Liguria, Italy
Bronze
Member since
2025| Exchange dates | Duration |
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| Available anytime | |
A house surrounded by nature on the Ligurian coast
Our house is located in the municipality of Rapallo, but outside of the touristic center and therefore immersed in the quiet and the green. The center and nearest beaches are about 10 minutes by car and the closest shop is around 5 minutes. There's a bus service, but it doesn't run frequently. Genova is about 35 min. by car and 50 minutes by train (from the station of Rapallo).
We live in a closed valley between the first hills behind the coast. Our house is right next to a little river with natural pools. We have a big garden of about 5,000 square meters. The nearest neighbors are about 100 - 200 meters away and so is the parking place. The house can't be reached by car, there's a (steep!) path that goes down from the parking place. Behind our house there's a forest that runs for kilometers. We therefore share our territory with lots of wild animals. At dawn you might be greeted by a concert of hundreds of birds.
The house is a three-story house: the ground floor is a basement / work place / storage room. On the first floor you find the main entrance to the house, a big kitchen, living room with wood stove and a bathroom (with washing machine and dryer). On the second floor there's a sitting area / cinema area (we have a projector), two bedrooms and another bathroom.
The house is equipped with satellite internet, but cell phone reception isn't great.
Our Family
- 2 Adults
- 0 Children
- 1 Exchanges made
Occupation
- Art academy student
- Online language teacher
Our Home
- House Type: House
- Environment: In the country
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 2
- Sleeping Capacity: 4
- Living Area: 130 m2
In my house
- Pets - Not allowed
- Small children - Allowed
Exchange Types
- Hospitality wanted
- Long-term exchange wanted
- Non-simultaneous exchange
- Home exchange
- Hospitality offered
Indoor
- Free internet access
- Central heating
- Fireplace
- Washing machine
- Dishwasher
- Clothes dryer
Outdoor
- Garden
- Terrace or deck
- Balcony
Facilities
- Non-smoking house
- Car necessary
- Seclusion/Privacy
Our Destination Wish List
- Open to any destination
- Paris, France
- Basel, Switzerland
- Vienna, Austria
- Madrid, Spain
- Berlin, Germany
Spoken Languages
- English
- Italiano
- Français
- Español
- Deutsch
- Dutch
Our Neighbourhood
Nearest Airport: Genova - 40 kilometers
We live in Sant'Andrea di Foggia which is a small village in the municipality of Rapallo, but outside the city center. There are no shops, bars or restaurants in this locality. The nearest bar, pizzeria are 2.8km away and the nearest shop is around 4km away.
People are very friendly in our neighborhood and some of our neighbors get together on a daily basis at 17:00 pm, they would love to welcome you there for a cup of coffee or a glass of limoncino.
Occupation
- Art academy student
- Online language teacher
Children
- We do not have children.
Pets
- We do not have pets.
About Our Family
We're Nelleke and Simone, a Dutch - Italian couple. We're both creative and very curious, always in the process of learning something. We love nature and going on hikes. Travelling for us nearly always involves visiting lots of art museums. We appreciate good quality food from local little shops and are both into cooking. Our kitchen contains lots of peculiar spices and condiments which we'll be happy to share.
Every year we spend some short or longer periods in the Netherlands, so we're open to non-simultaneous exchanges as well.
Our core values are respect, consideration and hospitality.

