Living up on the wild mountains of Appennino Ligure, close to Genova, Italy

Detalles

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  Descripción

  Hi! We are Gabriele and Valeria, a couple living on a remote farm in the Ligurian Apennines.
  Our place is surrounded by woods, silence, and beautiful nature. Gabriele moved here in 2021, when the house was just a ruin, and started rebuilding it from scratch. Valeria joined the adventure later, and since then we’ve been working together to bring this little paradise back to life.
  
  Our place is best reached with a 4x4 vehicle, as we’re located 1.5 km down a gravel road.
  
  Our main focus now is restoring the stone house and creating a functional workshop where we can work with wood, metal, and recycled materials to build creative and useful crafty things. We love making stuff with our hands!
  
  We have many dreams for the future: building a stable for a few goats and cows (for small-scale dairy production), experimenting with insect farming as a sustainable protein source, creating tiny houses, treehouses, footpaths, BBQ areas, even a natural swimming pool! Sustainability is key for us — we use solar panels and would love to install a water turbine someday.
  
  In addition to all this, we would also like this place to be transformed into a small social project: a space where people in difficulty can find support, learn manual or agricultural skills thanks to our experience in the educational field.
  
  At the moment, it’s just the two of us (plus Etta, our sweet sheepdog, and a cat). We welcome help with construction, gardening, wood cutting, cooking, and taking care of the land. If you enjoy nature, manual work, and good pizza (we have a wood-fired oven!), you’ll probably have a great time here.
  
  We’re also part of a local community of friends in the valley, so there’s often a chance to meet people and exchange skills and ideas.

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  Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Proyectos artísticos

  Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos

  Jardinería

  Construcción y bricolaje

  Ayuda en una granja

  Cocinar para toda la familia

  Ayuda doméstica

  Mantenimiento general
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  Intereses

  

  Eventos y sociedad

  

  Trabajo de caridad

  

  Agricultura

  

  Sostenibilidad

  

  Tecnología

  

  Cultura

  

  Astronomía

  

  Arquitectura

  

  Fotografía

  

  Música

  

  Idiomas

  

  Jardinería

  

  Cocina y alimentación

  

  Carpintería

  

  Bricolaje y manualidades

  

  Libros

  

  Arte y diseño

  

  Montaña

  

  Naturaleza

  

  Fitness

  

  Senderismo

  

  Acampada

  

  Ciclismo
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  Objetivos de sostenibilidad de las NU que intenta conseguir este anfitrión

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  Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  We really value cultural exchange and love meeting people from different backgrounds.
  We enjoy sharing experiences like cooking together, playing music and singing with Valeria, exploring the beautiful surroundings, and simply exchanging stories and ideas.
  And of course, we’re always happy to learn anything new from those who come to visit — whether it’s a skill, a recipe, or just a different way of seeing the world!

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  Ayuda

  The help we need can vary across different tasks.
  
  At the moment (May 2025), we’re focusing on renovating the basement, which involves concrete work and structural reinforcement.
  
  Besides that, there are always things to do around the farm: cutting and collecting wood, mowing the grass, tidying up the surroundings, making small repairs…
  
  There’s an endless list of things to fix and create, as we slowly bring this place back to life after years of abandonment — and of course, unexpected things always pop up in the countryside!
  
  We’re happy to share what we know, but we’d also love to welcome people who already have experience — especially if they can teach us a thing or two!

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  Idiomas hablados

  Inglés: Fluido
  Italiano: Fluido
  Español: Principiante

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  Alojamiento

  Accommodation is simple but cozy.
  The room we offer isn’t fully private, as it’s next to ours and has the stairs to the upper floor passing through it — but it’s warm and comfortable. We’ll be sharing the bathroom and kitchen.
  We don’t have any specific food restrictions, but we’re happy to adapt to any dietary needs.
  During the warmer months, there’s plenty of space for tents if you prefer sleeping outdoors.
  And yes — we’re planning to get and set up a caravan (roulotte) soon!

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  Algo más...

  In addition to receiving support regarding the jobs that are to be done in the farmhouse, we are interested in meeting new people, so we would like to socialize, not just work. Obviously you will have all the free time you need, but we also appreciate interacting and being helped during the day as much as possible and having fun. We hope
  to meet sociable people who are pleased to adapt a little. Living in the countryside means that life and work are often the same thing.
  You will be able to borrow our bicycles and cars if you are licensed and have good skills with the old car :). How you will help us, we will all have more free time to devote to relaxation and fun!
  
  The nearest train station is about a 40-minute drive away. There are also buses that reach the village located 3 km below our place — from there, we can arrange to pick you up.

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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 an internet connection based on 4G, it's not very powerful, but it supports well streaming videos and radios

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  Podría aceptar mascotas

  We do have a dog ourselves, we only would appreciate that any other dog behave well. They would be welcome as long as they don’t bark for no reason, steal food, and get on the couch

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  ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

  Más de dos

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