MONTESCAGLIOSO

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About the project

MONTESCAGLIOSO

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Altra dimension is an organisation established by local young people which aims is to increase awareness of culture, history and tradition of their town Montescaglioso and the Basilicata region, and also to make volunteers discover the essence of living in the south of Italy. The activities they will carry out are meant for renovating and recover one of the most important gardens of the town. Moreover, some workshops to spread tradition and culture will be implemented by local people to get an insight into local traditions.

💼 What the programme involves

The work will be mainly in the morning and involving gardening, planting for renewing the big garden of the monastery. The volunteers will be divided into smaller groups in order to cover different roles and rotate during the whole week. In the afternoon there will be the possibility to participate in workshops to get to know the tradition of the region.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteers will be host in a hostel equipped with kitchen, shower, bathroom. Volunteers will share a single big room, a sleeping bag is recommended. The hostel is closed to the monastery (where the work will be held), but it is independent of the monastery.

📍 About the location

Montescaglioso offers a variety of historical places to visit and also naturalistic places where to hiking. Furthermore, the town is 20 km far from Matera (European Capital of Culture 2019) which offers a lot of cultural events.

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📅 Available sessions

IG 19-13

22/08/2019 → 05/09/2019

Closed

2 / 11

♂ 0/6 ♀ 2/5

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–35 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

75024 Montescaglioso, Province of Matera, Italy

Italy

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 21:34 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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✅ Features

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Italian