Come and help our nature and animal loving family near Viterbo, Italy

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  Description

  Hi everyone! We had lots of requests and we are going to host from october 2025
  
  Hi! We are Carolina and Federico, we are part of an interspecifc family made of 4 human members and 17 animals. We have them in different shapes and breeds: donkeys, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, hens, cats and a sticky dog. We take care of them and don't force any interaction which is spontaneous.
  We live in Tuscia, 4 km from Viterbo, a beautiful medieval city, 30 minutes from Bolsena lake and 15 minutes from Vico lake, they are volcanic lakes where is possible to swim. We are in the country surrounded by a beautiful land with hazelnut trees, fruit trees and olive trees from which we produce oil for our own consumption, vedgetables and jams. We don't use any chemicals and we mostly cook vegetarian meals (but not only!). My husband is vegetarian, I'm pescetarian and our kids eat everything, so we are very flexible! We have two kids: a boy of 9 and a girl of 14 years old who love to talk, eat and meet new people, so we will appreciate an open mind to speak to them and maybe play! We are willing to host families, couples or lonely workaway travellers. We have a small house in front of us which can host 4 people. There is one bedroom, a bathroom, a living room and a small kitchen so if you have special needs you can also cook by yourself. There is no internet in the small house but if you need it we have it in our house. We'll be glad to share lunch and dinner, while breakfast is a private moment for us.
  For our family is very important to come in contact with other cultures and practise other languages. We love to cook, but we are also interested to taste your cusine! At the moment we can host from the first week of september. You'll be busy with us for maximum 4 hours a day and you can choose 2 days off.
  There is no public transport here, but we go to the city of Viterbo nearly every day and we can accompany you.
  If you are willing to come and visit us bring your swimming trunks because there are many hot springs to visit!
  ABOUT US
  We came to live here 4 years ago, we used to live near Rome but we chose this part of Lazio because is beautiful and less caotic. Here we can be in touch with nature and enjoy life!
  I work for a non profit organization that supports women who are domestic violence victims and promotes gender equality projects in schools. My husband is an IT manager and loves music, he plays bass and guitar. We both love to travell and meet new people!
  Elena is our eldest daugther, she loves reading, playing the piano and learning new languages, she has an amazing memory! She is very sociable!
  Gianluca is turning 10, he loves comics, playing basketball, he's very sensitive and he's a great dancer. He loves to take it easy!
  We all love the studio Ghibli films and Tim Burton!
  We are all great workers, but we also like to chill out, especially in the evening or at weekends when we love to relaxe and have a glass of wine in the garden or in the historical centre of Viterbo or near the lake!
  Rules are important for us but also flexibility because life itself requires it and we apply this thought to education too!

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Language practice

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  General Maintenance
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  Interests

  

  Winter sports

  

  Hiking

  

  Farming

  

  Politics / Social justice

  

  Self development

  

  Sustainability

  

  Vegetarian or vegan

  

  Pets

  

  Culture

  

  Charity work

  

  History

  

  Plant care

  

  Music

  

  Languages

  

  Gardening

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Books

  

  Animals

  

  Beach

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Nature

  

  Mountain
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We will be glad to share our knowledge about taking care of animals and their involvement in our land without exploitation. Viterbo is a beautiful city not far from Rome, sorrounded by hot springs and villages to visit. To those who will come and visit us we will offer the possibility to be in touch with nature and experience a different lifestyle, including the places to visit and share with you the traditional dishes of our country.

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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

  In.general we'll need help with animals and around the garden. In september we will prepare the winter vedgetable garden, fertilize the trees, paint fences and animal shelter, collect nuts and hazelnuts. In october we will do the olive harvest, we produce oil for our own consumption! It will be great to taste it together!

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Spanish: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  All the family would like to practice english or spanish and learn new languages!
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  Accommodation

  A lovely small country house in front of us which can host 4 people with one bedroom, a bathroom, a living room and a small kitchen. Outside there is a private terrace where you can have breakfast, read a book or relaxe . If you are smokers please smoke outside the house.

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  What else ...

  In you free time you can visit the town and the villages around, go to the hot spring or take a train to Rome (we can drop you at the station!).

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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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  Space for parking camper vans

  We have lots of space in our land!

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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