📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
This special international Workcamp will be led together by the association “World Heritage Communities Wachau” and the association “Welterbe Oberes Mittelrheintal”. The first week will take place in Austria and the second one in Germany. The focus of the Workcamp lies on the preservation and conservation of the unique cultural landscapes of these two world heritage regions. Together with winemakers, biotope keepers, and landscape conservationists, you will do work such as mowing and clearing out shrubs on steep slopes. Dry stone walls are part of the landscape in both areas and will be renewed under expert guidance. During leisure, you should discover the enchanting landscapes with their vineyards, castles, palaces, medieval towns, and much more!
💼 What the programme involves
Preservation of cultural landscapes, e.g. mowing and clearing of dry lawn meadows, restoration, and renovation of dry stone walls; the video documentation of the camp from 2019 can be checked [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKKYxqCwdwg)
It is essential to bring with you high-top work shoes with tread or hiking boots (work on slopes) as well as sturdy work clothes! The work assignments can exceed 5-6 hours on several days, but there will be leisure compensation.
🏠 Accommodation on site
In Germany: Jugendherberge Kaub in shared rooms
In Austria: Gasthof zur Wachau, Familie Zeller, in double and shared rooms
Meals will be provided throughout the whole camp.
📍 About the location
Wachau, Mittelrheintal
⚠️ Requirements
Interest in nature and landscape protection, viticulture, the UNESCO World Heritage, development of cultural landscapes. Willingness and ability to physical work. Working with simple power tools (e.g. bush cutters) is possible, but not essential. An interest in digital and social media is an asset.
ℹ️ Additional information
There is also a possibility of excursions to the sights in the Wachau (e.g. guided tours in the cities of Krems and Melk, visiting a wine tavern, ruins, bathing in the Danube) [check](https://www.donau.com/de/wachau-nibelungengau-kremstal/?MP=6-863)
Attractions in the Upper Middle Rhine Valley (e.g. Koblenz, castles and ruins, visiting a winery and tasting some wine, ship cruise on the Rhine). Check it [here](http://www.welterbe-atlas.de/), and [here](http://sankt-goarshausen.welterbe-mittelrhein.de/tourismus-und-freizeit/)
Please be advised that due to the corona pandemic measures, there may be changes. We ask you not to book your trip before we have informed you if your workcamp will take place at the planned location. We will let you know about this at least four weeks before.