Join us at a renaissance castle in Thuringia, Germany
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Laissé par le workawayer (Charlotte) pour l'hôte
I stayed here for about 3 weeks this past May and had such a blast! It was my first workaway experience and I could not have asked for better hosts. The owners are such kind and warm-hearted folks who really care about the people and community around them.
I spent most of my time weeding and loved helping out Bea, who oversees the garden and
… read more sometimes runs medicinal plant workshops there. My absolute favorite part of the stay was eating dinner as a big group together every night and spending hours at the table, chatting and sharing stories. There’s no tv and the wifi isn’t very strong, so it was honestly really refreshing to have my world shrink down to this charming castle and its wonderful residents for a while.
I wouldn’t recommend this stay for people who are not at least B1/conversational in German, or for anyone who is afraid of spiders. Unless you are hoping to conquer your fear through exposure therapy. :)
Kannawurf has a very special place in my heart now and I hope to come visit again someday soon!
Laissé par le workawayer (Masahiko) pour l'hôte
I stayed at the castle for two weeks, and that was a fantastic time for me. Quite different from Japanese wooden houses, the room they allocated me was in a beautiful castle, and I stayed pretty comfortably and enjoyed the atmosphere. The people there were all amicable, and they were a highly organized team. They have been restoring this castle as
… read more an NPO for 17 years, and there is still a lot to do, but I saw the fruit of their efforts. I helped with their beautiful Renaissance garden. It was not hard, and they allowed me to work at my pace. They cared for me incredibly well. Apart from the task, I had chances to meet interesting local people, picnic at a nearby hill, visit a unique museum, and see the sights of Erhart together with other Workaway members. All those were terrific experiences.Vous pouvez seulement contacter les workawayers avec une adhésion active.
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Membre Workaway)
Katja is a well-travelled woman with quite some experience in construction work. She worked with us this spring and proved herself a dedicated workawayer, helping out in the garden and doing the odd jobs here and there.
We can recommend her to other hosts provided they own a vacuum cleaner, which the poor woman will need because of her dust
… read more allergy.
Laissé par le workawayer (Membre Workaway) pour l'hôte
Had a short but great time at this 1500's castle. I had to leave a bit early and miss out on all the acting action but I'm hoping I can go back and continue helping more with the construction side of things. Very friendly and welcoming hosts in a beautiful location. Thanks again for having me!! :)
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We make a lot of tomato sauce over the summer months.
Medicinal plants workshop
A sunny day on the Baustelle
Playing table games after dinner
There is always something to celebrate!
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Laissé par le workawayer (Charlotte) pour l'hôte
I stayed here for about 3 weeks this past May and had such a blast! It was my first workaway experience and I could not have asked for better hosts. The owners are such kind and warm-hearted folks who really care about the people and community around them.
I spent most of my time weeding and loved helping out Bea, who oversees the garden and
… read more sometimes runs medicinal plant workshops there. My absolute favorite part of the stay was eating dinner as a big group together every night and spending hours at the table, chatting and sharing stories. There’s no tv and the wifi isn’t very strong, so it was honestly really refreshing to have my world shrink down to this charming castle and its wonderful residents for a while.
I wouldn’t recommend this stay for people who are not at least B1/conversational in German, or for anyone who is afraid of spiders. Unless you are hoping to conquer your fear through exposure therapy. :)
Kannawurf has a very special place in my heart now and I hope to come visit again someday soon!
Laissé par le workawayer (Masahiko) pour l'hôte
I stayed at the castle for two weeks, and that was a fantastic time for me. Quite different from Japanese wooden houses, the room they allocated me was in a beautiful castle, and I stayed pretty comfortably and enjoyed the atmosphere. The people there were all amicable, and they were a highly organized team. They have been restoring this castle as
… read more an NPO for 17 years, and there is still a lot to do, but I saw the fruit of their efforts. I helped with their beautiful Renaissance garden. It was not hard, and they allowed me to work at my pace. They cared for me incredibly well. Apart from the task, I had chances to meet interesting local people, picnic at a nearby hill, visit a unique museum, and see the sights of Erhart together with other Workaway members. All those were terrific experiences.Vous pouvez seulement contacter les workawayers avec une adhésion active.
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Membre Workaway)
Katja is a well-travelled woman with quite some experience in construction work. She worked with us this spring and proved herself a dedicated workawayer, helping out in the garden and doing the odd jobs here and there.
We can recommend her to other hosts provided they own a vacuum cleaner, which the poor woman will need because of her dust
… read more allergy.
Laissé par le workawayer (Membre Workaway) pour l'hôte
Had a short but great time at this 1500's castle. I had to leave a bit early and miss out on all the acting action but I'm hoping I can go back and continue helping more with the construction side of things. Very friendly and welcoming hosts in a beautiful location. Thanks again for having me!! :)
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Laissé par le workawayer (Bob) pour l'hôte
This is the message I wrote in "the workaway booklet" at the castle:
First of all; Thanks! Thanks for the hospitality, great food, all the drinks we had and being part of this "team" with so many interesting people. We've laughed, discussed, worked hard, singing "du" from "Peter Maffay" but most of all; we spend so many valuable time together
… read more which I won't forget!
All the best to you all and it would be great to see you in the future again!
Bob.Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Bob)
Bobs Arbeit zeichnete sich durch grossen Feiss aus. Er hat eine schnelle Auffassungsgabe, auch fuer ihn neue Arbeitstechniken konnte er sich schnell aneignen; insbesondere ein Putz der Decken, pfllastern von Strassenpflaster und Oelen von Balken. Dafuer bedanken wir uns.
Ausserdem war Bob sehr umsichtig fuer das Leben im Schloss. Er half
… read more selbstaendig und gerne mit bei Haushaltsarbeiten und ist durch und durch ein toller Zeitgenosse.
I'm writing this kind of late, since I stayed at the castle for 3 weeks in May; but I have definitely not forgotten about it and never will!
When I tell you these are some of the most welcoming, lovely and generous people I have ever met, I am not lying; from day one I felt safe and at ease. It's definitely a bonus if you know German, but don't
… read more worry, you won't feel left out if you don't!
I was working in the garden, so my working days were really chill and didn't feel like work; also, they're quite flexible with the working hours.
Bea knows so much about plants and gardening, so you should definitely ask her about it, she would love to share her wisdom!
It was also an absolute privilege to meet Roland at the castle: he has such a lively soul, just being in his presence really puts you in a happy mood; he's full of knowledge and a crafty man, truly an inspiration to others!
Honestly, I could write so many good things about every single person I met at the castle, so in the end, if you're thinking of volunteering here, I highly recommend it!
Ps. If you do go, ask about Gunther!
Laissé par le workawayer (Ema) pour l'hôte
I'm leaving my feedback late but wow, my stay at the castle has stayed so vivid in my mind. I stayed with Roland and the castle crew for two weeks in May. They were kind to pick me up from the train station and got me a Thüringer bratwurst, what a delicious welcome.
The castle has such a magical mysterious feeling to it, the halls, clocktower,
… read more hidden rooms, winding dark cellars, lush gardens. For the majority of my two weeks I was working in the gardens and it was a relaxing and enjoyable time.
Roland is one of the kindest people I've ever met, he has so much knowledge about history, music, crafting, and the land. A real renaissance man with a contagious laugh and smile. He took me and another workawayer to a magical cold spring and to see an archeological site. While I sometimes had a hard time communicationing since I don't know a lot of German, all the people I met at the castle were full of life and passion, and that can be communicated without many words.
I really have so much more I could write about this incredible place, I would just say go and experience it for yourself, it's a unique jem of a place.
Laissé par le workawayer (Joseph) pour l'hôte
I spent two weeks at the Castle and it was absolutely wonderful. Work on the construction was hard but rewarding, I got to finish a wall with Roland and Heiko. In the afternoon and weekends there is plenty of time to travel, I got to Berlin for a weekend and went to Weimar and the European rose garden in Sangerhausen on weeknights. It was a great
… read more time!
For visitors I'd recommend learning a little German; I didn't speak very much but it helped immensely. They're very relaxed about the work there, but that means you should show some initiative to get things done too. I definitely recommend going though, it was a great trip.Vous pouvez seulement contacter les workawayers avec une adhésion active.
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Eline)
It was such a wonderful time with Eline. She was up early and worked in the garden before us and always saw what needed to be done around the castle. We had a lot of laughs together in the garden while transplanting vegetables, playing card games in the evening, and singing songs in the kitchen. Eline was a great addition to the group workawayers
… read more that were already there, and the three weeks really flew by!!
Laissé par le workawayer (Eline) pour l'hôte
This was my first workaway experience and I had a great time. I stayed for almost 3 weeks and the time flew by so quickly.
Everybody in the castle is so kind and welcoming from the very first second. I worked in the garden which is beautiful and meditative work. In the garden you can decide what time you begin, as long as you get the work done by
… read more the end. Which was very nice imo.
There were other workawayers when I stayed there and we had some visit to other places and often played games in the evening, which was a lot of fun and you get to know about other cultures. Overall a lovely experience and would love to go back some day!
Ps. When the weather isn't great it does get real cold in the castle, so make sure you don't mind that.
And when you are the only workawayer at the castle, I can imagine that you spend more time on your own. Especially if you Germany isn't great.
Laissé par le workawayer (Joseph) pour l'hôte
Had a wonderful time here, the castle is filled with lovely people who are very laid back and eager to share knowledge and experience. Additionally they were very accomodating of my lack of German. There was great food too! Would be very keen in returning and seeing how the visitor centre is coming along.
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Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Joseph)
Joseph jumped on any task when asked; he helped a lot at the construction site, a few days at the garden, and any miscellaneous tasks such as stomping plaster for our new flooring and stacking wood. He also cooked several vegetarian dinners for us - his vegetarian curry and stuffed quesadillas were a highlight. Joseph had a great sense of humor,
… read more and we had a lot of laughs about the obscurity of reality and engaging conversation about global history. We are glad he decided to stay longer than initially planned and are happy to welcome him back anytime so he can improve his card game skills- haha
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Emiliano)
Emiliano was a great help in the garden, and you could tell he enjoyed the work- he said it himself, "Gardening is a very meditating experience". He also helped at the construction site, and when there was any waiting time, he would spend it weeding in the garden. Emiliano was flexible in changing tasks depending on what was needed for the day,
… read more such as cleaning the bathrooms or carrying buckets filled with plaster. Overall a great team player with a great sense of humor and connected well with the locals or anyone that visited the castle. We are happy that this castle was a stop in his travels and hope he stops by again.
Laissé par le workawayer (Emiliano) pour l'hôte
My two weeks in the castle felt like two seconds. I had so much fun and there were so many things to do, I just didn't feel the days going so fast.
My jobs consisted on gardening, helping in the construction site and helping organize the stage of a show that took place at the castle.
The castle is very impressive and it is a sight to see (and
… read more explore). The area where it is located has many interesting opportunities to explore, as its surroundings seem to be one big archaeological site. In fact, in my time here I had the pleasure to visit two, and I was told there's many more. Also, many cultural activities take place here, like the aforementioned show in the castle, or a traditional gathering that happened in the town.
The community is awesome, comprised by the hosts, local townsfolk who want to help with the castle and the workawayers. There is always someone interesting to talk to and work with, which makes the time there so fulfilling. Dinners here tend to feel like a party, since there is so much laughter, so much happiness to be there. Everything we do in the castle feels like a successful team effort, and yes, I said "we", because you instantly feel a part of it and you want to see it progress.
I deeply regret not being able to spend more time here, and that should tell you everything you need to know. Do give the castle an opportunity, you will be very thankful for the experience.
Thank you all for this magnificent opportunity! Keep up the good work and see you soon!Vous pouvez seulement contacter les workawayers avec une adhésion active.
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Clément)
Clément is not a workawayer any more, but has become a dear friend of the castle and all its inhabitants. We've had the pleasure of hosting him for two long visits - last autumn and this spring, almost half a year combined.
Both times he has been a superb helper, who took a keen interest in the various projects we're working on. Clément's
… read more attention to detail and his diligent work ethic has made us all up our game quite a bit and our beloved construction site looks all the better thanks to his contribution.
After work and during our many beer breaks, Clément has been a cheerful companion with whom we've shared many good laughs. He is always very concearned about the wellbeing of others and especially his fellow workawayers. He has a good eye for the dynamics in any given group and makes sure everybody are at their ease.
We cannot recommend Clément too highly. Every host should consider it a privilege to have him as a workawayer and act accordingly.
Laissé par le workawayer (Mailyn) pour l'hôte
This was my first workaway opportunity, where I originally planned to stay for ten days in October of 2022, but then I fell in love with the castle and the community. I ended up staying for two months. During my time there, we had a good international group of workawayers and had a lot of fun working and cooking together and going on cultural
… read more field trips. Heinz, Roland, and Martin are filled with knowledge and humor--You'll spend hours in the kitchen laughing. I worked mostly on the construction site for the visitor center; their passion for the castle makes it a good working environment. Now I am back for the spring with a couple of workawayers from the fall, and very excited to be back to help out with the garden and other projects.Vous pouvez seulement contacter les workawayers avec une adhésion active.
Laissé par le workawayer (Micaela) pour l'hôte
beautiful place and beautiful people, I'm looking forward to come back and visit all very soon. 💚🌿🌿
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Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (perambulator)
Jonathan helped us in the garden and with many other jobs around the castle. He never said no and always did his best. It was very pleasant to be in his environment and to talk to him. He's really good at tackling things and finding tasks for himself. In the evenings we often sat together and cooked, and there were always good conversations. Wish
… read more you the best for your journey! (Karolin)
Laissé par le workawayer (Susannah) pour l'hôte
I absolutely LOVED my time here. I stayed for about three weeks, and I wish it could have been longer. I had to opportunity to work in the garden, help renovate a whole room, learn history, and even a few words in German. I was able to go on several trips out into the countryside; we visited villages and towns, an ancient monastery, and even
… read more Dresden.
This castle has such a beautiful community within and around it. I highly recommend staying here for anyone considering it!
Thank you Roland, Heinz, everyone, from the bottom of my heart. I hope to be back someday soon!Vous pouvez seulement contacter les workawayers avec une adhésion active.
Laissé par le workawayer (Nikki) pour l'hôte
I absolutely LOVED my time there. I was there for 2 weeks and it wasn't long enough. I spent most of my time in the beautiful gardens weeding and a few days stacking firewood. I learned so much about the history and culture there and everyone was so kind, generous, and welcoming. I would love to go back and learn more. I highly recommend this
… read more Workaway, 10/10! Vielen dank!Vous pouvez seulement contacter les workawayers avec une adhésion active.
Laissé par le workawayer (Adriana ) pour l'hôte
I was there around mid August for two weeks, and I wish I could have stayed longer! The five hundred year old castle sat next to a village with only seven hundred inhabitants, a few of which would come and help in the castle every day. Local kids also came up for annual theater camps, and a one-day music festival was organized one of the weekends
… read more I was there. Even without all the visitors, there were a lot of us living in the castle, and I want to thank all of you who drank wine with me at dinner every night.
My work was with Heinz, one of the owners of the castle (they realized quite quickly that I wouldn’t be much help in the construction ground). We worked in what used to be the shooting room, applying lime/sand to the stone walls and then using completely natural plaster to smooth the outside. I didn't have any previous experience, but Heinz taught me everything, and we passed the time meditating, singing, or chatting. It required a bit of patience and skill; we called it art.
After work, the afternoon mainly consisted of chatting and drinking outside with others at the castle. I also learned to play böll (european aristocratic lawn game, kind of like a larger version of marbles) and throw spears. We would then eat dinner, and continue to talk until it got dark. The days were so peaceful, and I could feel that everyone enjoyed life at their own pace.
It was such a unique experience, I loved it there and will definitely go back if I ever get the chance!Vous pouvez seulement contacter les workawayers avec une adhésion active.
Laissé par le workawayer (Arielle & Juri) pour l'hôte
I stayed at the castle for 1.5 weeks and wish I could have stayed longer! Exploring the castle and talking to Roland about the history of the property was wonderful, and the opportunity to contribute to the castle's story was amazing. The number of people staying at the castle ranged from 4 to around 20, and I was lucky enough to stay there while
… read more a concert was held in the courtyard on a Saturday night. There was also a mix of languages (English, French and German), so I had some great language practice with everyone at the castle and people from the village who came to the castle to help out! The gardens were stunning and the vast majority of the vegetables we ate came from the gardens (thank you Karolin for all the delicious food!). I'm definitely planning on coming back in the future and highly recommend Karolin & Roland as hosts!Ce workawayer a choisi de garder privé son profil mais peut être contacté par les autres workawayers concernant ce feedback.
Laissé par le workawayer (Carina) pour l'hôte
I was there for 3 weeks. This workaway experience was totally out of everything I imagined. The place is fantastic and there is always something to do. I met many interesting people who were passing through or go sporadically to help. Sometimes we could only be 4 people in the whole castle and sometimes more than 30. Incredible what Roland has
… read more achieved with his dream and congratulations to him for letting us be part of it. Thanks to all the residents that I had the opportunity to meet at the time.Vous pouvez seulement contacter les workawayers avec une adhésion active.
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Louis-Pierre)
Louis - Pierre was a great helper. He cleaned up and sorted our completely chaotic workshop! What a job but even today it is helpful and we find everything much easier! We'll probably be in your debt for a while. You were a pleasant Zeitgenosse, who can be on his own and also looks for his own tasks. If you're ever in the area again: You are
… read more Welcome!
Laissé par le workawayer (Louis-Pierre) pour l'hôte
I stayed 4 weeks in Kannawurf, the place is awesome and the castle is beautiful !
Beside people living in the castle, there are lots of people coming from the village so it's very nice for cultural exchange !
There are lots of things to do there and you'll be free to work on what you want and when you want, you must feel quite at ease with that.
… read more
The surroundings are also really nice, the place is weel located, close to Leipzig, Erfurt and BerlinVous pouvez seulement contacter les workawayers avec une adhésion active.
Laissé par le workawayer (Sascha) pour l'hôte
I had a great time in Kannawurf this summer, two weeks was too short! Margarete and Pia organized the camp very well, we worked in a very nice group of international volunteers and did nice group trips and activities besides the work. I would definetly recommend the project to others! The castle staff are also very kind and entertaining and the
… read more accomodation was very good.Vous pouvez seulement contacter les workawayers avec une adhésion active.
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Marta)
Dear Marta! Time doesn`t matter. Thank you for your feedack!
You know, the summercamp and this place have been enriched by all of you too. The people like you make moments like those of the camp unforgetable!
Just spread the word and feel welcome again at any time you wish!
Take care and have a good time!
Laissé par le workawayer (Marta) pour l'hôte
First, I am so sorry it took me so long to leave this message, I missed holidays so much I couldn't bring myself to write it. It's honestly amazing and not just the place, which is one of the most magical places I have ever seen, the castle people are so lovely and everyone is just so kind and funny. I can recommend it with my eyes closed. The
… read more work is fair and fun and educating and rewarding and not too difficult. The standard of the rooms is perfect, food super good. The surroundings of the castle are one of the kind with such crazy big and deep forests and the fields which never end. I have never seen this many stars on the sky during the night. So thank you so much for everything and I wish all the best for coming years!
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Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Nina)
You are welcome Nina! Every time you want or need!
We enjoyed the time you spent with us and thanks for your open-hearted, optimistic and creative participation!
Laissé par le workawayer (Nina) pour l'hôte
Living in this castle is such a unique experience you can hardly find nowadays. You learn how to build the castle wall, the roof, the ceiling etc. by the old, traditional and almost forgotten way. You are actually living inside of the castle! and you just think for yourself how all the walls are full of life stories from the past, full of touch
… read more from so many people that have been living here... And in the same way you are in connection with current owners that are living here most of the time and they are really peculiar, unique and extremly warm men. And beside all that you are spending time with a group of interesting young people from all over the world. And the combination of all this elements together is just amazing! Thanks a lot!Vous pouvez seulement contacter les workawayers avec une adhésion active.
Laissé par le workawayer (Federico) pour l'hôte
This castle, situated deeply in the heart of german territory, offers any young and enthusiastic person a unique atmosphere: living in an historical, huge building like this is itself a very rare experience, but the people make it unforgettable. Around the castle, calm and natural beaty, tiny villages and mossy forests; inside the castle, vitality
… read more and laughters and beer. Besides all the young fellows that you'll get to know if you join this castle (from all over the world, in an interesting exchange of views and experiences), there are the "mature ones", guys from the surroundings that come to the castle and live in there to offer their unique skills to renew it: you can both learn alot from their abilities and crack yourself for how funny and mythical they are.
Thuringia for life!Vous pouvez seulement contacter les workawayers avec une adhésion active.
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Andreas)
Dear Andreas, it has been a great time with you! Thanks for joning us. In the two weeks we spend together, you have been a great companienship.
Andreas is a very social and very openminded person. You can have a lot of fun together but also find some deep discussions about good and the world. And even hard work in the summerheat was fun together.
… read more And he's not only a hardworker, also joining our freetime with beautiful music-improvisations on the piano.
Many thanks to you Andreas, you are invited to come back every time, you want.
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