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We are a Danish/Bulgarian family, part-time residents in the village of Vrav, Bregovo Municipalicy, Vidin District, Bulgaria.
The region is strongly de-industrialized and de-populated, and looks more like from early 1900s- but if you like that (or are not afraid to try it out), you can join us in our many refurbishment-and improvement projects and/or garden work and vegetation control. We also do wine-making on a hobby scale (200-300 litre per year) for own use, and have various tasks throughout the year regarding that, too.
We can welcome around 5-6 volunteers at the same time, and they stay in a separate house, so at times the atmosphere is that more of a youth camp/brigade.Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado
Ajuda em projetos ambientais
Jardinagem
Construção/faça você mesmo
Ajuda em fazenda
Manutenção geral
Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado
You'll get to try our wines from previous years, as well as Bulgarian (or other regional) wines. You will learn about the whole wine-making cycle, the fermentation process, local grape variaties and various wine terms.
You’ll meet our fellow villagers (both Bulgarian and foreing) and experience the local folklore.
We like long dinners, good conversations, comparing cultural experiences, discussing world and national politics and recent history.Projetos que envolvem crianças
Este projeto pode envolver crianças. Para mais informações, veja aqui nossas diretrizes e dicas.
Ajuda
We have a lot of renovation, gardening and clearing tasks : wood chopping, vegetation control/grass cutting and landscaping (digging, moving earth, removing pebbles and broken roof tiles from the earth).
We make wine in September and October, however there is work in the cellar in summer, filtering the wine, bottling etc. Other practical tasks outside (moving things, arranging construction materials we want to re-use) and inside (painting, clearing, etc) will also come up.
Let us know if you are extra handy with power tools or have carpenting, etc experience, and we’ll easily find you a project. We really like recycling/upcycling, and we have loads of reclaimed wood, and many other materials.
Plus, there might be a few demolition/stripping old paint projects.Idiomas
Bulgarian: Fluente
Danish: Fluente
Inglês: Fluente
Norwegian: Intermediário
Swedish: IntermediárioAcomodação
Farm-type/rural accommodation in a separate house (from ours) with an inside toilet and shower. The house can accommodate a lot of people, but there is no guarantee that there are always other volunteers- it may very well turn out to be that you will be all by yourself.
If you have asthma or allergies (dust, hay/grass, lime paint) or are afraid of house spiders or bugs, etc, please consider well before coming (we are really out in the countryside).
There is a mobile (3G) internet modem in the house, but the GSM cover in the village is not very stable. If you like streaming, it's advisable to download as much content as you can, before you come :-)
Eating arrangements: Either joint dining at our house, or the workawayers get the cooked food and eat at another place. Or you can have your dinner “to go”, if you want to eat earlier (we're keeping Mediterranian time/style with late dinners).
We are meat-lovers ourselves, but if you have special preferences, we’ll make sure to provide other choices or agree with you to take care of your own cooking (and bring food to the common meals).
If you are vegans or smokers, please stock up before you arrive, as the choices in the local shops are limited or non-existent.Algo mais...
The village is on the Danube, so visiting the beach of walking along the river bank is a nice past-time. The river current is very strong, so consider well before going for a swim!
There are two shops in the village (no cigarettes sale, though). There is no ATM in the village and the nearest one (in the neighbouring village) doesn’t always work, so plan your cash situation before you arrive.
On your afternoons and days off, you could plan excursions in the area. We'll lend you an old/well-used bike for daily use. The dirt streets in the village don’t make for a pleasant ride (and often further damage the bikes), but it should be good enough for short rides (within 5-10 km radius).
If you want to do picnics or BBQ/camp-fire at the beach, we can help with with some equipment.
In Novo selo (5km away) there is a municipal sports complex, with a tennis court and a basketball court (you can lend the sports equipment from us) and a swimming pool.
The distance to the Serbian boarder is only 12 km, and afterwards it's 25 km to Negotin, which the closest provincial town on the Serbian side.
Vidin, which the district town on the Bulgarian side (30km from the village), offers several sightseeing options, including the Baba Vida Fortress and the Konaka town museum. There is a nice town garden/alleys along the river, with restaurants (including fish restaurants on the water).
We go often to Vidin for shopping or eating out, so we could definitely give you a lift, if you are flexible with working around our schedule. Otherwise there is a bus line 3 times a day on week days and two times a day on weekends.
A bit longer distance but definitely worth visiting in the Vidin district are Belogradchik (a small town surrounded by stone formations and a breathtaking 360˚ view from the medieval castle) and the Magura Cave.Mais alguns detalhes
Acesso à internet
Acesso à internet limitado
Temos mascotes
Somos fumantes
Pode hospedar famílias
Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?
Mais de 2
Horas previstas
Averagely 25 hours
Comentário (30)
I spend 2 weeks in this wonderful village and I enjoyed the quiet of this place. I learned a lot about bulgarian culture but also about all the culture of the others workaway. I met a lot of people who are now my friends.
The hospitallity of Hristina and Steen was really great (also the… read more
Joining this family provided us the opportunity to experience a genuine Bulgarian countryside lifestyle and the chance to develop new skills which felt very rewarding.
Hristina was always very flexible and… read more
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I spend 2 weeks in this wonderful village and I enjoyed the quiet of this place. I learned a lot about bulgarian culture but also about all the culture of the others workaway. I met a lot of people who are now my friends.
The hospitallity of Hristina and Steen was really great (also the… read more
Joining this family provided us the opportunity to experience a genuine Bulgarian countryside lifestyle and the chance to develop new skills which felt very rewarding.
Hristina was always very flexible and… read more
The work schedule was completely respected in a relaxed but dynamic atmosphere . The authentic bulgarian countyside's vibes were weird but for this reason so enriching for me .
Furthermore i had the possibility to meet many people around different areas of the world… read more
Luise was excellent at tasks like… read more
Tom is a friendly, more mature than his real age; has an… read more
Tina was extremely accommodating, she kept the work engaging and the Workawayers well fed! Working on multiple on going projects made each day more exciting and it was amazing to get to see a new and interesting part of Bulgaria.
The long conversations over dinner and a drink were so great and something to look… read more
Always in a good mood, with an impressive knowledge of small and obscure films most of us haven't heard of :-), talking to Gordon was always… read more
They are young, very well-mannered, accommodating travellers- a bit on the introvert/quiet side, which is totally fine. With their help, we managed to do a lot - and… read more
The food was amazing! 3 delicious full meals a day meant we left with bigger stomachs than we arrived with.
Work was varied and kept us occupied, when the days were hot we would spend a few hours working in the morning, and then… read more
At night we would have very interesting talks about the world and I learned so much from them. They are super… read more
We only met Steen (and his two cats). He made… read more
True to their profile the work was varied and hours were flexible depending on the the weather and other factors.The village itself is very quiet and so most spare time was spent relaxing on the local beach or on the slightly busier one in the neighbouring village.
However… read more
The work can be sweaty at times😅 but it is real fun. You’re never alone, you learn all the essentials about how to keep a garden and you get new skills. Apart from the work, Hristina made sure that I had everything I needed, she gave me a warm welcome… read more
We also had a lot of interesting and fun making conversations. We've learned new things and the communication concering work was also very helpful.
We would have loved to stay longer and would recommend… read more
The work is plentiful. With such a variety of tasks that need doing there is plenty of… read more
The village itself is rural as can be ( i guess) and its a beautiful experience to be somehwhat off grid, without it having to be a trendy, but rather a natural thing due to the environment and daily tasks. These were always flexible if one didnt… read more
Hannah can both do heavy-lifting tasks (we had to move gazillion old roof tiles from one place to… read more
Sebastian is a bit shy about his English and us… read more
They treated us amazing, they made us feel very comfortable.
We hope we have been helpful in your projects and that you all continue well.
Thanks for everything! We hope to meet you again… read more
Smita is an easygoing, smiling and helpful person. We had mostly practical tasks, which must be a long way from her… read more
Enjoy the rest of your travels- and make the most of it. You get top mark from us as workaway guests!
We can warmly recommend you to any other WorkAway host- your working morale is excellent, and you are good at taking… read more