Ecovillage project in Morano Calabro, South Italy

THE AREA
The area is nice and offers many experiences: trekking on the Parco Nazionale del Pollino, the sea (Sibari) is 35 minutes by car. There is a panoramic bike path named Ciclovia dei Parchi that connect north and south of the Calabria passing in Morano. You can see the Parco della Lavanda (only in Summer), the old village Civita and you can have rafting on the Lao river. I have bikes that you can use for free and, if you have the driver licence valid in Italy, you can rent a car in Morano for 30€ a day (brokerando.com)

Minimum stay is 10 days, if you want to stay more you are welcome but the first week is trial. Food is not included, for this reason I ask only 15 hours of job every week. There is a kitchen where you can cook your own food. The rooms are shared (3-5 people, bunk beds). Who dirty then cleans. The work in the country or in the houses is often hard, sometimes under the sun of the summer in south Italy. No internet access in the house, you can connect with your own phone and an italian SIM (3G, 4G, 5G). I use Iliad.it for myself. Lazy people and troublemakers are not welcome. Good mood with the people living in the house and in the village is important.


Reseñas

4.5
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Anfitrión y equipo

4.5

Horas y tareas

4.5

Hostal

4.5

Aprendizaje y diversión

4.5

Estados Unidos

5

Morano Calabro was a really cute small town. It was a bit hard to actually get to the town me and another volunteer were arriving together so we had to call a taxi from where the bus dropped us off. Just like most of the other reviews, Francesco takes a little bit of warming up before he’s cracking jokes and stuff with you so just wait a few days. The work can definitely be hard some days when you’re moving furniture up and down for three hours but you get the rest of the day to yourself. All in all it was a really rewarding experience. Would definitely recommend.

hace 1 mes

Nueva Zelandia

3

Morano is a beautiful place and I was lucky enough to be there during festa della bandiera which was amazing. Personally I had a bit of an odd experience especially at the start. I wasn’t all to welcomed, I arrived late on day one but it was due to my bus braking down, I could have communicated this better but once I had arrived he had no interest in hearing me out even though I had proof of the brake down. That evening the messages he sends me were “I don’t think this is the right place for you” and “one mistake and you’re out”
He eventually did warm up to me but it took quite some time.

hace 2 meses


francesco andrea respondido

As I had sensed from the first moment, my house was not the right place for Xavier. I would have done better to listen to my intuition and not accept him in my house. The jobs I assigned him were done badly trying to waste as much time as possible

Brasil

5

Sometimes work is hard, but have a lot of free time. Morano is a small and charming village. Francesco welcomed me well, we had a good time together.

hace 2 meses

Reino Unido

2

My feelings are mixed, stayed for 10 days, up until the 9th I enjoyed it. The town is lovely, the work was ok, and Francesco was nice at first. On the 9th day, out of nowhere, he told me he was leaving me a bad review. I was confused, he didn’t seem upset with me before this. Work with him was uncomfortable after. I asked if he would explain what happened, he responded aggressively about dissatisfaction with work, he was then rude and demeaning, so I left after completing my hours. Supportive feedback earlier would’ve been nice, instead of irrational psychological games. Q’s welcomed.

hace 3 meses


francesco andrea respondido

This person got the answers she needed but simply ignored them like a lying sixteen year old teenager

México

5

Amazing, the town is beautiful, and working with Francesco was a pleasure!

hace 4 meses


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