📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Neige et Merveilles is a protected site with a wealth of natural, archaeological, mining and cultural treasures. This site, which has survived an extensive period of mining, has been home to the Neige et Merveilles association for the past sixty years. Today, it is a place where families, groups, and hikers can meet up and enjoy this site located in the Mercantour National Park at an altitude of 1,500m.
You will participate in the complete renovation of one of the building\'s roofs and the improvement of the facility\'s energy performance (insulation of the roof, windows with double-glazing). This building, open to the public, is a multi-purpose hall reserved for conferences, evening festivities and activities. There is also a large library.
💼 What the programme involves
You will be replacing the existing roof (larch wood boards, wood wool insulation, steel decking and snow-stoppers). The surface area is 90m². You will work 4 days a week, from 8.30 am to noon and from 2 pm to 5 pm. You will be supervised by a technical coordinator. This operation started two years ago and this is the second session for this renovation project. You will work 4 days a week, for 6 hours.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will be housed in 4 to 6-person non-mixed rooms with bathrooms. Please bring your sleepingbag. The meals are prepared by a kitchen team, however you will be asked in turn to help to tidy the dining rooms, tableware and kitchen. It is possible to cook vegetarian meals.
📍 About the location
Tende, 2 hours from Nice (by train). The site is isolated in the mountains (altitude of 1,500m), 10km from the village of Tende and 50km from Vintimille (Italy). In addition to the weekends, in the middle of the week, one day will be devoted to visits and activities. You will discover the mountain environment (fauna, flora, hiking at the Vallée des Merveilles archaeological site in the Mercantour National Park) and the historical and cultural heritage of the region (visit to the medieval villages in the Roya valley). You will also be able to enjoy some sports activities, tree-climbing circuits and via ferrata). You will be accompanied by an activity coordinator.
ℹ️ Additional information
You will be working on the roof. Take notes if you suffer from vertigo!