📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Directorate General for Youth and Culture The activities aim at acquiring experience, knowledge in the field and promoting solidarity, cxistence and participation of the volunteers.
💼 What the programme involves
Removal of vegetal mantle, initiation and development of archaeological excavation techniques, initiation to georeferencing and field drawing, initiation and development of cleaning, treatment and registration of archaeological materials, initiation to the drawing of archaeological pieces.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation: Valdeolea Public School C/ Carretera, 2 39410 Mataporquera (Cantabria) Shared rooms with bunk beds, mattresses (sleeping bags must be brought), hot water, heating, dining room, locker rooms with gender-segregated showers : ten showers for women and ten for men. Food: Breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner are included. Alternative menus for justified reasons are also provided. This option must be specified at the time of booking. There will be a picnic in outings and trips.
📍 About the location
The workcamp will take place in Valdeolea, which is a municipality of Cantabria located in the region of Campoo-Los Valles in the southern part of the Community of Cantabria. It is located 97 km away from Santander and 28 km away from Reinosa. It is a privileged area thanks to its climate and scenery. There are numerous artistic events of interest in Valdeolea, which is part of the Romanesque route in Cantabria. This place offers archaeological remains of an ancient Roman villa dated from the I to III century AD, equipped with a thermal spa. Leisure activities: The aim of the complementary activities will be to promote solidarity,cxistence, equality, participation and are as follows: -Animation (evenings, group dynamization, etc..) -Different workshops: on cultural heritage of Cantabria, on equality,aims ofsustainable development, etc.. - Leisure time activities: Climbing, Surfing, walking trails etc - Full day excursion to Santander ( capital of the autonomous community)