Help in our mountain farm and Agro B&B in Alagna Valsesia

Italy

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11/04/2021
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Hi everyone, for these months I’m looking for a workawayer to come and help in the garden, The snow is going out and I want to make my garden beautiful and a little orchard. You are really welcome if you want and stay with us from May until July and discover this amazing places full of activities. Please write me down if you are interested to stay at least one month.

We are Pier, Vittorino. Loris, Franceso and Azzurra. We live in a typical Walser House (1400) in the mountain. 15 ,mins walking from town.
We have a farm in the mountain with cows and goats. We make cheese, butter, yogurt and other specialities of this area every day. We sell ours product in a little store "La Latteria" in town.
Also we have a 5 rooms Bed & Breakfast 2 kms away from town.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
General Maintenance
Farmstay help
Help around the house
Animal Care
Hospitality/Tourism
Language practice
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainablity goals this host is trying to achieve
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Help
Depending of the season you can help us in the farm with the animals or in Agro B&B preparing breakfast, receiving the tourist, cleaning and do some general maintenance. Have an enthusiastic and active attitude is really important!
If you work all day you can have days off to discover the place.
January, February and March we are looking for someone to help us in the B&B!
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Accommodation
Room in our house or in B&B with private bathroom. You can eat with us as a part of the family or you have a full equipped kitchen at the B&B if you want to eat there too!
What else ...
Alagna Valsesia is a comune and small village high in the Valsesia alpine valley in the province of Vercelli, Piedmont. It is a tourist site for mountaineering and winter sports, and is internationally known for the freeride off-piste skiing. A cable car connects Alagna with Gressoney through the Passo dei Salati.
If you love outdoor activities this place is perfect for you!
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
5 hours

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Azzurra e Valentina! Pure Love!!

Musca

Francesco and the goats

Pier!

Baby Goats!

B&B, when we serve breakfast everyday with all our products!

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La Latteria, the store in town where we sell all our hand made products!

Nirvana

Bandiera

Vittorino

Vittorino, Pier, Francesco and Azzurra

Agroturismo Alagna B&B

Feedback left by and about host (14)

18/09/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Valentina Elsa)

Valentina is special, all of us love spent time with her.
we hope to meet Valentina in Bariloce in future, and anytime she can come to our place.

(Excellent )

14/09/2017

Left by Workawayer (Valentina Elsa) for host

My first Workaway, was very nice. It was a great experience for me to know an agriturism from inside...the people I met there was very nice, the family and also Giulia and Franca, who were working there.
I worked mainly in the garden and it was nice to me to be developing my stay there with a hobbie I have at home.

Then we did together some nice… read more

(Very good )

20/12/2016

Left by Workawayer (Veronica) for host

Thank you Pier for this unforgettable experience. I had a really good time in Alagna Valsesia and I am just grateful for this opportunity to stay and work on this mountain place.

The place is just amazing, i really loved the peacefull atmosphere, the typical wood and stones houses, and also i loved walking into the wood when it wasn't raining… read more

(Excellent )

13/12/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Veronica)

Veronica is a very nice girl
she help me a lot, she prepare a good food for all of us.
Veronica è stata con noi in autunno, purtroppo ha trovato maltempo tanta tanta pioggia che lei ha sopportato stoicamente senza mai perdere il sorriso, correndo a fare una passeggiata al primo raggio di sole. Si è data sempre da fare per rendersi utile, per… read more

(Excellent )

17/09/2016

Left by Workawayer (Nico) for host

This was my second woorkaway trip after a stay in Sicily few years ago. Alagna is a very nice place, the nature is beautiful and Pier (owner) and Mery (helping hand in Agriturismo and Latteria) are lovely persons. Also Vitto and his son with his friends and daughter Azurra are nice persons, but with my Italian it was a bit difficult to make… read more

(Very good )

16/09/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Nico)

Nico is a very good boy,
working with precision, able to do many good reparation.
little bit timide, but alwais ready to smile.
we liked to host him.
I left the room so clean like no Others never left ( compliments)
ciao Nico see you in future
pier

(Excellent )

16/09/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Hugh & Alicia)

they are so nice and Always happy.
they help me a lot with all little job, we spent a lot fun time, talking about use and cooking plate from the different country, about the culture and ....
I like them , bot
ciao
pier

(Excellent )

16/09/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Alice)

Alice is very very nice girl, she work hard and is alwais smiling.
we are very happy to host here.
she can come to our place any time .
GRAZIE ALICE OK !!!!

(Excellent )

08/09/2016

Left by Workawayer (Alice) for host

What a lovely workaway! The location is perfect - right at the foot of stunning mountains with many paths and 15 minutes from Alagna where there are cafes, bars, places to buy groceries, etc. You are also made to feel very welcome in the family and they include you in lots of activities. I particularly liked the picnic lunches by the waterfalls! I… read more

(Excellent )

21/02/2016

Left by Workawayer (Csaba) for host

I spent 5 weeks here (with Vittorino, Pier, Francesco and Azzura). This was my second workaway experience, but first in Italy. And I have to say it will be always among the nicest memories of my life. First of all, because the peope with whom I met there are very kind and very good in their hearts. I got many things in my soul and I learned many… read more

(Excellent )

18/02/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Csaba)

We would like to say thank you for all your help, the nice and wonderful talks that we had about culture, storie and life!
We really aprecciated your kindness and your respectful actitude all the time.
We really like to have you here in a future!
Good luck!

(Excellent )

18/02/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Héctor & Greg)

Hector and Greg were really good workers and we really aprecciated their help.
They are really young but every time they helped us in everything and able to gave us a hand.
We hope we have been a good hosters!
Have a good luck and see you around!

(Excellent )

18/02/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Constanza)

Constanza is wonderful.
She is always happy, she likes to help always when you need some help and she also is a very good girl with a big hearth
We spent with her very nice time.
she is very responsible and kept very clean her room .
we like her very much.
Maybe we are going to see her in her country and hope to meet her again in the… read more

(Excellent )

24/12/2015

Left by Workawayer (Constanza) for host

It was my first experience working as a volunteer in work away and it was awesome and fantastic. It was a pleasure meet Azzurra, Mary and Pier and they made me feel like home! I really liked to work and share with them because when you see people do things with love, is so much better! Pier is a very very nice woman, full of pasion, love and a lot… read more

(Excellent )

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