An Argentine won the contest to go live for free in a village in Italy

There was more than 280,000 candidates from different countries of the world but only five were selectedof which Colangel. The contest was organized between the platform Airbnb and the NGO Wonder Grottole.

Pablo Colangelo

Pablo Colangelo is the Argentine who will live three months in Grottole. Photo: Airbnb

Elected officials will have the opportunity to learn Italian, help run a community garden and prepare typical Italian dishes with ingredients grown with their own hands.

In Argentina alone, more than 40,000 applications were received and as indicated Clarin, our country ranked second behind the United States and therefore showed great interest in the proposal.

The inhabitants of the small community of Grottole were surprised to learn that more than 250,000 people around the world were ready to bademble their suitcases and settle in Italy for three months to give new life to the community. city.

Grottole is located along a hill in southern Italy. It has only 300 inhabitants in its historic center and has 600 uninhabited houses.

On June 5, Grottole will host Pablo and four lucky others:

– Anne Tachado, a 24-year-old Filipino photographer. She has extensive volunteer experience and a degree in agriculture. He lives in Melbourne (Australia) since the age of 17.

– Helena Warren, 45-year-old Canadian Cultural Guide. her personal story led her to live until the age of 7 in a barge in British Columbia. He is currently introducing tourists to the world of tango in Argentina.

– Remo Sciubba is a former project manager from Abruzzo (central Italy). He is 62 years old and teaches languages.

– Darrel Pistone It's perhaps the most "local" of those who have been selected since he's recently learned that his grandparents are from this city. He is 61 years old and has worked as a firefighter in New York.