Environmental, ethnographic, heritage
Environmental works to perform are:
- Cleaning weeds and stubble of the route.
- Improving and maintaining panels.
- Identification of the flora of the route.
- Signalling route.
- Tidying recreation areas.
- Garbage collection.
- Refurbishment of the mills.
The ethnographic and heritage work to unwrap will be:
- Getting to know the operation and the parts of a mill river.
- Customs and traditions around the mills.
COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES - LEISURE ACTIVITIES:
Games, songs of the different regions, countries, dances of the world, workshops (relax and massaging, musical instruments, ¿) Routes in places of interest within and around the municipality of A Laracha.
Visits to the cities of A Coruña and Santiago de Compostela, soirées, fancy-dress ball, cultural activities (video forum, Galician tales and legends, Galician traditional games, traditional Galician music...
Sport activities (gymkhana, olympics, alternative sports, table tennis, paddle at the beach, sand games, jugglery, and any activity provided by the council)
ACCOMMODATION/FOOD:
Volunteers will be staying at the hostel of A Laracha (Lugar de Santa Margarita, s/n Montmaior) It is commonly known as Antiguo hospital de peregrinos (Former pilgrims' hospital)
LOCATION:
The municipality of A Laracha is located in the western area of the shire of Bergantiños. It has an amazing seaside with the peninsula of Caión.
TRAVELLING INSTRUCTIONS:
By plane: (www.aena.es). Tel. 902 404 704
Lavacolla Airport, in Santiago de Compostela. Tel. 981 547 501
Alvedro Airport in A Coruña. Tel. 981 187 200
Peinador airport in Vigo. Tel. 986 268 200
Por road
- A Coruña-Santiago-Pontevedra-Vigo. Empresa MONBUS (www.monbus.es) Tel. 902 292 900
- A Coruña ¿ Carballo. Empresa Autos Vázquez. Tel: 981 14 84 70
Bus stations:
A Coruña. Tel. 981 184 335
Lugo. Tel. 982 223 985
Santiago de Compostela. Tel. 981 542 416
Vigo. Tel. 986 373 411 (www.vigobus.com)
Ourense. Tel. 988 216 027
Ferrol. Tel. 981 324 751
By rail:
RENFE (www.renfe.es) Tel. 902 240 202
FEVE (www.feve.es) Tel. 981 370 401
MEETING POINT:
On the first day in the afternoon at the town hall of A Laracha (A Coruña)
LANGUAGES SPOKEN:
Galician, Spanish and English
THINGS TO BRING:
European Health Card for EU volunteers.
Comfortable footwear and clothes, raincoat, backpack, swimsuit, hiking boots¿
SPECIFIC GOALS:
- Promoting exchange activities and knowledge of the social and cultural realities of different communities
- Awakening interest in different activities everyday
- Introducing Galician culture
- Valuing the centre of interpretation of Mills
PROFILE ¿ COMMITMENT OF PARTICIPANTS:
Teamwork, enforce the rules and try to achieve the objectives
INTERNAL RULES:
Work ¿ related, standards of living
CONTACTS:
Ayuntamiento de A Laracha
981 60 50 01
www.concellolaracha.com
Dirección Xeral de Xuventude, Participación e Voluntariado,
Tfno.: 981 544838 e 981 957 115
[email protected]
Servizo de Xuventude A Coruña,
Tfno.: 881 881 238
www.facebook.com/xuventude.net
EMERGENCY NUMBER:
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
It is very important that all the volunteers CHECK REGULARLY THEIR CONTACT EMAIL for further information about the work camp, as some details, especially the contact and emergency numbers, may change. Mind the junk mail folder as sometimes our emails end up in there.