📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
WORK: The objective of the work is the care of public parks and recovery of communal spaces to be given back to the citizens. Volunteers will be involved in: Maintenance of benches and rampes in the historical center the volunteers will have to sand the walls and to paint them; Cleaning and fixing of abandoned areas in village.
The activities will be carried out from Monday to Friday, where time was marked by the sunlight that dictated the daily rhythm. The workload will not exceed 7 hours a day splitted between morning and afternoon from Monday to Friday.
🏠 Accommodation on site
During the camp meals consist of typical Sicilian products, from meat to local seasonal vegetables, all produced at Km O by the farmers who support project.
Lunches and dinners will be prepared by ali of us, moreover the young volunteers will have the opportunity to take part in culinary workshops by Sicilian peasants with whom discover the art of Sicilian cuisine in countryside. Dorms, bathrooms and showers are located in the central and old monastry.
📍 About the location
Collesano is a small town in the Province of Palermo, Sicily. It is situated roughly 70 kilometres (43 miles) from of Palermo. It lies on the Madonie's Park between the hills and the Tirrenian see.
During the project the volunteers will visit the city of Collesano and its most significant and historical places. During the weekends we will make recreational visits: seaside, walking in the natural reserve of Parco delle Madonie, visit to industry of cheese and other local industries of typical products and visit to Cefalù/Castelbuono.
TERMINAL: Palermo