive… read more
It was my first experience in olive harvesting and I was so excited about it, during my two weeks I learned a lot about olive oil and the whole process, It was very interesting, I enjoyed working together with the… read more
We really enjoyed our lunches together, especially when the rest of the family came to visit. Isabella was so generous, ensuring we had all that we needed, and… read more
Isabella you are a superwomen, full of energy, inspiring and your laughing is so contagious. We loved every moment of our stay. To work together, to eat your delicious food, to share stories and to enjoy the marvelous view from the house. You have a… read more
This was my very first Workaway experience and it… read more
She though about everything and took a lot of care and attention of the 6 workawayers that were working for the olives harvest. She worked along us, we have amazing time and fun, the… read more
