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WE ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR A LAST MINUTE HELP!! Possibly two people travelling together with manual and cooking skills.
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Hello dear traveller, I'm Lorenzo a 37 years old Sicilian guy.)I'm the main reference for our workaway projects but you will also know Juliette, my French partner, living with me, also involved in the many projects).
I grow up and now I live in the countryside, in south-east of Sicily, on the top of a hill close to Avola (Siracusa), surrounded by Mediterranean wild nature, with an open view to the sea.
After being a farmer on my land I quitted. I started discovering my creative side and making jewelry, using natural materials that I harvest from more then 50 plants in this part of Sicily. I sell it on the street with s stall in my wonderful city: Noto.
I also play and sing Sicilian music as a hobby.
My world turns around plants, sustainability, food, crafts, and everything is about being using our intuitive side making or fixing things.
You will probably hear a lot about wild fires too , being with me, as it is a big problem on this part of Sicily and I'm cofounder of a Social Movement to struggle it.
I really believe in creativity as one of the basic values of my life, as for me creating, especially with my hands, is kind of therapy/meditation.
One of my dreams, a day, is to found a community in this huge land, as I really believe in Collaboration too and life is nicer when close to others.
I enjoy so much Workaway as my personal way to open my mind and travel around the world (I'm not a great traveller)trough knowing new people. I'm curious about who are you, what you are coming to do in this life and what we are going to share opening my world and my house to you.
I live in a little house on a part on the top of a hill, built on the rock, attached to a big cave, near my parents house (we are neighbours) and the jewelry studio. I share my house with volunteers: kitchen, living room and bathroom for showers (we prefer to use outdoor compost toilets, there is one for every caravan). I provide food for every meal. Breakfast you can prepare and eat yourself and lunch and dinner generally are shared.
There are also a cat and 2 dogs around that love to be cuddled.
Thanks to a volunteer help we converted a Caravan into a Sauna to enjoy in wintertime! so you could enjoy as well.
I speak English, Spanish, French and Sicilian(while Juliette French, Italian, English and German, she like to practices). We eat and cook organic food, mostly vegetarian and local, tendentially vegan and gluten free.
At my place I have some simple rules of what there is to know about the use of the house and the spaces, to care a bit of my privacy, my lifestyle and my objects/tools. I'm generally very clear about the work that has to be done and how (details are important to me), always open to new idea to be shared and get from you.
The Internet access here is limited, so I cannot provide you a fast and unlimited connection to watch movies, videos or work with heavy stuff.
I almost always prefer hosting people already skilled in the kind of help I need, so:
HANDY PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY WITH DIY SKILLS AND WOODWORK SKILLS, VEGAN-VEGETARIAN-GLUTEN-FREE COOKING SKILLED PEOPLE, CREATIVE/ARTISTIC PEOPLE ESPECIALLY WITH SKILLS CONNECTED TO FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY AND ADVERTISEMENT, ARE ESPECIALLY WELCOME, especially if you have two of these skills at the same time.
I especially prefer people already used to country life able to use their hands, cook for their selves and others and physically fit, able to be flexible and adapt to new environments and people, possibly use to drive and with an independent but social attitude.
So this is not a place for city people that want to learn about everything.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
I love to share about:
- local plants, landscape and environment
-local cities, architecture and rural history
- traditional Sicilian music, songs, instruments and life style
- natural jewelry, creativity, and hand crafts in general
-woodwork
-wildfires and how to struggle it
-rural life
-community life, eco villages, sustainable life
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
These are the projects/works that I'dd like to be helped with in 2025:
from Half March to beginning of April:
-restoring our kitchen: empty it from the old furnitures, clean the walls, paint with lime, restore and adapt a old wooden furniture, instal everything. (MAIN TASK)
-fixing a little self made awning that is falling
-empty, clean and order the cave
from April: (included the previous project not finished)
-make a organic-concrete floor around the house to prevent from a water infiltration (that includes removing the soil around the rock, fill with stones, level it, make and spread the straw and lime concrete)
-making two big desks, starting form some boards that were cut from few trees fallen cause of a storm, on my land (need of a person with woodwork experience)
and more in general:
-help in the kitchen cooking/baking
-improve the quality of life in and around the house (ordening, cleaning and more)
-take pictures, record videos, make graphic design
-cut and collect grass around the borders of the property to protect it from wild fires (June-July)
Generally I try to concentrate the helping hours in the morning to leave you free on afternoons (from around 8,30 to 13,30, but it's flexible depending on you, the work and the temperatures)
I like to share but even to have independent people, so often the work can be independent but with me on a side to make it more clear, or very well explained and tried together in car I go for something else.
Workawayers will not be asked to help with business-related activities.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Catalan: Intermediate
French: Intermediate
Accommodation
Accommodation in two caravans (one with a double bed and the other with a double and a single one) with electric and wooden stoves, and a double tent in summertime.
People traveling with their own Van-Camper are super welcome too.
What else ...
Avola is the closest city (5 km) and there's need of a car to move from here to other places(the hill is pretty steep but I have two bikes available in case you are trained)
When you’ll arrive I'll come to pick you up from the bus/train station if you want (you could even walk if you feel like it :P but is a long steep way). In Avola you can take buses/trains to the principal cities of the area.
We are very close to the fantastic Cava Grande natural reserve, the biggest canyon in Europe and quite close to the sea (7 km).
This area is very special because of the lime rock and deep valleys with rivers where you can often swim, but also for the amazing lime stone barrack cities(world heritage).
The sea is quite close(you see it from here), as other natural reserves in the area like Vendicari on the sea, with its salty lake with flamingos, and very nice natural beaches.
I share my car with you if feel like driving, if you take care of it and put the gasoline you use.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
If you travel with your Van/Camper you are Super Welcome! We already had experience with it, so we have nice spots with electricity, water access and shade.
Can possibly accept pets
I never hosted any other dog but it might work with females.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Feedback (31)
I feel very greatfull to him cause he helped so much many nice projects on mines to see the light. He actually helped me restoring my house, working with concrete and many manual tasks, he build some… read more
He values his own space and time for himself, repays with the same and when he's in social mode he is really fun to be around.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge of the area, plants but also for ability to use the car and bicycles, it was a… read more
I assisted Lorenzo in his studio and peeled and cleaned seeds for the jewelry – that was so meditative!… read more
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I feel very greatfull to him cause he helped so much many nice projects on mines to see the light. He actually helped me restoring my house, working with concrete and many manual tasks, he build some… read more
He values his own space and time for himself, repays with the same and when he's in social mode he is really fun to be around.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge of the area, plants but also for ability to use the car and bicycles, it was a… read more
I assisted Lorenzo in his studio and peeled and cleaned seeds for the jewelry – that was so meditative!… read more
we can't forget her positive, enthusiastic and energetic character!
She did a big amount of tasks for us(great job with wood building an external shower and cooking) and spent lots of hours talking about life.
Me, Lorenzo, I have to say that I didn't only have a real… read more
She did many different tasks for us, like cooking (good vegetarian meals), taking care of some cactus fruit selection, harvesting and cutting little fruits to dry and a lot of land clearing collecting and moving tones of dry grass.
It was a pleasure… read more
They adapted to my not best condition to have an exchange, as couldn't stay much at home, and actually enjoyed everything I could offer them, while working very concentrate on the various tasks I gave them. Ethan is skilled in little wooden buildings(made a nice structure for an external shower… read more
It has been even one of the few having just one volunteer with me.
Didien has great human qualities. She has a sweet, sympathic, calm and patient character. At the same time she is handy, practical, smart and above all a huge hard worker(I was surprised to see her more… read more
I had a very nice time and a huge help from this very solar, symphatic, enthusiastic human beings called Orla and Jake.
They adapted really well to my lifestyle and work time (often very early in the morning) and did a big amount of various hand works. one of its was moving the grass I cut for land cleaning: such a hard… read more
They did so much for my project, even if simple stuff, and sometimes boring too, with patience and love.
They are very handy, smart, sensible and sympathic.
we did a lot of ordering, but even used a bit of the very good skills of Michal,… read more
She came during summer high season work and did a big variety of little tasks, but the best she did was cooking with passion and local ingredients for all of us.
She couldn't be 100% efficient because her body was not use to Sicilian hit, as we wasn't the best host cause vey busy, but we had a deep exchange and… read more
Staying at Lorenzo's & Placida's place was my first worktrade with the workaway.info. Thanks to that enriching experience back than, I have started another Workaway this month.
It was very diversified. From helping with little tasks for the eco-jewelry studio, harvesting, making dry fruits… read more
Jesse was here for around 3 weeks, while I was alone and during a period when I couldn't be much home. Even if the conditions of exchange weren't the best we took the challenge and did the best.
Jesse is a sweet, calm, friendly, curious and intelligent person. He is a Huge craft that really… read more
The two dogs and two cats are also very sweet... We explored beaches and valleys together and had good arancinis. The Do's and Don'ts and the working hours are quite rigid so it's important that guests can adapt to the routines and… read more
This was one of my best exchange Ever! (So good that at the end we went together on holiday for two days together in the other side of Sicily after the 3 weeks they spended in our place).
Ida and Mino are not only great workers but even fantastic Human Beings.
They are sensible, sociable, smart, open minded, skilled, curious,… read more
This was our first workaway experience and we can only say that it was great. We loved the incredibly beautiful place, the animals, the food and of course the company of Lorenzo. We just want to thank you for the wonderful time we could spend with you and for the time you took to show us the nicest spots… read more
They are very sociable, quite, flexible, goodmoody(i just invented this word for them now), lovers of the… read more
Stunning nature, historical cities, but most importantly, we were very lucky to get to know Placida and Lorenzo.
It was our first workaway experience so we didn't know what to expect, but as soon as Lorenzo brought us to this land at the… read more
What a great exchange experience!
We spent less then two weeks hosting this amazing couple and was a intense, funny, creative, challenging, teaching, learning, really cultural exchanging Time.
We had the main goal to build two big wooden shelves for our eco jewelry studio during this time, with proper woodwork skills especially… read more
We have found a deep connection in every field of the exchange, and even more.
Peter and Gosia helped us so much with a very hard work of collecting and moving stones being always positive and good mood for two weeks. They helped cooking… read more
it was such an intense, beautiful month staying with you in the hills between Avola and Noto.
I really did enjoy this pure place, living in my own caravan, working hard under the hot sicilian sun - a lot of the time on my own, which i enjoyed the most of the time - it gave me space to think and create ideas.… read more
She was here for one month and we already miss her.
Sara in so skillful(cooking, physical country work, crafts), hard working-physically fit, smart, sensitive, good communicator, funny, sociable and reserved at the same time.
Unfortunately she has got to work alone most of time and we were very sorry for it, but she… read more
Their personal attitude to work and human relationship with us was GREAT!
They spent a long time with us and did a huge amount of physical work,independently and not, with constance and strong will. They where taking off ground for our big isolation project for weeks never complaining and being always in a… read more
They adapt perfectly to the work, the place and my life style, helping me a lot during the 10 days collecting, cutting, ordering and moving the wood for the winter; fixing, cleaning and little building in the chicken house and helping to install a wood hitter in a caravan.
They even… read more
She spent 3 weeks in our place having the principal task to cook for the all team (5-6 people) and she did it in the best way we could imagine. She was even digging with us before preparing lunch, she picked up pears and made a good jam and more.
She prepared such… read more
My responsibility was to cook lunch and dinner for all of us that is 5-6 people, mostly in vegan and glutan free way. Since cooking is one of my biggest… read more
We felt a good connection with him on work and free time see that he has a very calm and easy going caracter. He was a bit shy at the beginning but got confident in few time.
He managed very well cooking for all here with local ingredients making really tasty meals with patience and passion( he really… read more
Even if at his first Workaway experience Alessandro was one of our best Workawayer ever!
He was great on work and on free time.
He had so many skills working on hard digging, building little things with wood and cooking. He has a very good formation as herbalist and musician and… read more
They where helping us so much making a huge amount of hard work, digging and moving soil under the sun, never complaining with constance, concentration and organization.
They were pretty independent on work and out, taking trips in the surroundings with our car.
They… read more
They are really hardworkers and we worked very independently, which is very nice because shows the trust that our host had in us. We feel very glad. They are very open people and we felt very confortable each minute to talk how we feel abou everything.
We worked usually in the… read more
grazie mille!!!
He was making a great hard work digging, never complaining, always collaborating with others.
He his quite independent, always very calm, on his own and reserved but social and deeply open to us and the other workawayers.
He likes city and can't hold a long period without going to a big city to enjoy… read more
They where spending here 10 days, but they were helping so much!
They are very kind and funny people, very clear and concentrated at work, really openminded and curious on the other cultures and lifestyle.
They were helping us most of time with a big hard work of digging and moving soil… read more
They stayed with us for a few but it was a deep and satisfying exchange.
Matti has a great passion for food and is really a great cook always very happy to cook for everyone, his attention on ingredients and ways to cook is really exceptional,… read more
The place is located really nice on a hill, with so much sky above and a view to the sea. We could come very spontanously, which was super nice for us! I enjoyed the nice talks we had at the table. We had a wonderful excoursion into the wild valley, Pizza at his parents place… read more
They are really happy, openminded, active and flexible. They enjoyed working even if boring paint and staying in the nature with dogs around.… read more
He is a good cook too and always helping with dishes to clean.
He is really openminded and flexible never complaining and always positive.
Really one of our best Workaway experience for the person and… read more
Ruben è una persona divertente, ama scherzare, ridere e fare ridere, è… read more
The work there was nice and interesting, sometime hard but really rewarding and satisfying when you… read more
They are really happy, openminded, active and flexible. They enjoyed working even if boring paint and staying in the nature with dogs around.… read more
They where super adapting to our lives our movements to the city and our… read more
They where super adapting to our lives our movements to the city and our… read more
We had fun with rocks… read more
From the offset, Lorenzo was extremely helpful with bus times for me to get from Catania to Avola, and throughout my short 8 days there, provided… read more
He was helping us a lot with the move of our studio and with our jewelry project too.
He likes a lot to work hard and he can't stay without doing nothing, really a tireless worker, but a good buddy at the same time.
He knows lot of things about food and really believes on his vegan choose and likes to… read more
She is really a fantastic vegetarian cook and we where every day amazed to see what a creative and tasty meal she was preparing for all of as.
She was giving us a lot of help with our jewelry project too (she is very good in macramé), she is smart and fast… read more
She is kind, very clear on communication, hard working, helpful and flexible.
For us she was a great workmate (especially during the harvest and selling on the market ), she really loves Nature and she understand a lot about it,… read more
This was my first workaway experience and I could not have dreamed for a better one. I felt confortable all the month that I stayed.
They are true and honest people and it's really easy to communicate.
With Lorenzo you will learn about Sicilian traditions and culture, local… read more
