Live, Work & Travel in Italy
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Interski Snowsport School – Every winter, Interski employ a team of 45+ seasonal workers to ensure the smooth running of their overseas operation, based in the Aosta Valley in Northern Italy. The recruitment process normally begins in May.
You Can Camp – An Italian association that has organised English summer camps since 2011. They need English native speakers in the summer. The position is for volunteers, who receive with full board and accommodation with a local host family in return for four hours of work a day with the rest of the day free.
Living in Italy – Information and resources for finding and enjoying a home in Italy.
Employment in Italy
Employers, Agencies & Placement Services
Au Pair Italy – Au pairs are connected with Italian host families.
English Communication School – Qualified native English teachers sometimes employed in Malta. There is a short form on the website to register your interest in careers or internships.
International Au Pair Italy – Care for children or teach your native language in Italy. They also employ camp counsellors for international summer camps.
Interski Snowsport School – Every winter, Interski employ a team of 45+ seasonal workers to ensure the smooth running of their overseas operation, based in the Aosta Valley in Northern Italy. The recruitment process normally begins in May.
Lingue Senza Frontiere – LSF run English language summer camps in Italy, though it took a bit of a hunt to find information in English on working there.
Maltalingua School of English – Employs enthusiastic and sociable group leaders/animators who care about the well-being of their young students. Applicants must be over 18 years of age, fluent in English, and able to work flexible hours.
MB Scambi Culturali – We couldn’t find an English language employment page but MB employ mother tongue English (and Italian) language teachers for their annual summer camps.
Union Lido | Bolero Holidays – We couldn’t find any employment information on their website so perhaps it is best that we reproduce the information they sent to us: “Work for Bolero Holidays at the Union Lido holiday park in Italy, near Venice. Looking for competent hard-working individuals to work as a courier / rep for a very well established and well respected company. Some kids duty work might be required, will need to be fully police checked prior to employment. The season runs from late March until early October. Accommodation provided, weekly salary. Send your CV to our email address, quote OverseasJobCentre.”
Employment Resources for Finding Work in Italy
Advice & Useful Sites for Finding Work
EuroCampings.eu – Over 800 camp sites listed across the country.
Jobsinmalta.com – Jobs in various industries. They had around a score of hospitality and leisure jobs when we looked.
The Local – Italy’s news in English has jobs pages.
Gap Year & Voluntary Work in Italy
Unpaid Positions & Adventure
Art History Abroad – AHA take students, aged 18 to 25, on six week courses travelling through Venice, Verona or Bologna, Florence, Siena or Perugia, Rome and Naples to see many of the greatest achievements in art, architecture and sculpture that Italy has to offer. Summer courses are also available as is a scholarship for the winner of an essay competition.
Birdlife Malta – Volunteer work is available including to young people from different countries the opportunity to volunteer for one year through the European Solidarity Corps. Shorter term and part time volunteering is also an option.
Centro Camuno di Studi Preistorici – A non profit cultural organisation specialising in prehistoric and tribal art. There are a few fixed roles for skilled volunteers. Volunteers of all nationalities, able to read, write and speak reasonable English are accepted.
Parks.it – A portal about national parks and marine protected areas in Italy. There is a link to volunteer work at the bottom of the front page but on the English version of the site it doesn’t go anywhere.
Perugia Farmhouse – Work exchanges with this backpacker friendly B & B, can be found through Workaway and HelpX.
Scuola Leonardo da Vinci – Learn Italian in Rome, Milan, Florence and Siena. Also music, cultural and art, fashion and design courses available.
Spannocchia Foundation – The Spannocchia Foundation was formed with the intent of supporting conservation, research, and education at the Tenuta di Spannocchia, an 1100 acre organic agricultural estate in central Tuscany. Internships on the farm or in guest services are offered and a small number of volunteers can take part in winter volunteer work. The foundation also sponsors a variety of cultural and environmental education programmes mostly concentrating on painting and sketching or food and wine.
WWOOF Italy – Discover Italy by volunteering on organic farms.
You Can Camp – An Italian association that has organised English summer camps since 2011. They need English native speakers in the summer. The position is for volunteers, who receive with full board and accommodation with a local host family in return for four hours of work a day with the rest of the day free.
* Free or Cheap Volunteering *Your family might prefer if you go with a placement agency, but volunteering in Italy can be cheaper when travelling independently. Visit our Free or Cheap Volunteer Work Abroad pages to find NGOs and grassroots organisations. |
Living in Italy
Real Estate and Resources for Staying Long Term
Casa.it – Search for a home in Italy. In Italian.
Casa Travella – Estate agency founded in 1987 to make buying in Italy easier.
Dhalia Real Estate Services – Established in 1962, Dhalia claims to be the leading real estate organisation in Malta and Gozo with a network of ten offices around Malta and over 80 experienced property consultants.
Expats in Italy – Help for those planning a move to Italy and for those that have already done so. Includes some advice for working and teaching English in the country.
Live in Rome – You can find classified ads and info all about Rome as well as information on forthcoming events, a shopping guide, suggestions for excursions and the eat and drink section.
Living in Italy – Information and resources for finding and enjoying a home in Italy.
Venice Estates – A range of services for buying a home in Venice.
Travelling in Italy
Accommodation & Getting Around
Il Granaio dei Casabella – The smell of fresh coffee, birds singing and a sky having so many colours in the morning that you just don’t feel the need to define them. The perfection of nature. This is what you hear, smell and touch in the morning having breakfast at Granaio dei Casabella, in Paestum, southern Italy.
PrimeItaly.com – A travel guide that also covers some aspects of living in Italy.
SeeItalia.com – Launched in December 2005, seeitalia.com aims to provide potential travellers to Italy with advice through unique travel articles, photography and city and region guides.
Other Useful Italian Websites
Culture, News…
ASILS – The Association of Schools of Italian as Second Language.
Gateway International School of English – In Malta, good English mixes well with Mediterranean sunshine. Gateway offers a broad range of English courses aimed at beginners as well as advanced students, for the young as well as for mature persons. Tuition may be either group and individual tuition and reduced rates may be offered for long stay students. The school offer fully air-conditioned executive accommodation and a unique combination of learning English with a rich packet of cultural and leisure activities.
Learn Italian in Italy – Cactus Langauge offers a wide range of destinations where to take up Italian Language Course in Italy. Courses are available for all levels and all ages.
Siciliano.it – Sicilian search.
TryNature – An Italian incoming tour operator specialised in offering particular tour packages in the centre of Italy. Activities are focused around gastronomy, wine, nature, thermal, art and history.
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