📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Come to animate the hamlet of the Temple, historic location which hosted the Templar Knights in the 12th century.
For his third international workcamp, Carentoir wishes to animate this charming hamlet. The Temple is a small village in the municipality. All consultations are organized with residents in the only trade area, the restaurant-bar. An opportunity to experience the local culture and make unforgettable inter-generational meetings.
💼 What the programme involves
The work is about traditional masonry. Some parts of the wall got damaged and have to be entirely unbuilt then rebuilt to the top, respecting the surrounding walls.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will be accommodated in the local camping, in a wooded park, in tents for 2 (bring a warm sleeping bag and comfortable camping mat). Collective life will take place in a room made available to the group. The different collective tasks (cleaning, cooking) will be managed by the group itself. Shopping will be done together with the camp leader and meals should be prepared favoring local healthy products.
📍 About the location
Carentoir (2 756 inhabitants) is in the Morbihan county. This is a charming little town that has a rich history including a Templar church built in the 12th century. The town’s territory is much extended and the site will take place precisely in the hamlet of Temple, where stands the former Templar Commandery. Several hiking trails are built in the town. You can also visit the Farm World, a park with animals in semi-freedom and a village of old Breton trades. Every summer is held the largest open-air photography festival in France in the neighboring town of La Gacilly.
⚠️ Requirements
The workcamp site is about 3 Kilometers far from the accommodation. We will walk or use bicycles to reach it. Whatever the season in Brittany, you have to foresee at least a warm clothing set (trousers, sweater; socks, closed shoes, rain clothes) and a light one (skirt or shorts, tshirt, open shoes). We say here that all four seasons can take place during a day! Please also take with you work clothes, gloves and shoes in addition to your best swimsuit. Bring a warm sleeping bag and an insulated camping mat as nights are sometimes fresh and wet. Foreigners belonging to the European Union must bring with them a personal EHIC (European Health Insurance Card), and everybody must, in any case, bring their insurance certificate. If health issues happen on the project, volunteers will have to pay for it, and then be reimbursed once back in their home country.
ℹ️ Additional information
Meeting point:
Redon train station.
Closest airport:
Rennes or Paris