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2 Mar 2025
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Description
Hi! We are Mathijs and Gigi and live in the beautiful mountain area of South-Umbria on the border of Tuscany. We run a Biological Olive Farm consisting of mutiple buildings also with other accomodations. Our beautiful domain is 96 hectares big and consists of 7 hectares of Olivegrove, 4 hectares of Truffle-wood, 6 hectares of fields and the rest woodland. We are a (relativily) young couple ourselfs in our end-30's and mid 40's and love to host some cultural exchange and help us around the buildings, some gardening or help with harvesting and works on the olivegroves, or any other quality you might have. Our property is very sereen and tranquil. A place to get in touch with nature and live the real Italian livestyle.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
Farmstay help
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
With us you can practice your language skills (Italian, English, Dutch) and benifit of working only 6 hours a day (morning and afternoon) during 5 days and have 2 days complety to your self. We provide a nice private apartment to stay and of course a home cooked, abbondant 3 course warm daily meal at lunch all together.
Help
We are looking for help around the house and farm, mainly gardening, pruning, harvesting. Preferably we are looking for a couple or a some friends traveling together. However, travelling alone is also not a problem at all.
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
French: Beginner
Accommodation
We will be glad to provide you with your own private apartment.
What else ...
We are in the middle of the nature. The nearest trainstations are Marsciano or Orvieto. We will be glad picking you up there and dropping you off at your date of arrival and departure. Ofcourse if we are going somewhere there is always a possibility of coming with us. There are bycilcles available on our domain.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets
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We arrived to Gigi&Mathijs house knowing nothing about pruning, we left their place loving the nature, the olive trees and of course with two people and an experience we are going to remember for ever!
Thank you Gigi for your pacient, for all those things you tought us, for trust on… read more
I spent 2 months at the place with Gigi and Mathijs (the owners) and I collected unforgettable memories, ate great food and learned many things about the olive trees.
It's difficult to find people that love what they doing and even more difficult to find people that love to share it with others.
Gigi and Mathijs… read more
I came in Umbria with a friend of mine and we had our best time there with you guys ! The place is beautiful, full of wildlife, free from any kind of pollution, perfect for relaxing and discovering nature. The working days are well organised, the food is… read more
Thank you so… read more
Since the day I arrived I felt home, I felt like Gigi & Mathijs were two friends that were welcoming me as one of theirs... This was an extraordinary experience to be with them!
Also it was a difficult moment in my personal life at the time but Gigi &… read more
Thank you so much!
If we have to give a couple of keywords to descibe them for future hosts we have to say: Lovely, Friendly, Well Educated, Willing to work and Always… read more
