Volunteering in Italy
Updated 5 Sep 2026 · 116 live projects
Volunteering in Italy is a chance to slow down among olive groves, hillside farms, agriturismo-style stays, hostels, renovations, and community projects across the mainland and islands. Food, landscape, and everyday hospitality are a big part of why people fall for it.
Italian is common day to day; English varies by host and region. Summers are hot in the south and busy in tourist belts; mountain and inland rural projects can feel quieter. Tasks often mix gardening, building, food, and hospitality.
Confirm hours, free days, meals, and accommodation in writing. Getting to a hillside farm may take more than one bus after the high-speed train — leave time and ask for directions early.
See latest Italian projects below and say hello when you find your match.
Latest projects in Italy
Enjoy Nature - Tara Nature Community - Italy
Our project is to create a safe home in Nature for people to connect, heal, and grow in community. If you're in a place in your life where you're ready to contribute to others, then we've been looking for you :). We are Tim, Caroline, and daughter Tammy - We run a community and nature centre in Tod...
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Baita Pigolza - Renovation of a mountain house!
Together with some friends we have just bought a mountain house. Hidden in the Alps, with fresh air and clear water, it's the place where we want to have good times. It is a place for anyone who enjoys mountain, good-mood people and spending time together. We are planning to do massive restoration...
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Sheeps farm in Castropignano
We have a farm with more than 200 milk sheep, 2 horses, Maremma sheepdogs, border collies, cats, chickens for eggs and meat, geese and pigs. We are not rich and work hard every day (10-12 hours), but still manage to have fun while doing a variety of interesting jobs. We graze the sheep along the old...
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English Language Support
La nostra famiglia: papà 47 anni (non parla inglese) mamma 50 anni (io parlo inglese fluentemente: C1) 2 bambini: ragazzo 13 anni; ragazzo 8 anni (entrambi capiscono molto bene l'inglese e parlano abbastanza fluentemente) Abbiamo già ospitato 23 ospiti, quindi i miei figli sono abituati ad avere per...
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Recovery of a house in Italian mountains
Hello and welcome! The main project consists in the recovery of a splendid house in the mountains with a mill for grinding chestnuts. The place is really immersed in the green of tuscany (garfagnana) with over 300 chestnut trees. There are natural waterfalls of 5 and 20 meters just 15 minutes walk...
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Help needed on the Island of Elba/Toscany
We have a little Yoga and Meditation- Retreat with two apartments and a beautiful garden in the middle of a natural park on the island of Elba. We need help for the garden and cleaning the two apartments when the guests leave. WORKING ARRANGEMENT Garden cleaning, watering of plants, pool cleaning ...
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Help in the eco-suistainable wineyard in Gavi, Italia
Last minute help for harvesting grapes from 10 September WORKING ARRANGEMENT 5/6 hours a day for 5 days a week 2 days off LIVING ARRANGEMENT Bed in the share rooms Lunch and dinner my mother cooking for everybody We don't provide breakfast towels toilet paper Laudry You can live a grea...
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Casa Tersilla: just a dream? - Asti - Piemonte - Italy
TO VOLUNTEERS.: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY EVEN IF LONG. ASK MORE INFORMATION ALSO IN OTHER LANGUAGE BECAUSE MISUNDERSTANDING IS EASY AND DOESN'T HELP AT ALL. The house was built by my grand grand mother. She was a widow with ten children. They settled here because the soil was good for rising vegetables...
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