📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
This is a first experience of international workcamp for the municipality of Murs which wishes to welcome international volunteers to help them discover their village, its history and its surroundings. Very involved in the preparation of the workcamp, you will be in regular contact with the inhabitants and you will take part in the events organized by the commune. Your presence and your work will be a great support for the village which is struggling to maintain its heritage.
http://www.communedemurs-vaucluse.fr/
💼 What the programme involves
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Commit yourself to the small heritage of Murs, a village in the heart of Provence with about 450 inhabitants, at the foot of the Luberon Park. For lovers of nature and Provencal heritage!
You will initiate the restoration of the walls surrounding the village cemetery with traditional masonry techniques (lime plastering).
During your leisure time, you will be able to discover paths between old villages and forest, in magnificent heritage and environmental landscapes! Your presence will also be a real plus for the village and its inhabitants who are waiting for you impatiently!
🏠 Accommodation on site
At the municipal campground. Sleeping in tents (bring your floor mat or air mattress and your sleeping bag). You will share the various collective tasks and prepare meals together. Lunch during the week will be prepared by the municipal canteen. A budget will be allocated to the camp leaders and you will participate in grocery shopping and in the preparation of the meals, favouring healthy and local products.
📍 About the location
Situated a few kilometres from the listed village of Gorde in the Vaucluse, between Cavaillon, Carpentras and Apt, the village of Murs is perched as a sentinel on a promontory of the Vaucluse mountains in the northern part of the Luberon Regional Natural Park. An ancient village with stone houses rising up to the Romanesque church and the castle, in a setting of hills and forests, Murs dominates the immense landscapes stretching from the Pre-Alps to the Luberon. The first traces of habitation date back to the Palaeolithic! Today, the village has about 450 inhabitants.
Several hiking trails cross the commune (from a few hours to a day), allowing you to discover wonderful landscapes and sites. The mayor of the village is inexhaustible on the history of the commune and its monuments. He will also show you the Palaeolithic sites where many fossils have been discovered. Finally, you will have the opportunity to visit other nearby towns and villages (Gordes, Apt, Cavaillon).
ℹ️ Additional information
Remember to bring gloves, clothes and shoes for work. Nights can be cool, so bring a good warm sleeping bag. In the south of France, it can be very hot during the day, remember to bring a hat/cap, mosquito repellent, sunglasses, a backpack and a water bottle.
The village is quite isolated with little public transport, remember to take with you some specialties from home for the shared meal, you can also bring games, musical instrument...
The village being isolated, it is important that you plan to arrive the latest in the late afternoon at the meeting point (Apt bus terminal). We won't be able to pick you up if you arrive too late at the meeting point...make sure to arrive on time!
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https://www.concordia.fr/chantiers-france-2020
