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*We are looking for SPRING-SUMMER help! A one-month stay is preferred (minimum two weeks).
Help needed: babysitting, daily house and garden management.
English or French native speakers preferred for language practice/teaching.*
Where do we live?
We live in a beautiful green valley among the hills, very close to the city of Turin (Torino). Our home is just a 30-minute drive from the city center. Turin is the capital of Piedmont in northwestern Italy—a beautiful, quiet city with plenty of things to see and do!
The closest town to our home is Gassino, which is about a 3-minute drive or a 10-minute bike ride away. Our home is part of a historic country villa, recently restored and divided into apartments.
Just beside the villa, there is a horse ranch, and within a two-minute walk, you can find a restaurant and a bakery/grocery store.
The house is fully livable, very comfortable, and quite spacious + a private garden. There’s a guest room available for Workawayers. There is also a swimming pool and a tennis court, shared with our neighbors. The villa was once a monastery, so there is also a small private chapel, shared with our neighbors as well, which is always open to pray.
Our story
We grew up in the city of Turin, but after getting married, we chose to move to the countryside. We ran a B&B in the Langhe area for seven years in a large stone country house. It was a wonderful experience and we hosted over 20 Workawayers from all over the world there, creating many great memories together! Meanwhile we became parents twice and started a new online job. At the moment, we are focusing on our growing family and work. So we decided to sell our B&B and move back closer to the city while still being surrounded by nature. We moved into our new home on February 2025.
What can you expect and help needed?
• A warm, welcoming environment where you’ll feel like part of the family
• A flexible schedule based on tasks rather than strict work hours
• Help with organizing your free time (we can offer lifts by car when we go out)
• A bike for your use
• A guest bedroom for your use
We moved into our new home at the end of February 2025, so there are still some boxes around, and we need help tidying up and organizing space. We need help with house cleaning and maintenance, small DIY projects, gardening, and babysitting our two little girls when they are at home from school. We like to involve you in family life and consider you like an older sibling! :) We really want you to feel at home, not as if you are "at work." Since we are still settling into our new home and creating daily routines, we don't have a strict work schedule. Our experience with Workawayers since 2018 has taught us that clear expectations and good communication are key for both parties. So we do not have an exact amount of work hours per day or strict time table, but it goes more by tasks. We can help organize your free time and offer lifts by car when we go out. You can have a bike as well. Sundays are usually full days off, but we can arrange this together.
Meet our family:
I am Ludovica! I love traveling and cultural exchanges. I have a degree in Languages and Cultures (focusing on English-speaking countries and Japan). I love Italian traditions, cooking, embroidery, sewing, and all kinds of creative activities. We can make homemade pasta or gnocchi together and much more!
My husband Giorgio is a teacher, historian, and freelance journalist. He mostly works from home but occasionally travels for lectures. He runs a successful Italian history YouTube channel.
We also manage an online start-up that supports homeschooling Italian families by providing educational assistance. This project is growing quickly, so we are quite busy with it at the moment.
Margherita is a bright, energetic, and intelligent little girl. She attends kindergarten on weekdays and will start elementary school in September 2025.
Clotilde is a sweet, independent, and always-smiling little girl. She goes to kindergarten three days a week.
We have a black cat named Luna—she stays indoors in the winter, but mainly lives outside during the summer.
Last but not least, we are Catholic. This means we attend Mass on Sundays and appreciate spirituality. There is much more to share if you are interested!
We can’t wait to welcome you into our family and share this adventure together!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We will be happy to show you our region, teach you how to cook Italian food and teach you Italian language if you are interested in it. We also love history and traditions. And we love to learn about new cultures. Last but not least, we are catholic.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
- We need help babysitting Clotilde and Margherita.
- We need help in cleaning the family home and keep it nice and tidy: general daily maintenance, sometimes cleaning windows, floors and all the stuff that a house needs. Sometimes cook meals, if you like to. Feed the cat and clean her litter daily.
- We need help in gardening
- Sometimes we can need some help with small diy/creative projects for the house or garden, like painting, fixing and so on...
- We will be happy if we can practice languages: especially English, French, Russian and Japanese.
- We could need house-sitting some times, if we go away for one night or a few days.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
French: Beginner
Japanese: Beginner
Russian: 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 will have your own room.
We will provide basic food for cooking and we will share many meals, but you will be able to buy your food and cook your own meals too.
No smoking inside the house.
What else ...
The best way to move around here is by car. There are also nice paths to hike or go by bike or horse riding.
We can organize our time together, so you can visit around with us when we move by car. But if we do not move, you can relax at home or in the garden. We also have a piano and a guitar.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We work from home, so you can do it too from our home. We just need to be clear about how much time you work remotely and how much time you can help us.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Feedback (11)
Aurelien helped us in many ways, playing with kids, cleaning and managing the house and the big garden and it was also very interesting to talk with him about our website and projects as he his a brilliant web manager and… read more
The place was lovely, as was the family, and they were very understanding, especially as I'm a digital nomad, I had to work and had urgent calls during workaway time.
They have some great projects and will be interested if you can… read more
Luna, their cat, was easy to care for, and the five hens were a joy to feed and collect fresh eggs from daily.
The garden and house maintenance tasks were well-organized, including cleaning, managing the garden, weeding, and painting. The clear instructions made… read more
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Aurelien helped us in many ways, playing with kids, cleaning and managing the house and the big garden and it was also very interesting to talk with him about our website and projects as he his a brilliant web manager and… read more
The place was lovely, as was the family, and they were very understanding, especially as I'm a digital nomad, I had to work and had urgent calls during workaway time.
They have some great projects and will be interested if you can… read more
Luna, their cat, was easy to care for, and the five hens were a joy to feed and collect fresh eggs from daily.
The garden and house maintenance tasks were well-organized, including cleaning, managing the garden, weeding, and painting. The clear instructions made… read more
We spent four weeks sharing cultures, stories, histories, and recipes and made… read more
It has been wonderful to have them around for about one month during Christmas festivities.
In a very short time (about 3 days) they get used to our house and habits and gave us a big help with everyday chores: managing the house, tidying, cleaning, cooking… read more
My partner and I worked in her garden, helped around the house, played with her 3 y.o. daughter, Margherita, and housesit the house when they were gone.
The property is amazingly beautiful, in the heart of Langhe.
Ludovica explains tasks really well. She's also helpful and friendly.
I recommend staying here to anyone… read more
They helped us in house-sitting during summer holidays: they took care of the garden, chickens and kept the house clean and tidy.
Their son Kyle is a very nice little boy (3yo): of course parents follow the child rhythm (so meals, nap-time, playtime...) but they are organized and… read more
The room is very tidy, peaceful and with an amazing landscape. The kitchen has all that you need, is very clean and if Ludo or Giorgio cook… read more
I stay one week with them in Langhe region, close to Alba, in the charming Mango village, Piedmont. In an amazing country house, on a hill surrounded by vineyards and nocciole plantations , it makes you feel connected to the… read more
Work wasn’t hard, a bit painting, gardening and some help, I had a lot of free time. Food was delicious, they cooked and told me a lot about Italian cuisine and Piedmont Cuisine in particular. Room was cozy with amazing… read more
The work was fun, painting and renovating their future B&B. The room was huge! So spacious with an ensuite, and had a warm rustic charm… read more
The work matched the description on the website. I helped renovation of old big house, like painting, cleaning, gardening and so on.
That was a lot of fun to make house better to open BnB!!
The room I stayed was so cute, clean, comfortable. It is nice… read more
