📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Moralzarzal is a municipality in Madrid that is located at the foot of the mountain range of the Sierra de Guadarrama and in the valley of the river of the same name.
Moralzarzal is located about 47 from Madrid. Its accesses are on the A-VI motorway, Madrid-La Coruña.
It is located at 979 meters above sea level, but is surrounded by important heights.
💼 What the programme involves
The city of Moralzarzal, in collaboration with the General Directorate of Youth and Sports of the Community of Madrid (Dirección General de Juventud y Deporte de la Comunidad de Madrid), wants to rehabilitate and promote Spanish Civil War fortifications located in Moralzarzal. Ammunition dumps are examples of architecture of the Civil War and the purpose of the workcamp is to document pillboxes, to protect and preserve them, and promote them for tourism in the future. Archaeological research and the recovery of historical heritage is an opportunity for integration of international young people who participate in the project with local youth. Moreover, much heritage throughout the Spanish geography, and notably in the Community of Madrid, should be restored, for different reasons:
- Its constructive specialty from an architectural perspective
- Its historical value
- Its value for historical memory.
Ammunition dumps restoration activities, such as cleaning, rehabilitation, lighting installation and fencing, will be carried out, to ensure those areas can be used for tourism visiting.
INTERNAL ORGANIZATION
Participants will work 5 days a week. The actual work of the workcamp will be carried out in the morning. In the afternoon, leisure and recreation activities will be held. There will be two days off (on weekends) per week.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Mataelpino Hostel ( Mataelpino. Madrid )
Phone: +34722.457.558
It has rooms of 4 and 8 plzas, work rooms, spaces for common use and meals. Because of its facilities, they offer an ideal framework for the realization of educational, sports, environmental and leisure activities
📍 About the location
Workshops and group leisure activities will be held. In addition, we will visit Segovia.
⚠️ Requirements
Young people and students in general and preferably students of archeology, history of art, restoration and architecture.
The workcamp targets young people between 18 and 30 who are interested in the Archaeology and restoration.
ℹ️ Additional information
THINGS TO BRING
Clothes to work: Sturdy boots, gloves, long-sleeve T-shirts, long pants to prevent mosquito bites and/or scratches, a cap, sunscreen. Outerwear and rainwear, swimsuit, mosquito repellent, a torch, towel, cleaning supplies and sleeping bag. There are bed sheets at the hostel.
TRAVELLING INSTRUCTIONS
From Madrid to Moralzarzal: By public bus at the Plaza de Castilla or Moncloa transport exchangers.
Company: Francisco Larrea. At Plaza Castilla: bus line 876 ; At Moncloa: bus lines 671 or 672.
Bus schedule: Monday to Friday every 5 min at peak time, Saturday and Sunday, every hour.
MEETING POINT: 30-July from 6:00 pm at the youth centre Casa de Juventud in Moralzarzal