📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Palaiseau fortification was built from 1874 to 1879 to defend Paris against the Prussian army during the war. It is one of the 18 fortifications built all around Paris in this period. Batterie de la Pointe is one of the two branches of this Fort, volunteers will participate in its restoration.
💼 What the programme involves
Volunteers will participate to restore part of the building, they will learn the technique of old buildings and restoration. Warning it is the beginning of this restoration, restoring the entire fortification will take several years of work.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will be host in tents in an hold farm, with a big garden and a place where you can cook and eat. During the visit you ll have the opportunity to show off your culinary skills by initiating other volunteers with typical dishes of your region. Meals, like all daily activities will be carried out collectively. We will privilege local and seasonal products that are at the heart of our eco-citizen approach.
📍 About the location
At the heart of the plateau, volunteers will be halfway between city and countryside, bicycles will be provided to discover places. Near Paris and Versailles you will participate in an original and alternative tour of the capital. In cooperation with the facilitators and the group of volunteers you plan your spare-time and leisure activities.
⚠️ Requirements
Each volunteer will have the opportunity to make a traditional meal of his country, so bring recipes. The team working on the site in the year will discover its many activities.
ℹ️ Additional information
Renovation de la batterie de la Pointe