Nature, sun and fresh good food!

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Connect with nature: 19 travelers recommend this experience for reconnecting with nature
Immerse yourself in the local culture: 18 travelers recommend this host for those looking for a local cultural immersion
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What you offer

25h

Hours per week: Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

Housekeeping: Help with changing the bed linens and general housekeeping.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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What you get

Days off per week: Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.

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

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

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.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

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

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!

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

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

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

Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.

Support: Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.

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Availability

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Stay at least: 4 weeks

Stay up to: 8 weeks

The Experience

Hello worldpackers! We are Maria Grazia and Mario (61), we have a small agricultural business that is also a restaurant on weekends. Our ancient house is quite big and needs some maintenance and cleaning, and we struggle to do it all alone! You might work in the garden, clean the agritourism areas, do some ironing, paint and other cool seasonal task. Everything here is around food, and we love to share it with internationals!

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Requirements

Beginner Italian or Beginner English
Between 24 and 32 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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28 Reviews

5.0

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

4.5

Farm

5.0

Learning & Fun

5.0

How this experience will transform you

19 Get in touch with nature
18 Immersing in the local culture
18 Meeting locals
16 Meeting international travelers
14 Developing environmental awareness
9 Learning about sustainability

Samarah

Mexico

This was a wonderful experience. Maria and Mario were wonderful hosts, making us feel very welcome and enthusiastically sharing their knowledge and love for Piedmont. The place is very comfortable and the surrounding area is beautiful. The food was absolutely delicious, and we really got to enjoy and learn about the regional cuisine. We were able to see several places around Piedmont, and Mario and Maria gave us a lot of information and recommendations to help us make the most out of our time there. The tasks were manageable and varied: we helped with the chickens, winemaking, and the garden.

7 months ago

Jacob

United States

If you would like to gain insight into rural life of the Piedmont region, you cannot go wrong with this experience. Mario and Maria Grazia are amazing cooks, wonderful storytellers, and incredibly accommodating hosts. I'm grateful for how readily they welcomed me to their beautiful home, and their flexibility when I made travel plans. The more you ask questions and engage with their extensive knowledge of the region's history, cuisine, and culture, the more you'll get out of the experience. The work is reasonable and at times strenuous, but the opportunities gained are worth it all!

7 months ago

Irene

Argentina

💛💛💛💛💛 Marvellous experience, I highly recommend this volunteering to anyone who wants to know how it is to live in Italy, in the countryside, meeting good people, around cute pets and eating delicious food... Maria and Mario are such good people, I could not be more grateful for all the time I spent with them, I will miss you a lot, and Rolo and Panchito and Minu (the pets) and the chickens ❣️ Wonderful experience to connect with the nature and its rhythms ⛰️ I felt super comfortable and respected and sincerely welcome... Whatever you need to know you can ask me 🙌🏼

8 months ago

Joshua

United Kingdom

The house and grounds are packed with generations of family charm. You couldn't ask for more selfless, interesting hosts than Maria and Mario :) The food is excellent, and wine is plentiful. I learned how to catch a chicken quite unexpectedly. I do agree that tasks could be better organised, maybe the night before or with a bulletin board waiting. And the wi-fi isn't great in many parts of the house. But if you don't need to be online very much (I freelance while I travel) then this is absolute perfection with fascinating people.

9 months ago

Tawana

Brazil

If you want an immersive and authentic Italian experience go to this lovely environmental! You will try the best pasta and other italian dishes ever! You will try an amazing wine - almost everyday lol - produced by themselves. You will sleep in a secure, clean and comfortable place. Sometimes we help in the house duties, sometimes in the kitchen of the restaurant, and also in the wine field… it depends of the season. Maria is a sweet and wise woman and made me feel at home. ❤️ Mario is authentic, funny and love to share his knowledge about history. 🤌 Ciao!

10 months ago

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