📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Partner: The association RONDEL was established in the year 2000 and since then their main goal is repairing the ruins and promotion of Cabrad Castle and the area where it is located. Cabrad is one of the least-known castles in Slovakia and was built for a protection from the south for the mining towns in the time of Ottoman invasion. Workcamps have been organized there since 2012.
💼 What the programme involves
Work: Work will be focused on targeted interventions, in order to improve the status of Cabrad castle ruins. There are static defects (holes) in the masonry and volunteers will work there - in the preparation of stone, sand, mortar and material transport to the castle. The volunteers will help with cleaning the area of the castle, renovating the paths in the ruins. No specific skills required.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The Cabrad Castle is situated on the west slopes of Krupina Mountains. It is 4 km far from the civilization so there is no electricity and no public transport. Only water supply is in the valley and has to be carried up. Accommodation is in the attic of the castle gate. There is a dry, wooden floor and mattresses are available. Heating is not there and the nights are cold. The building has 2 floors; you need to climb into it by a wooden ladder. In the castle there is no electricity - only candles and own battery lamps. If you have your own tent, you can build it in the courtyard of the castle. We use the field kitchen on solid fuel furnace, or open fire, or a small camping gas cooker for cooking. The volunteers will help with cooking. Vegetarian food is possible.
📍 About the location
The castle is located near villages Cabradský Vrbovok and Konske. They are villages near Krupina (16 km far away) located in the Central part of Slovakia. From village Konske (4 km) you can get by feet to the ruins of the Cabrad Castle – the place of the workcamp. The meeting point will be in the village Cabradský Vrbovok.
The castle is surrounded with beautiful nature and with several possibilities for hiking. There are interesting historical towns around and the region is interesting for historicists, geologists and biologists.
⚠️ Requirements
Bring a sleeping bag and a mat (for little bit of extra comfort), working clothes and gloves, warm clothes, raincoat, strong boots, torch, bowl, spoon and a smile on your lips :) You can also take music instruments and something from your country.
Attention: HLC – Hard living conditions. The camp is for history and nature lovers and for those who are not afraid to rise to the challenge of living in difficult conditions for two weeks surrounded by beautiful nature!
For more info about the project and the history of the castle: http://rondel.sk/inex/index_inex.html.
ℹ️ Additional information
Study Part: The workcamp will be visited by INEX Messenger, who will organize a workshop focused on current issues in Europe. The volunteers will prepare "Feast of cultures" - an international food festival for the local community, and will join the “volunteering footprint” workshop. Our camps will follow the rules of Sustainability campaign.