📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Italy Farm Stay is a family run farm located in the small village of Pescosolido, at the foot of the Abruzzi National Park. The area around the farm is one of the most beautiful places in Italy; mountains, waterfalls, hiking trails, lakes, wildlife, and many interesting ruins, churches, and castles are easily accessible and the area is not filled with tourists like other parts of Italy. The farm is close to the town of Sora (about 35,000 inhabitants) where you can eat at local restaurants, stroll along the lively main street, visit the numerous shops, cafés, and pubs, use the internet, or go to the open air market on Thursday mornings. The farm itself is a large property where guests can roam around, eat fresh fruit, spend time with the animals, relax in the shade of an olive tree, or hike around the trails in our beautiful forest.
💼 What the programme involves
Volunteer work 4 hours and a half in the morning. In the afternoon they will be free. Help in the morning consist of work in vegetable gardening, general maintenance around the organic farm, pruning, harvesting vegetables, weeding and cleaning. In general terms volunteers will be involved in the everyday work of a traditional Italian farm. The work depends also on weather conditions and it can be determined day by day accordingly. We are looking for volunteers who are highly motivated, independent and with a good work ethics. The work can be quite hard but rewarding. Be aware that a good part of the work tend to be physically demanding. For this reason this camp is suitable only to people who are physically fit and already have an active life such as practicing sport etc. Volunteer will not work on Thursdays.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation will be in dorms in the farm. There is one dorm for males and one for females. Bathroom with hot water shower is available. Volunteers will eat with the family and staff of the farm. Volunteers will also help cooking organizing themselves in chores. This will be a unique occasion to learn how to cook amazing Italian traditional food!
📍 About the location
The farm is located on the edge of the National Park of Abruzzo between Rome and Naples. One of the most wild and stunning natural park of Italy where volunteers can do trekking, walks etc. Rome is also reachable and can be visited during the free day. Please note that volunteers will have only one free day every five days of work. Yet all afternoons will be free for them to relax and explore the surroundings. The farm is well-connected with both Rome and Naples by direct buses. The area around the farm is one of the most beautiful places in Italy; mountains, waterfalls, hiking trails, lakes, wildlife, and many interesting ruins, churches, and castles are easily accessible and the area is not filled with tourists like other parts of Italy. The farm is close to the town of Sora (about 35,000 inhabitants) where you can eat at local restaurants, stroll along the lively main street, visit the numerous shops, cafés or go to the open air market on Thursday mornings. The farm itself is a property where guests and volunteers can roam around, eat fresh fruit, spend time with the animals, relax in the shade of an olive tree, or hike around the trails in our beautiful forest. The area around the farm is one of the most beautiful places in Italy; mountains, waterfalls, hiking. All this can only be enjoyed exclusively by people who love to walk. People who do not love to walk they will feel isolated and they will not enjoy the experience.
ℹ️ Additional information
People who do not love to walk they will feel isolated and they will not enjoy the experience. Project-related motivation is required to apply.