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THE FORTIFIED BORDER: RECOVERY OF FORTIFICATIONS I

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Spain Renovation Construction Archaeology Renovation Construction +1 Fixed dates

About the project

THE FORTIFIED BORDER: RECOVERY OF FORTIFICATIONS I

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

The INJ is the Department of Youth of the Government of Navarre. The INJ develops a program of work camps for young volunteers from all countries to learn the history and culture of Navarre.

💼 What the programme involves

Cleaning, recovery and documentation of existing structures in the upper Urkiaga, made up of a multitude of anti-aircraft bunkers, shelters and trench lines. It is sought to clean and adapt some of these semi-underground structures as mountain shelters, in addition to signaling and cataloging them. The work will be complemented with explanations about the construction of all these fortifications, documentation of the time, basic notions of the archaeological record and different visits.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Youth Residence Fuerte del PrEncipe, Calle Goroabe, nI 36 Pamplona. https://www.juventudnavarra.es/es/albergues-juveniles/residencia-juvenil-fuerte-del-principe-de-pamplona The organization will provide a Transfer at work from Pamplona. The residence will provide the accomodation in rooms for two or three people with communal bathrooms with showers and hot water. The organisation covers cooking of meals and provides sheets and pillowcase. Volunteers must bring their own towel.

📍 About the location

The workplace is located between mountains in a village called Eugui/Eugi, in the northern area of Navarre adjacent to the French border. In addition to the valley itself with the beautiful town of Eugui/Eugi, there are nearby the beautiful forests of Quinto Real, the beautiful peak of Adi, the ruins of the Eugui/Eugi ammunition Factory of the XVIIth century, multitude of Bordas, the high riverbed of the Arga river, in addition to the municipalities of Aldudes, Urepel and Banca already on the French side, etc

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📅 Available sessions

SVINC03-20

15/08/2020 → 29/08/2020

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 12
♂ 0/6 ♀ 0/0

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–26 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

31638 Eugi, Navarra, Spain

Spain

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 22:10 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Spanish