📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Legambiente Taormina Alcanta has been involving on environmental projects with local schools, municipalities and protec-ted areas since more than 10 years, with the objectives of raising awareness about the topics related to the environment, society, culture and preservation of natural and artistic heritages through exhibitions, events and concrete proposals.
💼 What the programme involves
WORK: During the workcamp the volunteers will be involved in several kinds of manual works as mountains path's maintenance, painting, protected area's maintenance (on woods and hills). They will collaborate with local group to prepare the old town of Castiglione di Sicilia to host the famous local event “The Romantic Night”.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will be hosted in the historical building of the Fondazione Regina Margherita in Castiglione di Sicilia in 2 mixed rooms, with common spaces, kitchen and external patio.
📍 About the location
Castiglione di Sicilia is a middle aged town located over a hill, overlooking the Alcantara river valley, that connects the highest volcano of Europe Etna with the Ionian costal area of Giardini Naxos/Taormina. Taormina and the Alcantara valley include also the Taormina/Giardini archeological national park, that include the greek theatre of Taormina, the archeological/museum and park area of Giardini Naxos, the archeological museum of Francavilla di Sicilia. Reach of history, the valley, location of the first greek settlement in Sicily, belonged for many centuries to the catholic church properties and to the main lords of the area for agricoltural productions like olive oil, Etna area wines, nuts. Possible visits: Etna volcano, wineries, Taormina, Giardini Naxos beach area.
TERMINAL: Catania Airport or Giardini-Taormina train station.
⚠️ Requirements
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: It is recommended a medium ability or willingness to walk in the mountains.