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WITH COVID, WE TRY TO MOVE AWAYS
THAN:
WE ONLY TAKE WORKERS WITH GREEN PASS.
IF I DON'T ANSWER IMMEDIATELY IT'S SIMPLY BECAUSE I DON'T SPEND MY TIME IN FRONT OF THE COMPUTER, I WORK OR BECAUSE ETNA HAS OFFERED US LOT OF ASHES TO CLEAN
We are a French couple of 60 years...
We live in Sicily, Piedimonte Etneo, on the park of Etna where we manage one B and B of 4 rooms in summer.
We need help to restore a beauty in our garden which suffered a lot in winter.
The complete family consists of 2 cats, "Yume and Neko", a dog " Le chien, ma Chérie"and 5 hens
NOTE:
I can pick you up at Fiumefreddo di Sicilia station.
We live on the top of a hill: the nearest village Presa is 2 km aways, Piedimonte 5.
In your free time you need to walk or be flexible to wait until I go to town to be dropped.
From Piedimonte, you can access Catania by bus 4,50 euro.
Based on our agreement, I can also give you a tour of the region.
Each workawayer is different: I let everyone their freedom to choose what they want to do.
FOOD:
I provide simple meals. We eat pasta and vegetables daily here but not meat every day.
Tea and coffee is provided: if you want soft drinks or wine, you need to buy yourselves.
I cook and I expect you to help me in clean up after meals.
Please, try to be respectful in my house and if you need something ( from the fridge or else) ask me first.
Feel free to contact me if you have any question.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Our French culture allied to our life in Sicily could interest the volunteers. We try to speak English, Italian, Spanish
Help
The HELPERS will have to be CONFORTABLE with GARDENING MACHINES.
Help is:
weeding, watering, clean up and maintenance.
The hill is done with dry stone walls: some have to be reconstructed
The henhouse have to be repaired
I need MOTIVED persons to help.
Languages
Languages spoken
French: Fluent
English: Intermediate
Spanish: Intermediate
Italian: IntermediateThis 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
We offer a private or shared room depending on availibility.
What else ...
We are between Catania and Taormina.
I hope you will enjoy the Etna park. I'll try to transmit my love of Sicily.
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 a private place for campingvan.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (11)
De très belles personnes dans un cadre magnifique.
Merci de m'avoir donné ma chance, j'ai apprécié nos parties de rami et je ne peux que être reconnaissant d'avoir commencé mon aventure par votre rencontre.
Merci encore et ça serait avec grand plaisir de vous revoir si… read more
Si tes voyages te font revenir dans la région, n'hésite pas à me contacter...si tu as envie de jouer au rami :)
Paty
Excellent Pat home made food and wine with beautiful Mediterranean Sea.
Very pleasant stay & experience, merci et à bientôt.
Ils sont cultivés et possèdent une belle éducation. Ils ont su être discrets tout au long de leur séjour.
Je les recommande vivement.
Ils ont tous les 2 travaillés énormément dans le jardin. Ils ont rangé une belle partie du bois coupé, ramassé et brulé les feuilles, les… read more
Lovely big house
Amazing view
Very calm place, very peaceful
charming little piece of paradise at the foot of Etna
Get ready for good food, long talks about the house's lovely history and the adventures of the charming french couple that Paty & Thierry are
Calm work environment
The two cats and the dog are… read more
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De très belles personnes dans un cadre magnifique.
Merci de m'avoir donné ma chance, j'ai apprécié nos parties de rami et je ne peux que être reconnaissant d'avoir commencé mon aventure par votre rencontre.
Merci encore et ça serait avec grand plaisir de vous revoir si… read more
Si tes voyages te font revenir dans la région, n'hésite pas à me contacter...si tu as envie de jouer au rami :)
Paty
Excellent Pat home made food and wine with beautiful Mediterranean Sea.
Very pleasant stay & experience, merci et à bientôt.
Ils sont cultivés et possèdent une belle éducation. Ils ont su être discrets tout au long de leur séjour.
Je les recommande vivement.
Ils ont tous les 2 travaillés énormément dans le jardin. Ils ont rangé une belle partie du bois coupé, ramassé et brulé les feuilles, les… read more
Lovely big house
Amazing view
Very calm place, very peaceful
charming little piece of paradise at the foot of Etna
Get ready for good food, long talks about the house's lovely history and the adventures of the charming french couple that Paty & Thierry are
Calm work environment
The two cats and the dog are… read more
Beautiful meeting.
Hope to see you very soon.
Paty.
It was a real pleasure to have you at home.
Ce jeune couple de 20 ans a été adorable.Lee 15 jours passés avec eux ont été agréables.
Janina et Deri ont travaillé avec efficacité. Ils étaient très discrets et autonomes.
Je garde un très bon souvenir d'eux.
Je les recommande vivement.
Bonne continuation à vous 2 dans le… read more
We could stay in one of their guest apartments where we… read more
They worked a lot in the garden with my husband:
they collected olives, they transported ALL the sheets of palm trees and yuccas to put them to burn, doing kilometers with the wheelbarrow with weed,they cleaned the hens garden etc.
We tried to do our best with vegan food and the sicilian products.
They… read more
Je vous embrasse de la ville rose où je fais un tabac avec mon huile ;)
J'ai adoré partager ces 10 jours avec Sophie.
C'est une jeune femme souriante, chantante qui a rendu le travail bien agréable.
Son aide a été précieuse.
Bisou du haut de ma colline.
Paty
My English isn't so fluent as yours then I will write in French.
Si vous avez besoin d'une aide dans le jardin ou dans la maison, n'hésitez pas à prendre ce jeune homme.
Tout d'abord, j'ai senti en lui une vraie éducation, une vraie personnalité. Il est plutôt réservé à la limite de la timidité mais possède une bonne humeur à toute… read more
I am still amazed by the work accomplished by Paty, Thierry and many people like Gerardo. This house has a magnificent history. Just ask questions about it and Paty will be much happy to share the story of this house to… read more
Wise people say that if you really love something or somebody there’s nothing to say.
But still, we will try to write few words about those wonderful people and paradise on earth they create.
First off all, we agreed to stay for two weeks at the beginning and we ended with almost two months. It was… read more
Virginija et Donats sont restés avec moi presque 2 mois. Que dire? Simplement que je n'ai jamais eu de question à me poser sur le travail qu'ils avaient à faire/ je leur disais le matin, mes espérances et le résultat , le soir était là.… read more
Kind regards… read more
