READING LIFE IN THE ROCKS

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Spain Construction Culture Environment Construction Culture +1 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

CRUC is an educative, social action, non-profit Organization which Works to develop projects and initiatives in the rural areas in Catalonia. Besides, it works with European and international projects. To achieve its goals, count with agreements from Generalitat de Catalunya. CRUC has a long experience organizing work camps.It s member of: - ENOS- CNJC, National Youth Council of Catalonia.- COCAT (Coordinadora dorganitzacions de camps de treball internacionals de Catalunya). At the level of work camps it has a long history, and with this it will already be the 10th edition of Reading Life in the Rocks.

💼 What the programme involves

This project contributes to the dissemination of the natural and cultural heritage with a community working approach to the territory.The project proposes different actions, in the technical and work aspect, focused on heritage cultural and in the natural-landscape heritage of the counties of "Pallars JussE " and "Pallars SobirE ".The different tasks will be carried out in collaboration with different entities::Municipality of Talarn- Recovery of the dry-stone walls of the roads and clearing and cleaning of roads.Municipality of SalE s (historical heritage)- Shrub all the vegetation that has made the road completely impassable, recuperation of ancient path between SalE s and Rivert, recovery the dry-stone walls that followed much of the way, redoing them with the traditional methodology. Adapt areas close to the Romanesque hermitage to be able to carry out future actions aimed at carring out archaeological excavations and the restoration of existint architectural elements.Municipality of Baix Pallars (historical and mining heritage)- Construction of several dry-stone walls of the salt complexes and cleaning of the drain and around the salt mines.Municipality of Gavet (historical heritage)- Shrub all the vegetation and clean excavated areas and help the archaeologists to remove stones and land.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteers are going to stay in one youth hostel called Alberg de Talarn: http://www.albergdetalarn.com/wp/Participants will sleep in one room all together where there are 12 bunk beds with shelves to store personal staff. The toilets and showers are indoor (no gender separation), with hot water and private showers. There is one kitchen on the 3rd floor however participants will prepare for themselves the breakfast and the lodge will serve the other meals. Snacks will be provided during working breaks.Please, if someone is vegetarian or have some allergies is important to notify on the application form.Volunteers must be prepared for really high temperatures, for that, during a while the windows are open to refresh the room.

📍 About the location

The municipality of Talarn is located on the right bank of the Noguera Pallaresa and surrounds the town of Tremp. Mainly flat around the water of the Sant Antoni reservoir, this is an ideal spot for thepractice of water sports.Several activities will be:- Visit to Epicenter in Tremp. This visitor center of the Pallars JussE region is the main tourist information in the area and a space that shows the values of the local cultural and natural heritage. An opportunity to live an attractive cultural experience, discover the charms of the region and feel motivated to find out about the landscapes, the historic heritage, the resources, the products, andthe services of the region. - Visit to SalE s of Pallars shops- Museum: guided tour for different ancient stores.- Day trip to Vall Fosca. By private bus participants will reach in la Vall Fosca Cable car. From Teleferic 2.200, people can start a wide range of treks to the 32 lakes that make up this spectacular site. La Vall Fosca Cable car gives you the opportunity to experience the adventure of getting to the only National park in Catalonia. (http://www.vallfosca.net/en/things-to-do-and-see/cablecar/)- Visit to Montsec Astronomic Parc (COU). It is COU s observation site where visitors can learn about the different equipment. In addition to this, if the weather makes it possible, visitors can observe some of the most outstanding objects of the night, such as the Moon, the planets, nebulae...(https://www.parcastronomic.cat/visita-nocturna'lang=en)- Visit to other museums, swimming pool and others.

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📅 Available sessions

CAT0325

19/07/2025 → 02/08/2025

Closed

2 / 15

♂ 0/7 ♀ 2/8

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–29 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

Carrer de Pau Coll, 31, 25630 Talarn, Lleida, Spain

Spain

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 21:29 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

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📞 Contact us

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+32 2 888 67 13

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✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Spanish