Share good food and music while helping with gardening on the small island of Ventotene, Italy

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  Description

  The island of Ventotene is a small, but important island, located between Ponza and Capri, it is a protected marine area, and a nature reserve.
  Me, Daniela, my partner Carlo and our 4 cats have been living here for years. We find ourselves in a terraced land, Mediterranean landscape with a sea view, some small fruit trees and eight olive trees. We try to take care of this paradise, following the permaculture method, or in other words respecting the course of nature. It’s a semi-wild space, sensitive and delicate, to live here it calls for attention and cure. In time we have recuperated old rural caves, creating three separated living areas and a common open space, immersed in green.
  Thanks to our friend artist, Scalia, we have jokingly called our place Comune Mezzo Gaudio, the opening to the People with a capital P.
  The Comune is a place that is open to all, it doesn’t matter if we already know each other, what matters is the desire to create harmony with the sharing and respect of each others space and time. Good food, wine and music often bring us together with our island friends in a joyful atmosphere. For example, this evening, while I am writing this profile, our friends are here making pizza.
  We like to play clarinet and saxophone, but we also have an acoustic guitar, djembe, and various percussion instruments, with which we bring life to non-professional jam sessions.
  Depending on the season, the chores to do during the stay vary quite a lot. Chop wood, gardening, clearing the paths of overgrown plants, helping with every day tasks. If you find yourself here for the beautiful season (fro april to september), you could experience the emotions of taking a dive into the crystalline waters of the Ventotene coves, from the deck of our small but heroic boat Alga.
  
  This text has been translated by our English friend Nicole, who is here celebrating her birthday.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Projets artistiques

  Pratique d’une langue

  Jardinage

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  The island is a very nice and surprisingly full of history. The Romans and Bourbons have been here and leave historical evidence. During the second war, political dissidents anti-fascists writes the Ventotene manifesto for a united Europe.

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  Projets impliquant des enfants

  Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.

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  Aide

  Help us with vegetable garden, care the countryside, anyway we can decide together when they come in according with the season.

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Espagnol: Intermédiaire
  Anglais: Débutant
  Français: Débutant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa propre langue ou en apprendre une nouvelle.
  Contactez-le pour en savoir plus.
  
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  Hébergement

  We offer a indipendent room with futon french size and private bathroom. We provide all meal. We eat everything but we are available to cook any kind of food that’s you like.

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  Autres infos...

  The island is just 2km so is easy to reach anyplace by walking but if you are tired maybe you can find someone that pick up you. You absolutely have to enjoy the see, playing sports like swimming, diving, snorkelling , sailing, kayak and sup. Visit the archeological areas, or discovery the Bourbon’s penitentiary which stands on nearby island of Santo Stefano.
  We recommend taking nature walks, we remember you that we stay in a natural park and marine reserve.

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

  We have a good internet wi-fi connection

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  Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

  We have four cats, so only pets that get along with cats.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Deux

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  Nombre d'heures attendues

  Maximum 4 hours a day, 5 days a week