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Cortemilia

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About the project

Cortemilia

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

The Ecomuseum of Terrazzamenti and Grape – vine in Cortemilia (CN) is part of the Ecomuseum system of Piemonte Region. The main aim of the Ecomuseum in Piemonte region is the preservation and valorisation of historical memories, material culture expression and the way in which human activities and traditional settlements has characterized the formation and the evolution of the environment in Piemonte. In the last years, workcamps were dedicated to Monteoliveto construction site, symbol of Ecomuseum. There it were built terraces with dry stone walls, useful to restore of traditional agricultural cultivation and terrazzato landscape. The 2014 workcamps had the main aim to rebuild some walls of the terraces in the Cascina Monteoliveto and rebuild of the dry wall of the old road in front the municipality. In collaboration with the local school cookers staff, during the bad weather, they preparated some typical food as pizza crush in the firewood oven and jams.

💼 What the programme involves

maintenance work of walls in dry stone of the old farmhouse of Monteoliveto, on the sternies along the ancient Municipal roads (to the smal Village Doglio, to the small Village Castella), restoration of the clattered in stone of Langa of the historical center of Cortemilia. Possible collaboration for the picking of grapes and typical mais of Monteoliveto grounds. Work in dry stone will be organized and followed by one of the most elderly and experts teachers of dry stone wall construction.

🏠 Accommodation on site

in Monteoliveto farm building.

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📅 Available sessions

IBOIT29

12/09/2016 → 24/09/2016

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 4
♂ 0/2 ♀ 0/2

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

12074 Cortemilia, Province of Cuneo, Italy

Italy

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 20:56 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Italian