📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Welcome to the medieval village of Caylus, discover a place marked by centuries of history! Caylus is a small town marked by it's quaintness, whose streets and alleys hang to the flank of a rocky hill on which stands the rests of a castle. Amateurs of past master-works and “old stones” will see their expectations fulfilled by the many old houses and “middle ages” shops, the main street, new castle, ruins of the old royal castle and the Gauléjac ward. You will be part of a huge rehabilitation project that aims to enhance Caylus' lake area and more specially the terraces that are a little left out, and used to be a main feature of village life in the past.
💼 What the programme involves
You will work on the restoration of a drystone support wall that stands at the beginning of a future walking path that will go around the village. The technical leader will teach you all necessary skills in drystone building technique. Another task will be to cut back the dense undergrowth that has taken over the terrace gardens in order to open up the beautiful view over the valley.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You be accommodated in dorms, with access to a kitchen, and bathroom. Food will be provided and cooked by volunteers in turns.
📍 About the location
Caylus, 30km from Villefranche-de-Rouergue and 50km from Montauban.
Leisure activities: You will have the opportunity to discover this area of South West France, rich in natural sites, such as the Aveyron canyons, the local “petrified” waterfall of Caylus, as well as architectural heritage: old houses, abbeys, castles. You can also discover local festivities, many summer festivals take place in the area.