Help bring back to life a traditional old Trullo immersed in nature in Puglia, Italy

Detalles

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  Descripción

  Ciao, I am Davide, I have an old family Trullo (a traditional dry stone house with conical roof) surrounded by a land full of pine trees, that I am bringing back to life, to create a beautiful nature place that will host artistic projects, workshops, dance events... and possibly rent a part of it to tourists.
  I works as a theatre actor/director, organizer/teacher of Contact Improvisation dance events in Italy, and web developer; I'm also passionate about quality loose leaf teas, so when you are here you can enjoy some tea tasting in nature, is a kind of meditation :)
  I'm looking for uncomplicated travelers that would love to spend some days in Puglia countryside helping with some seasonal Trullo maintenance.
  
  PLEASE don't send requests for periods outside the available ones in the calendar, we really cannot host outside of them!

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  Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Proyectos artísticos

  Jardinería

  Construcción y bricolaje

  Mantenimiento general
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  Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  The travellers will experience the life in Puglia countryside, and enjoy staying in an old and traditional Trullo immersed into a pine trees wood, learning the traditional maintenance procedures of such characteristic house. They can explore this interesting and naturalistic part of southern Italy as well, full of enchanting small towns and large clean beaches.
  I speak English, Italian, Spanish, so language practicing is welcome.

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  Ayuda

  The place is in quite good conditions, I want to refresh it and create a good standard of living, and enjoyment of the nature around. In order to do this, I am looking for volunteers that can help in:
  - cleaning the green spaces
  - cutting grass
  - planting flowers and plants
  - small decoration of interior and exterior spaces
  - painting the exterior walls and conic roofs of the Trullo (paint needs to be refreshed almost every year)
  and many other small duties.
  
  The big project includes building a wooden dancefloor in nature, and some outdoor toilets, so in case you have some specific skills in doing this, please state it in your request.
  
  I plan to do all this during spring, creating a nice small group of workawayers (maximum 5 places are available in different rooms); would be also useful if someone can cook meals for everyone during this period, maybe in turns.
  
  Ideally I would love to have handy people, creative and pro-active, a bit artistic, feeling connected with nature, dance or somatic disciplines, yoga... the space is ideal for that :)
  I'd love to get help from passionate people, nature lovers or artists to share the life in the trullo, meals, experiences and beautiful sunny days in southern Italy nature.
  
  The volunteers would work together for 5 days per week, for no more than 4/5 hours a day, with a free schedule; the rest of the day is free. You can enjoy staying in beautiful italian countryside, visit the nearby Martina Franca town, or explore the wider Puglia area, including many free beaches (your own car, motorbike or bike is recommended to get around more easily).

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  Idiomas hablados

  Inglés: Fluido
  Italiano: Fluido
  Español: Intermedio

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  Alojamiento

  Guests can sleep in the Trullo, we have 2 extra rooms with 4 single beds or 2 double beds, plus a sofa in the living room. I provide bedding and towels. You are also free to camp on the land between the pine trees if you wish!
  The bathroom and kitchen is shared. We also have a big living room with fireplace where you can relax, and hammocks beetwen the trees where you can rest enjoying the nature.
  A typical italian breakfast and lunch (that will be cooked by me or someone from the volunteers) are provided at no cost. Dinner is self catering, or with sharing of expenses; you can of course also go out for dinner (the nearest town is 2km away, reachable by foot or by bike).
  The house is in the wild nature so you can enjoy trees, meadow, birds singing and beautiful sunsets on the rooftop! Sometimes you can meet also a fox and small wild animals that live in our land.
  There are many nice paths for quiet walks around many Trullos, farms, fields with cows and other domestic animals - some neighbours have also horses.

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  Algo más...

  The Trullo is located in the countryside of Martina Franca, 2km away from the town center; Martina Franca is a touristic town famous for the traditional Trullo houses (close to Alberobello that maybe you've heard of), and has a beautiful old district all made in white stone. The town is full of restaurants, groceries, mozzarella shops, bakeries, supermarkets, banks, pharmacies, any kind of shop. It's possible to reach it on foot, but is better you have your own/rented car, motorbike or bike.
  Sometimes we may decide to go together to some folkloristic event around, if present, or trips around the area.
  Within 30mins distance by car you can reach the closest seaside. Having your car is recommended for maximum independency (parking is possible in the peoperty or nearby); we may arrange, having availability of time, a trip with my car for max 3 people to enjoy seaside together.
  I like so much to spend time with international guests (for a few years I've run a big hostel close to Naples) and exchange my knowledge and experience, but my availability for shared activities depends of course on the amount of work we will have to do.

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  Un poco más de información

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    Acceso a Internet

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    Acceso a Internet limitado

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    Tenemos animales

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    Somos fumadores

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    Puede alojar familias

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  Puede acoger a nómadas digitales

  We have a WiFi router through mobile connection with good velocity, but limited to 100gb data per month, so if you want to do your digital work is welcome, but please consider the connection can be inadequate for big data transfers (e.g videos, graphic projects ecc.)

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  Podría aceptar mascotas

  The land surrounding the Trullo doesn't have a fence, so you will have to take care that your pet doesn't run away.

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  ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

  Más de dos

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  Horas esperadas

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week