💼 What the programme involves
Fritzlar is one of the oldest towns from the Middle Ages in Germany, with a beautiful old town and several great timbered houses. Here you will have the possibility to help out with two different projects. The first one is the “Blaue Adler” (Blue Eagle) nature project. In this project you will be building nesting boxes, laying down piles of branches for hedgehogs and sowing wildflower seeds across the meadow for bees. You could also be making small repairs on the grounds of children’s holiday camp taking place each year. The second project involves helping to prepare the Hessen tradition of Family Day in Fritzlar. The Hessian Family Day is a large event for both children and adults with a colourful mix of activities including interactive games, music, art and cooking activities. The camp will largely take place outside and you can even camp out on the outskirts of the city by the river, if you like. Besides this, there is a site trailer and a cooking station available.
📍 About the location
Fritzlar has many great activities on offer and you will be staying in the youth centre, where you can make use of the table football. The youth centre is in the middle of the beautiful old town and you will also be able to get to know young people from the local area, who also hang out at the youth centre. Besides this there is a huge sports park nearby, where you can play football, hockey, basketball, beach volleyball, beach handball, table tennis, go bouldering, climbing, or even use the skatepark. The Eder-Auen adventure pool is only a few minutes away, as well as other places such as the multiplex cinema, bowling alley, riding school and cycle path to the Eder lake. In the surrounding area there are many hills and castles, including the Sababurg fairytale castle with the oldest animal park in Europe. You can also go on a trip to Kassel for “documenta 14”, the largest exhibition for modern art in the world, or you could go to Frankfurt.