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Experience authentic Italian country life while helping restore a beautiful home

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The experience

Join us in the beautiful countryside of Poggio Mirteto, just an hour from Rome by train! We’re renovating our home, taking care of olive trees, creating a vegetable garden, and organizing old sheds — and we’d love your help. We offer meals, accommodation, and a peaceful, welcoming vibe. Ideal for nature lovers who enjoy hands-on work and want to be part of an authentic project. We speak spanish, english, italian and french. We have 2 dogs.


What you offer

20 hours of help per week

Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens


What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely


Requirements

Beginner English or Beginner Spanish

Between 22 and 40 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers


What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa


Activities & Shift

You work 4 hours per day 5 days a week (choosing the days as you wish); either morning or afternoon. Except when something special or particular is needed we can organise the days with anticipation


Rules

- No smoking inside the house
- Keep personal and shared spaces clean and in order.
- We can take you to the train station Once a day, as picking you up once day as well. Picking you up in the evening should not be later than 22.20 hs.
- Respect working hours and agreed tasks
- Ask before inviting guests
- Clean up after yourself (kitchen, bathroom, etc.)
- Be mindful of noise, especially at night