With the famous Italian cuisine, 51 UNESCO World Heritage sites, numerous museums, over 7,000 km of coastline and cities such as Rome, Florence, Naples and Venice, Italy is one of the most popular travel destinations in Europe. International Workcamps have a long tradition in Italy and we work closely with various Italian Workcamp organizations.

Reports from Italy

Every year in Italy you will find numerous environmental protection projects, as well as social projects and camps that support festivals and cultural events. Our partners at Legambiente are primarily involved in the area of environmental and nature conservation, while our partners at Lunaria are more active in the social and cultural areas, especially in the areas of immigration and commitment against racism and social exclusion. For several years we have also been working with Youth Action for Peace Italia (CPI) and IBO Italia (IBO-IT), both of which offer Workcamps with different focuses. Would you like to know what a Workcamp in Italy can actually look like? Tobias was at a Workcamp in Monsummano, just under an hour's train ride from Florence, and with his group he repaired a path in a medieval village from the 16th century.

Travel tips for Italy

Traveling to Italy from Germany is not complicated. All you need to enter the country is your ID card. There are train connections to Venice, Milan, Rome and Naples from several cities in Germany. You can also quickly reach the other side of the Alps with long-distance buses.

The 10 most important words in Italian

• Hello - Ciao
• My name is... - Mi chiamo...
• I come from.... - Io vengo da...
• Where is...? - Dov'è...?
• Yes - Sì
• No - No
• Sorry - Scusa/scusi
• Do you speak/do you speak English? - Parla / Parli inglese?
• I do not speak Italian. - Non parlo Italiano.
• Thank you - Grazie

Free places in camps in Italy

Here you can search for Workcamps in Italy where there are currently still free places for volunteers from Germany: