📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The General Direction for Youth, Participation and Volunteering has among its powers to promote work camps in the region of Galicia. This general direction belongs to the Ministry of Social Policy of the regional government of Galicia (www.xunta.gal).
💼 What the programme involves
This work camp is located in the village of Celanova (Ourense), 25 kilometers from the capital of the province, close to the border that separates Portugal-Ourense. It is well connected by highway AG-31 recently constructed, which puts us just over an hour from the cities of Santiago and Vigo, and their respective airports. It is a mid-mountain, with soft green valleys and hills, by Arnoia River, a tributary of the main river in Galicia, the Minho.
Celanova has an important and unique heritage that reflects the passage of time and stands as a great example of the historical evolution in Galicia. From the archaeological site of Castromao (reflection of the Castro culture and Romanization) to two Poets House, this serves as memorial of two of the leading writers of Galician literature Curros Enriquez and Celso Emilio Ferreiro, both born in Celanova. Its architectural heritage is supplemented by the medieval town of Vilanova dos Infantes, the Mozarabic chapel of St. Michael and the impressive monastery of San Rosendo, a major monastic building in Galicia.
It should also be noted that close to Celanova is Xures Natural Park and the National Park of Peneda-Geres Portugal, two areas of great natural and geographical beauty.
Knowing in a practical way the principles of audiovisual training, ranging from scriptwriting to the bases of interpretation through production, filming, post-production, etc., either a short, documentary, or a TV series. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in making a short-express.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Participants will be accommodated at the Youth Hostel of Celanova, which has two bedrooms, three and four bunks (four, six and eight beds) and all ancillary services, dining, showers, game room, computer equipment, etc...
The meals will be offered by specialized staff.
The hostel is in the road Celanova-Vilanova, number 5, it is the old road OU-376 direction Vilanova. If you come from Ourense through the road OU-540, you have to drive past a petrol station and take the next crossing on the right. Then the hostel is 200 metres away.
📍 About the location
Assistance audiovisual summer course on the University of Vigo, guided tours to places of tourist interest in and around Celanova. Approach to architectural heritage of Celanova and visits (As long as the budget allows) to Santo Tirso or Melgaso, in Portugal.