Discover the food, wine and spectacular scenery of Marche, Italy

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  Description

  We are Mel & Mark originally from the UK but officially retired and having brought up 4 children have decided to embark on a new adventure and are now living in our lovely home in Italy.
  
  We want to share this region of Italy with more people and give them the opportunity to discover the beauty of this area all it has to offer.
  
  In 2013 we bought our house, along with a two bedroom cottage and overgrown land in Marche, a region that is hardly known about and remains unspoilt by tourism. Our house is a traditional stone farmhouse which from a ruin we have lovingly restored and renovated into a comfortable home.
  
  We love the area and its spectacular landscapes and welcoming people. We are also both foodies and love the local food and wine . We live in our house along with our cocker spaniel Bertie .
  
  We completed the renovations on our house in 2015 however now we are retired we want to do more projects to bring back to life our neglected olive grove and do also some maintenance of our properties ourselves . Our olive grove is very overgrown and left untouched for years.
  
  We are looking to provide volunteers with an experience of living in rural Italy and a comfortable home stay and the opportunity to gain skills in looking after olive trees and making olive oil. In exchange for some help we provide luxury accommodation in our house with a double bedroom with private bathroom and all food and drink in exchange for about 4 hours per day of work.
  
  We look forward to sharing our passion for this area with our volunteers , it’s spectacular scenery and historical and cultural places to visit . From the coastline of the Adriatic to the Sibilini mountains . We can also offer skills in cooking homemade meals if that’s of interest, as well as help with English language conversations.
  
  We are looking for volunteers who are happy working mostly outside and want to learn more about rural Italy and gain some skills in reclaiming , looking after and maintaining olive trees .
  
  We are a non-smoking household .

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Pratique d’une langue

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Jardinage

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Culture

  

  Animaux de compagnie

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Dessin et peinture

  

  Jardinage

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Art et design

  

  Animaux

  

  Cyclisme

  

  Randonnée

  

  Fitness

  

  Nature

  

  Sports d’hiver

  

  Montagne
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  The opportunity to experience reclaiming an olive grove, picking olives and general buildings maintenance. As well as immersing yourselves in this beautiful region of Italy. In addition it would give you the opportunity to improve your english and also some italian. For those interested can show you how to create delicious meals from scratch which are inspired not only by Italian cuisine but also from our travels around the world.

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  Aide

  We are looking for enthusiastic individuals with plenty of common sense, who are fit and healthy and are happy doing physical help which is likely to be outside and who are willing to pitch in with us on our land. No previous experience is necessary although it may help but we do need people who are willing to learn and have the energy and motivation to roll up their sleeves.

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Italien: Intermédiaire

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  We are happy to help anyone looking to improve their english and also some basic italian.
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  Hébergement

  Double bedded private room with private bathroom and all meals.

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  Autres infos...

  As public transport is limited we would be happy to show you around the local area and help can arrange any activities you might like to try - whether that’s an e-bike tour or a hike in the mountains, wine tasting or trips to local markets or villages or exploring the roman ruins . We do have e-bikes you could borrow to explore the local area providing you are willing to tackle the hilly terrain. As a foodie and cook we can also offer to provide some cookery skills if that is of interest.

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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 worked from home ourselves and the internet speed is excellent.

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  We can can accommodate small to medium size camper vans

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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