REGULATION
PAYMENTS AND RIGHT OF CANCELLATION
You can book by email indicating the days
in which you would like to come, and sending a copy of an identity card.
You will then receive a payment link.
If you have to cancel your booking, write us an
email; within 5 days it's free.
If you cancel in less then 5 days before zour arrival,
we refund 50%.
PREMISES
Do not come if you are afraid of insects,
snakes, spiders, bees, flies, and mosquitoes.
Don't come if you are afraid of using the compost
toilet, or if you couldn’t take a cold shower.
Don't come if you need extreme tidiness, if you
can't stand gecko poop on a window.
Don't come if you demand perfection.
Do not come if you are not tolerant towards nature,
towards other humans, towards diversity.
Don't come if you have to continually judge our
work.
Don't come if you feel better than others.
Cultural events (concerts, theatre ecc.) might take
place inside the structure during your stay.
If you want absolute silence and don't want anyone around,
please don’t come.
TIMES OF NOISE AND SILENCE
Advice
Although we are almost all musicians, we
do not stand listening to music without stop.
Enjoy listening to the wind, the birds and the silence.
If you want to listen to your own music for long, we encourage you to
use your headphones.
Rest time
It is forbidden to play, listen to music, scream and speak loudly
from 11pm to 9am and from 1pm to 4pm.
INTIMACY AND COMMON SPACES
Advice
We take care to use only the spaces intended
for us and to share the spaces of the other guests only when there is
a concrete desire to be together.
We don’t necessarily need to spend time together,
for many it is also pleasant to be alone without sharing much of their
time.
The common areas are the central ones (between the
carob tree and the false pepper), the theatre, the barbeque and the bathroom,
showers, and the kitchen.
Lunch and dinner
We don’t expect that you or the other guests always want
to eat together, it is always wise to ask before assuming that others
want to have lunch or dinner together.
Tables
Take care not to leave your belongings alone on the table and
not to use that of others.
Mobile phones
Please, NEVER UNPLUG ANY PLUG YOU FIND ATTACHED to attach your
phone.
If a plug is attached, it may be used to manage
something functional to the structure.
Use the multiple plugs intended for charging mobile
phones.
Barbeque
It is forbidden to use the barbeque on
days of strong wind.
Do not use chemical fuels.
Avoid using oleander, castor and other plants that
could produce poisonous smoke.
When using the barbeque, get some wood first rather
than using the one already collected by others.
Always make sure the fire is completely out before
you leave it.
Avoid setting fire to the structure.
PARKING AREA
Never leave your vehicle in front of another
which would prevent him from going out, especially if you have decided
to go to the beach.
Use only the parking place we indicate to you.
ENTRANCE
Always keep the gate closed and, if there is no one on site,
lock it with the key before leaving.
Do not push with all your weight on the gate to
open it, you could damage the hinges and it could fall on you.
SHOWERS
Duration
In order to save water and adopt a behavior
consistent with our ecological idea, we invite guests TO TAKE SHORT SHOWERS
OF ABOUT 4-5 MINUTES, but also because others might want to wait to wash
themselves.
Soap
We also invite you to use ecological soaps and other organic
products that do not unduly could damage the constructed wetland system.
Hot water
Hot water (red lever) is obtained by solar
energy through the heating of a black PVC pipe, the temperature varies
according to the solar situation.
* NB: The final part of the pipe is buried, so the
first 20 liters of water will be cold.
KITCHEN
Fridge
Close the fridge door as soon as possibile
after taking out food or drinks: due to the heat outside it heats up quickly.
Try to use only one part of the fridge for yourself
and think that others need space too.
Gas - cooker
Remove the cover of the cooker (with the nice snail on).
Open the gas bottle by turning the knob anticlockwise.
If there’s a lot of wind, you can use the windshield while cooking
so that flame doesn’t extinguish.
Once you have finished cooking, clean the cooker
and the dishes you have used and cover with cooker with the snail cover.
IMPORTANT: ALWAYS close the gas bottle by turning
the knob clockwise after using the cooker.
Drinking water
Drinking water comes from the ECO FONTE
station in Pachino, which we buy at a cost of 8 cents per liter, in order
to avoid plastic we take it weekly. Each guest can use this water and
is invited to contribute with a free offer for water withdrawal.
Please mark your personal bottles and leave space
for others in the fridge.
Light and electricity
The two plugs connected to the sockets are the sink and hob
lights,
Please DO NOT CHARGE THE MOBILE PHONES HERE, reattach
them immediately if you see them out.
The switch sends the current to the plugs by turning
on the lights.
Sink
We always recommend that you rinse the dishes before using them,
there could be leaves or some slight dust on them.
Do not accumulate dirty dishes in the sink, no one
will wash them for you!
TOOL CORNER
Tools
Each tool removed must always be returned
to its place after use. In any case, if you need a tool, always ask before
taking and using it!
Dangerous tools
IT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN to use chainsaws,
brushcutters, circular saws and other dangerous tools without permission.
BATHROOMS
Where to Pee?
If you need to pe, use only and exclusively the toilet with
the red toilet seat. DO NOT THROW PAPER IN THE TOILET but throw it into
the BIN IN FRONT and remember to always close the seat, otherwise the
toilet fills up with dry leaves that fall from the Oleander and the drain
will stop.
Where to poop?
If you need to poop, please use one of
the compost toilets. After you finished, you need to add ash and foliage
or straw. PLEASE DO YOUR BEST NOT TO PEE HERE, use the green-red toilet
for it.
What to do with the toilet paper?
It is possible to throw toilet paper in
the toilet compost, but only if it is biodegradable and not printed paper.
Printed paper or paper for drying after peeing should
be thrown into the paper bucket in front of the toilet. DO NEVER THROW
TOILET PAPER IN THE WATER TOILET WHERE YOU PEE!
Emptying full compost toilet
Once the buckets are full, you can open
the compost toilet and take out the bucket. It is emptied into the appropriate
barrel, where it will sit and then become fertilizer.
IF YOU SEE THE BUCKET IS FULL; PLEASE EMPTY IT.
CARAVAN
Door
Always keep the caravan door closed, even
for short moments.
In addition to the mosquitoes, the biacchi (black
snakes) enter, waiting for nothing but to find themselves inside a comfortable
house.
Always make sure the door is properly closed before
leaving.
Windows
The windows open from the outside and must
always be tied so the wind cannot destroys them.
GARBAGE
Obligations
PLEASE try to avoid producing waste of
any kind.
IT IS FORBIDDEN to use plastic cutlery, plates and
cups, disposable containers.
Even if you take them home ... it's not in line
with our plan.
Use only the glass glasses and ceramic plates and
wash your dishes after using them.
The use of washable cloth napkins instead of non-recyclable
paper napkins is welcome.
WASTE SEPARATION
The garbage must be separated into:
1) Plastic and metals, 2) paper and cardboard, 3)
glass.
Mixed Waste is not covered and must be the emptiest
bucket ever as far as possible.
Tin cans
Do not crush the cans and put them in the
appropriate bucket, we will turn them into jars for our plant nursery.
COMPOST
Organic remains of vegetables
Throw them into the compost bin, it is
always better to fill first the one on the right and then the one on the
left while the first is composted.
Organic remnants of meat
Meat, fish or cheese should be placed on
a plate or pan and placed in front of the gate for our passing animal
friends. Do not throw these remains in the compost bin as it will attract
wasps and mice.
Remains of pasta and bread.
The bread can be crumbled and offered to
the birds, while the raw pasta must be kept next to the grill to be burned
because it strongly attracts the mice, if any leftover cooked pasta must
always be placed at the entrance for our animal friends.
Smokers
Smokers are asked to turn off the butts
only in the special containers intended for the butts or in the ashtrays
around the tables.
The ashtrays ARE NOT LITTLE RUBBISH BINS, so do
not insert paper or pack of cigarettes or anything else, ONLY cigarettes!
Do not put out butts in beer bottle caps, in any
glass bottle, or in glasses.
When turning your cigarettes, please do not leave
the remains of your creation on the table.
ADVICE FOR SHOPPING
Bring your cotton bag to the greengrocer, to the supermarket,
anywhere.
Don't buy coloured toilet paper or printed paper
napkins.
Use only neutral white paper, we can recycle it
in the composter.
Do not buy bottles with plastic caps, choose the
cork, we can reuse it.
If you can, please choose the butcher or fishmonger
who puts your meat in the paper rather than styrofoam and plastic from
large retailers.
When buying a product, consider the packaging. Do
not buy products with mixed packaging (eg plastic and paper) always consider
the possibility of disposal.
Buy large packaged products, for example 1kg yogurt
has a sturdy bucket that can be recycled instead of having lots of small
disposable jars.
For wine, there are many producers you can bring
your empty bottles to.