Gabriele
Austria
Jan 1, 2017 - Jan 6, 2017
Became a member in: 2013
Renewal Date: 31/Mar/2023
we are a family of 4; me (Sabrina 50) bank employee, my husband Ugo (52) Professor at Venice University; our kids Davide (20) and Margherita (18) ; we are an open-minded family; our kids made a lot of exchanges and international camps. we all love travel
Additional languages spoken
English, French
Affinities
Pets,
Skiing,
Cycling / Mountain Biking,
Hiking,
Foodies,
The Arts,
Yoga / Meditation,
Music Lovers
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University Professors,
Banking / Finance
Profession
Sabrina is bank clerk, Ugo is Prof. at Venice Univ
Gabriele
Austria
Laurent
France
Excellent exchange. Great house in a great town. The family is very friendly and good communicatin.
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Children Welcome
Use of Personal Car is possible
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Description of the home we are offering for exchange
We live in a old roman Town, Padova, famous for old university and paintings of Giotto at Scrovegni's chapel.
In Padova cultural life is very active.
Padova is also in a strategic position to visit Venezia (1/2 hour by train); Vicenza, Verona and lake of Garda(1 hour), Milan and Florence (2 hours by train). Adriatic sea and Dolomites are 1 hour and 1/2 far. Our house is a big detached house just out of the center of padova, very near to the railway station. We bought a house not far from the station cause Ugo is Professor at Venice University and he has to reach the Economics departement quite every day and the best way to go is by train.
The centre of Padova can be easily reached by foot, or even by bike or bus in 10 minutes.
We had 20 fantastic swaps and we love the formula; we'll treat your home as ours. We are an open-minded family and we travel a lot and host a lot. We are also part of CISV, an international association born in Usa 60 years ago, which aim is to spread peace between people of the worlds and it reaches the goal by programs of interchange and camps involving the youngs. Our teenagers kids hade many interchanges and camps with Cisv, in Colorado, in Jordan, in Sweden, in France.So, we are used to host people by us, also foreigners students or professors with whom Ugo deals for job.
As from September 2018 Just me and my husband are at home cause our Kids are studying abroad.
Our house is a detached house of 3 floors, each of 120 m2, with a little garden.
On the ground floor there is a garage, a big laundry and a big room with many windows that gives to the garden, equipped with a kitchen, a firewall and a sofa
On the first floor there is a studio, a living-room, a toilette and a big kitchen equipped with a sofa and TV too.
On the second floor you find 4 rooms and 2 bathrooms. A/C available
Type
House - 2 or more floors/ Main Residence
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Entertainment
Extras
Setting
Description of our neighbourhood and surrounding area
Our house is located in a quiet area just outside the centre of the town Padova. You can reach the centre easily by foot in 20 minutes or by bike or bus. Near our house there are a lot of shops of every kind (supermarket, laundry, newspapers kiosk, pharmacy, butcher's, bakery, fruit shop). There is also a park for kids.
It is also very near to the railway station, that you can reach easily by foot really in 5 minutes
Padova is an historic roman town, head of the second oldest university in Italy. In Padova there are many italian and foreigners students coming here to study at the University and here come also many tourists. It is famous for the Giotto's paintings in Scrovegni chapel, Prato della Valle, the biggest square in Europe, caffè Pedrocchi, Erbe end Fruits square. It is a really enjoyable town, full of shops, cafès, restaurants, cinemas. In Padova there is a theater and a big arena for concerts.Padova is situated in a strategic area, fantastic to visit many towns
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Our home exchange - places to go and things to do while staying in our home
Our house is located in an area just outside the centre of the town Padova. You can reach the centre easily by foot in 20 minutes or by bike or bus. Near our house there are a lot of shops of every kind (supermarket, laundry, newspapers kiosk, pharmacy, butcher's, bakery, fruit shop). There is also a park for kids.
It is also very near to the railway station, that you can reach easily by foot really in 5 minutes
Padova is an historic roman town, head of the second oldest university in Italy. In Padova there are many italian and foreigners students coming here to study at the University and here come also many tourists. It is famous for the Giotto's paintings in Scrovegni chapel, Prato della Valle, the biggest square in Europe, caffè Pedrocchi, Erbe end Fruits square. It is a really enjoyable town, full of shops, cafès, restaurants, cinemas. In Padova there is a theater and a big arena for concerts.Padova is situated in a strategic area, fantastic to visit many towns and places. In 30 minutes by train you can easily reach Venice (one of the reasons many tourists come here) and Vicenza, in 1 hour Verona and Bologna, in 2 hours Florence and Milan. It is at 1 hour by car to Lake of Garda and to the Adriatic sea. In 20 minutes you can reach Abano and Montegrotto terme and some golf courses
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Conditions
Use of Personal Car
Home Exchange Type
Became a member in: 2013
Renewal Date: 31/Mar/2023
we are a family of 4; me (Sabrina 50) bank employee, my husband Ugo (52) Professor at Venice University; our kids Davide (20) and Margherita (18) ; we are an open-minded family; our kids made a lot of exchanges and international camps. we all love travel
Additional languages spoken
English, French
Affinities
Pets,
Skiing,
Cycling / Mountain Biking,
Hiking,
Foodies,
The Arts,
Yoga / Meditation,
Music Lovers
MoreLessAffiliations
University Professors,
Banking / Finance
Profession
Sabrina is bank clerk, Ugo is Prof. at Venice Univ
Gabriele
Austria
Laurent
France
Excellent exchange. Great house in a great town. The family is very friendly and good communicatin.
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