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Just 10 minutes from Pontremoli, in Northern Tuscany, Italy, lies a former convent now divided into five comfortable apartments, all overlooking a picturesque medieval courtyard, with a garden, a big terrace and a small piece of land for natural farming. One of the apartments is home to the hosts, while the others are dedicated to guests and Workawayers.
Our dream is to turn this place, in which we moved in July 2025, into an open co-living & co-working space, a nest for digital nomads, artists and souls in search of deep connections and a low-impact lifestyle.
The dreamers are Ezio and Valeria, together with their toddler Elia. Ezio from Salerno is a journalist, filmmaker and president of the Italian Natural Farming Network. For the past 13 years, he has embraced a zero-waste lifestyle, bringing his passion for sustainability into every aspect of daily life while living in Roma. Valeria from Milano is a translator and pole dance instructor with a pragmatic soul. She loves DIY projects and enjoys experimenting with homemade veggie recipes, always finding joy in crafting things with her own hands.
Please note that you’ll only be helping in our home or garden, not in the areas used by paying guests.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
House sitting
Interests
Self development
Movies & TV
Events & social
Videography
Politics / Social justice
LGBTQ
Vegetarian or vegan
Sustainability
Van life
Farming
Music
History
Cooking & food
Gardening
Photography
Writing
Performing arts
Hiking
Water sports
Outdoor activities
Yoga / Wellness
Team sports
Nature
Dancing
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Our project is all about cultural exchange. On the one hand, the local community is very active: in Pontremoli there is an association of young people that support digital nomads and organizes cultural events, workshops and social gatherings — so there’s always something happening for those who want to connect.
Within the co-living itself, we also love to create opportunities to share and learn from each other. Ezio is a screenwriter, director and a “bonfire guitarist”, Valeria sings and can easily leads workouts. Moreover, together we enjoy hosting creative evenings, music sessions and community activities. Guests are encouraged to bring their own skills and ideas too — from cooking to arts, from wellness to storytelling — so that the exchange flows naturally in both directions.
Au Pair Help
Further details can be found here
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We're creating a rural co-living in a beautiful, forested area, and we’re looking for volunteers who want to be part of our adventure.
You can help us with:
- babysitting our little one 👶🏻
- gardening 🍅
- self-production 🙌🏻
- organizing community events or activities 🎭🎶
In exchange, we offer accommodation in our beautiful former convent surrounded by nature, plus the chance to live in a community of dreamers, digital nomads and creatives.
Please note that you’ll only be helping in our home or garden, not in the areas used by paying guests. However, if you have special skills, you’re more than welcome to share them.
Come join us and let’s build something meaningful together! 💚
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Italian: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
We'd like our son to grow in a cosmopolitan and multi-language atmosphere.
Accommodation
Rooms can be private or shared, depending on how many people are around. Most of the time, though, you’ll have your own.
Volunteers are welcome to cook and eat at our place, or they can use any of the other kitchens available on the property. In any case, we’ll provide the food for all meals throughout the day.
Since this co-living project aims to promote sustainable lifestyles, it’s worth clarifying that the food we make available to volunteers will generally be vegetarian, unpackaged, homemade or artisanal, and—when it comes to fresh produce—seasonal. We’d prefer to avoid buying meat and industrial or processed foods, but if volunteers need those, they’re free to purchase them themselves and consume them as they wish.
What else ...
IMPORTANT! We’ve just taken over the place, and Ezio has already moved in. But Valeria and little Elia are still living in our previous home in Milan until we finish some renovations in the new place. We plan to officially launch our project in 2026, but we’re already happy to welcome volunteers who’d like to be part of this early phase. At the moment, we’re not able to offer paid positions. We can just offer a nice place to stay, good food, and the chance to help us shape something beautiful from the ground up.
Please note that you’ll only be helping in our home or garden, not in the areas used by paying guests.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Pontremoli is one of the most known towns for digital nomads in Italy, thanks to "Start Working", an association that works to create opportunities and activities for them.
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
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