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June and August 2025 still free!
In 6 years of hosting we have experienced that one month stay is a good period to get familiar with us, explore the area, and finalize little projects. We also find that welcome couples or friends in pairs is much easier, especially with very young WorkAwayers...
We mainly need skills in gardening and pet care. WorkAwayers should enjoy spending time in the garden (without being scared of common mosquitos that rarely show up in the Summer as we live at an altitude of 600 m close to the mountains). They should above all love cuddling 2 cats and exploring the area by walking 2 dogs early mornings (8.30am) and late afternoons.
We are Pierpaolo/Pippo and Cristiana, both 61yrs but very young at heart!
We have been hosting more than 45 Workawayers now and we are still very happy to meet wonderful and interesting young people who generally stay in touch ever since.
Our home is a historical huge property with gardens. It has been renovated from 1985 as Pippo’s project for his big family. The place takes its name from the painter who lived the house in the second half of the 1800s.
Pippo-Architect travels a lot with his job and visits his 5 sons near Genova-le 5 Terre- as they run a farm and are in hospitality. Pippo is very good at manual work and is a very patient teacher. When home, he gives useful advices to the Workawayers.
Cristiana-photographer, lives part of the week in Milano, but is in charge of the planning of the Workawayers.
About our little town Giaveno and the area:
The mansion is placed in front of the church at la Borgata Buffa of Giaveno, it was built in 1700s and gently frescoed by the painter Francesco.
The village of La Buffa (which means 'cheerful'!) is only a 10 min walk from the city centre, but more green and peaceful.
Giaveno is a lively little town with street markets on weekends and farmers market every day. Offers plenty of Bars, Pubs, Pizzerias, and Restaurants.
To go to Torino: buses run regularly, less on weekends. Stop is 5 min down the road, the trip is around 45 min.
4.5km walk by 2 little lakes, or a different bus, will take you to the Medieval town of Avigliana.
Avigliana has the train station to Torino city centre (30min trip) and France (Frejus Tunnel)
Also close, is the Sacra di San Michele, a very well known touristic site.
The Piedmont Region is an interesting area to explore, with lakes and mountains nearby: Valle di Susa/Sestriere/ Montgenèvre/France
The town of Torino, the old capital of the Reign of Italy, is full of Castles, Museums and old palaces, a multi day trip to visit properly..
A mix of culture, nature, good food and special wines will offer you a full experience of the Italian way of life.
Our big house is divided into many well separated areas.
The WorkAwayers are hosted in their own independent flat within the property, which makes their stay with us even more special. Important for us is that spaces are cleaned every day. Couples generally enjoy their privacy and can spend time by themselves as we are not able to share a lot of time with them. Italian speakers preferred but not essential!
Workawayers have their own kitchen and should provide for their own meals. Sometimes we can share a lunch or a dinner, mainly when we are all working as a team, or we have friends over.
We expect the Workawayers to be: joyful, very very tidy in their spaces and all around the home, full of initiatives, well organized, independent in planning their everyday tasks. Cleaning (Italian way) is an expected everyday activity.
Are you good at arts & crafts? Painting and repairing is never finished in a big house...
The lovely garden, the inside/outside of the mansion, need quite a lot of maintenance, Workawayers cant get bored. Cleaning and sweeping around common areas are most appreciated. Skilled gardeners are more than welcome.
About us....
Pierpaolo is an Architect dealing with the restoration of ancient buildings, he is quite busy traveling. He is also the father of 5 grown boys who occasionally visit.
Cristiana was a busy Photographer before Covid19... now she spends more time in the garden.
Our dogs: Punch, a fantastic 12y Golden Retriever and Barbabuc, a 2y overactive Australian sheperd, both need to share the day with humans...
the 2 cats, Leo&Nino need a lot of pampering and a lot of food!
We offer...
a peaceful flat in the centre of a quiet village, beautiful countryside, close to the Alps mountains.
Running, trekking, biking, swimming, sailing, are all accessible.
About our Workawayers' private accomodation: bedroom, bathroom and living with kitchen.
The couples usually provide for themselves for their cooking.
WA's presence in the house is very precious, especially when Pippo&Cris are traveling: feed and look after the cats, occasionally after the dogs, water flowers, spend time in the garden, keep common areas in order.
Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Jardinería
Cuidado de animales
Cocinar para toda la familia
Ayuda doméstica
Mantenimiento general
Ayuda informática
Intereses
Mascotas
Cultura
Cuidado de plantas
Fotografía
Historia
Jardinería
Naturaleza
Arte y diseño
Animales
Arquitectura
Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje
We are offering an experience in an old and fashinating village of the Countryside around Torino. A beautiful frescoed mansion to live in. Fresh air during the summer, a beautiful garden to enjoy and look after, a veg garden to grow in a very relaxed attitude. The Workawayers will explore the surroundings and will be able to practice sports like: running, training, biking
Ayuda
We have become quite precise in our expectations after hosting so many different people in the past years.
Look for us if you are: of good and happy spirit, TIDY and helpful, GARDENERS, good at handicraft and painting, PET LOVERS.
In the Garden: daily maintenance, pruning and trimming, daily watering plants.
Your little separate apartment has to be cleaned every day (sorry for being so boring with tidiness) the house must be maintained as nice as possible, friends and clients are visiting regularly…
General care: help in keeping terraces and ground floor swept, from time to time we clean the windows.
We will plan the job including week-ends together, keeping to the 4 h. a day/5 days maximum help requested. We prefer
It will be most than welcome somebody speaking Italian.
We would prefer a couple as Giaveno and our area La Buffa are quite places and a couple can enjoy and share everyday activity when Pippo and Cristiana are not at home.
Again, Non smokers, dynamic, energetic, well organized and very tidy people are welcome.
You’ll have time to explore the region with Mountains, Lakes in Avigliana, Castles, and the town of Torino with many museums and palaces to visit .
We host for a period of minimum 3/4 weeks up to 3 months in order to make the experience memorable for us all.
Idiomas hablados
Inglés: Fluido
Francés: Fluido
Alemán: Principiante
Alojamiento
Private, open plan space. A Bedroom and living area and a private bathroom and Kitchen in a little flat with a Terrace overlooking the main courtyard.
The house is furnished and equipped with everything you can need. The Workawayers are usually happy to be independent to cook and organize their own meals. We provide general needs at the arrival, then they provide to shop for themselves. From time to time we can share lunch or dinner especially when we are working in the garden together.
Algo más...
We will help you to organize visits around Turin area, there are easy transportation facilities, train and bus to Turin/Milan/Genoa or France
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Acceso a Internet
Acceso a Internet limitado
Tenemos animales
Somos fumadores
Puede alojar familias
Puede acoger a nómadas digitales
wi-fi connection is not the best but all our workawayers have been able to make job search from here, work online and being connected with their families every day... we will be happy to receive some advice for Instagram and how to follow daily activity on social network
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They have really put an effort into introducing us to their local community and friends. We have had an amazing experience learning Italian and getting to know the small and beautiful town. There is an fantastic coffeebar next door, and their neighbours are so nice! The house they… read more
Best regards, grazie mille, bacione! Ana
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They have really put an effort into introducing us to their local community and friends. We have had an amazing experience learning Italian and getting to know the small and beautiful town. There is an fantastic coffeebar next door, and their neighbours are so nice! The house they… read more
Best regards, grazie mille, bacione! Ana
I have helped Cristiana and Pippo with some household chores and a bit of help in the garden. When Cristiana and Pippo were not… read more
È stata la nostra prima esperienza di lavoro in trasferta ed entrambi abbiamo convenuto che non avremmo potuto avere ospiti migliori.
Il villaggio e la casa sono molto accoglienti. Pippo e Cristiana sono stati molto attenti a noi in ogni momento e ci hanno coinvolto in molti… read more
È stato bello trascorrere un mese insieme e auguriamo loro tanto… read more
Cristiana è molto affettuosa, sempre attiva. Pippo è un uomo calmo, conosce molto la storia e i luoghi della zona e fa un meraviglioso gelato al cioccolato e Cristiana fa dei biscotti buonissimi. Entrambi sono stati pazienti nello spiegare… read more
Sono bravi, positivi e proattivi. Hanno voluto imparare e sperimentare con noi pitture e riparazioni.
E' stata una piacevole sorpresa quando ci hanno… read more
Tivemos algumas refeições juntos e a casa deles é incrível e com muita arte em suas paredes, o jardim é bonito e o trabalho não é pesado ou difícil de mais para fazer e Cristiana está sempre pronta para ajudar. Próximo a casa deles tem alguns muito bons restaurantes. Iremos… read more
They love pets and were happy to feed and take the dogs with them any time they went out for a walk.
Punch our golden retriever loved to spend time in their apartment. Daryl was keen on following the activity of the caregiver who takes care of Pippo's parents. They both covered… read more
We had a very good time together especially in the garden where they did a great job.
They love cooking and they eat very healthy, so it was nice to taste some new flavors.
Their lives now continues in the maritime business and I wish the best of opportunities to… read more
The house is beautiful and we really enjoyed the experience working there.
We definitely recommend this experience at here!!
Hope you had a good time even with silly weather very unusual during the Summer in Itay...
Hope to have you back soon.
Big HUGS from all of us and many thanks… read more
