Country Estates in St-Petersburg Region – it’s the World Heritage sites
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About the project
Country Estates in St-Petersburg Region – it’s the World Heritage sites
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The project is organized by social organization of cultural, educational and exchange programs for youth "MIR TESEN". "MIR TESEN" was established in 1999. Supported by Committee of youth policy and relations with NGOs of Government of St Petersburg since in the some years since 2003. “Mir Tesen”- the Partner of Alliance of European Voluntary Service Organizations since 2004, the associated member of CCIVS since 2012. "MIR TESEN" is located in great Saint-Petersburg, cultural capital of Russia. St.Peterburg is the city with the rich history and the enourmous heritage. White nights, the Neva river, wonderful architecture, romantic courtyards, e.g. are ingridients of marvelous capital, well-known every person of our huge world. Don't miss possibility to enjoy the beauty of city of Peter the First!
💼 What the programme involves
Improving the park: take care of plantation of trees, mow the meadows, cure the trees, clean the hollows, sweep the grounds, cleaning them out of the garbage, create information panels about the WH site; improve the paths around the Palace. Part-time volunteers to help set up and equip a special house for the volunteers in close proximity to the palace (to paint the walls and windows, install equipment bed, hang posters of the cultural heritage), will help build an outdoor kitchen and other. Few days volunteers will visit and work in some other World Heritage sites near St-Petersburg: Tsarskoye Selo , Gatchina, I. Repin Estate "The Penates", Ensemble of the Orthodox Monastery of St. Sergius and others.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Host organisation provides a basic condition accommodation and food in St-Petersburg and in Leningrad region. Volunteers will live in wooden house or in the local school in the village Gostilitsy. Weekend volunteers will live in St- Petersburg.
📍 About the location
Location: St.Petersburg/Leningrad region. Location depends on types of work and moment needs.
St-Petersburg is a cultural capital of Russia. Volunteers will have an opportunity to visit numerous museums, theatres, galleries and exhibitions, country residences of Emperors, Grand Princes and grandees: Peterhof – city of fountains, Lomonosov, Tsarskoye Selo, Pavlovsk and just restored palace in Gatchina. Also at this time of the year, the city hosts a variety of festivals, concerts and folk events. Each year millions of tourists come to St.Petersburg for walking at night along the Neva River, watching the bridges raise.. Meeting with local people and evenings of international cuisine will be organized, so it would be great if volunteers bring their traditional recipes and food. A group of international volunteers together with local youth will prepare a performance for promote the WH site. Volunteers will prepare the historical reconstruction of the events of the 18-19th centuries. It might be the mysterious fortunes of famous persons.
⚠️ Requirements
In Russian camps insurance is not provided. Therefore volunteers have to bring their own insurance against illness, accident and third party risk. Participants from EU countries should bring EU health insurance form.
ℹ️ Additional information
The project will have a study part. Volunteers are supposed to prepare presentations for local community about the ways (model) of preservations World Heritage sites in their home countries. Also volunteers will discuss about importance of preserving the flora and fauna of the parks as green heritage in the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity. The workshop will be organized devoted to the World Heritage. Volunteers are supposed to prepare presentations about World Heritage sites in their home countries. Volunteers should bring working clothes, gloves and sleeping bags. The museums fees and local transport expenses aren't going to be covered, volunteers will have to pay on their own.
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
WHV-MT05/16
18/07/2016 → 29/07/2016
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ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–30 years old
Solidarity donation
40.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
St Petersburg, Russia
Russian Federation
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Russia Ruble (RUB / ₽)
Exchange rate
1 RUB = 0.010802 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🗣️ Languages spoken
English
Russian