📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Volunteers will participate in an archaeological heritage, history and territory camp which forms part of a wider project aiming to use archaeology and local history to preserve and promote heritage and culture to the local community and to international volunteers.
💼 What the programme involves
1. Trimming: planting flowers and aromatic plants on all the parterres that are qualified for this purpose.
2. Cleaning: recovery of the rooms, leaving them enabled for the visitor's access.
3. Guided tours: support to the guided visits of visitors to the Castle.
4. Translation of the texts of the guided tour from English.
5. Recording of audio guides with the different languages from the text in English.
It will be from 7 am to 12 pm or 8 am to 1 pm. It will be agreed on with the volunteers based on the weather.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Sleep: interior with mattresses on the floor.
Showers.
Toilets: 2 (no sink).
The volunteers will have to prepare the food. A purchase at the beginning of the camp will be made for food + 2 purchases per week for the fresh things.
You need to bring a backpack bag, comfortable shoes for walking, plate and cutlery (it will be offered a discovery trekking) sleeping bag and mattress.
📍 About the location
Castle of Requesens, Girona
⚠️ Requirements
Motivation letter is required. No archaeological experience or knowledge in heritage, history and territory is required, but any prior knowledge is welcome.
Please bring a sleeping bag and mat.
ℹ️ Additional information
The local organization makes a big effort to make volunteers involved on the local culture, so there are several activities planned with that goal: cultural tours, visits to natural sites, the first weekend there will a visit to the Jonquera area with the MUME and part of the exile route. On the second weekend - will make a walking route to the beach following the GR-11.