📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Legambiente local group in Cantù was founded in the 90s when local people battled against the landfills of undifferentiated waste. From then it is committed to the recovery of territorial elements of environmental value, such as an ancient wash house in the town of Vertemate (CO). Still now the local group is active for the defense of biodiversity manages a Green Station riqualified and used for environmental education to community.
💼 What the programme involves
WORK: Volunteers will be involved in maintenance work in the area around station in order to guarantee a better quality of the open green spaces. Moreover they will carry on works of reconstruction and restoration of the fountain, started last years in other international workcamps.
STUDY PART: no
🏠 Accommodation on site
First floor of the station building, two dependent rooms with 8 beds with shared bathroom. Living room and shared kitchen. Internet access. Italian diet
📍 About the location
LOCATION AND LEISURE: The railway station, which dates back to 1888, is located in an area rich in environmental and historical values, within a consolidated system of regional parks. The area is rich in history and environment. A special value are the prealpine lakes that can be reached by train, located between the cities of Como and Lecco.
TERMINAL: nearest airports in order of distance: Milan Linate, Milan Malpensa, Bergamo Orio Al Serio. Nearest railway station Brenna Alzate, Como and Lecco stations.