📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
After a first work site carried out during the summer of 2021, the commune of Moustiers-Sainte-Marie wishes to welcome a new team of volunteers in order to carry out the work planned for the redevelopment of the footpath leading to the Grotte de la Madeleine.
Starting in the heart of the village, this trail leads to the Notre-Dame de Beauvoir chapel and to the Grotte de la Madeleine, which was once a place of worship. This ancient chapel now houses an altar and two statues, that of Mary Magdalene and a wolf.
This path is used every year by many visitors and allows to promote the rural heritage of Provence as well as the religious heritage of the village.
💼 What the programme involves
In the continuity of the work done in 2021, you will have to redefine the layout of a part of the path and stabilize the surroundings while taking care to homogenize the whole. In a second phase, you will be asked to repair the damaged steps in an identical manner. If the path is communal, the restanques are on private parcels and will not be the object of any work. Through the realization of this project, the commune wishes to encourage the private owners concerned to undertake consolidation and/or repair work on the terraces along the pathway, in addition to enhancing its heritage.
From a technical point of view, you will be supervised by a mason/calaver who will pass on his know-how and his knowledge. You will learn the technique of dry stone during the repair or the construction of low walls, but also the stone cutting necessary to the repair of certain steps. Beyond the technical contribution, the craftsman, well accustomed to the territory, will allow you to understand your environment and its specificities: agricultural and pastoral tradition linked to the restanques, history of the technique and its specificities. Thanks to this workcamp, you will be able to mobilize and develop the skills necessary to conduct optimal group work as well as collective life on the camp, which are listening, attention and mutual aid. Each volunteer will be asked to take an active part in the collective life of the group: preparation of meals, cleaning of dishes, cleaning of sanitary facilities and premises.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will be accommodated in the municipal campsite under tent where you will have access to common sanitary facilities and a kitchen. You will participate in the collective preparation of meals and in the tasks of daily life. You will be accommodated not far from the village.
📍 About the location
Located in the heart of the Alpes de Hautes Provences department (04) and the Verdon Regional Natural Park, the town of Moustiers-Sainte-Marie has a rich built and natural heritage. You can walk through the streets of this village full of history and typical of Provence. You can also go up to the Chapel of Notre Dame de Beauvoir, classified as a historical monument, which overlooks and offers an exceptional view on the village and the Verdon valley. You will meet the earthenware craftsmen and visit the museum in the village. You can also visit the house of the PNR du Verdon which will allow you to learn more about this preserved place. Finally, the inhabitants, voluntary associations and elected officials will come to meet you and will be happy to share their territory and their land with you.
