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

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  Description

  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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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Projets artistiques

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  Aide dans une ferme

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Événements/vie sociale

  

  Bénévolat

  

  Ferme

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Technologie

  

  Culture

  

  Astronomie

  

  Architecture

  

  Photographie

  

  Musique

  

  Langues

  

  Jardinage

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Menuiserie

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Livres

  

  Art et design

  

  Montagne

  

  Nature

  

  Fitness

  

  Randonnée

  

  Camping

  

  Cyclisme
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  Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre

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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  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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  Aide

  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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  Langues parlées

  Anglais: Courant
  Italien: Courant
  Espagnol: Débutant

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  Hébergement

  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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  Autres infos...

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

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  Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

  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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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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