VALLE BAVONA/For Schengen states

Name: VALLE BAVONA/For Schengen states
Start: 2017-07-16
End: 2020-08-15
Location: Cevio, Switzerland

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Switzerland Archaeology Construction Renovation Archaeology Construction +1 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Volunteers live and work for a foundation that manages a nature reserve. The valley has been under protection for more than a century. Particularities of the Bavona valley are so called «hanging gardens» which are situated on large rocks. In terraced fields former settlers have been cultivating potatoes and other vegetables to survive in a harsh environment. Nowadays many of the villages still don’t have electricity.

💼 What the programme involves

Volunteers are in charge of the maintenance of the park. They contribute to preserving the traditional rural heritage mowing fields and traditional gardens, cutting grass and plants from stones, stone walls and houses, repairing and building dry stonewalls.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteers will stay in a small hostel in the village of Cavergno. In the hostel there is a very functional kitchen suitable for the preparation of meals for groups of people.

📍 About the location

Cavergno (TI) is a small village situated in the southern alps of Switzerland 450m above sea level and surrounded by mountain-peaks natures impresses in many respects. Beautiful hikes take you to other picturesque villages and refreshing rivers just a stone-throw away. Lake Maggiore is about 30 km away. Catching a train from Locarno it’s just about an hour to Lugano connected with Milano. You can reach Luzern and Zürich within approximately four hours. This region is famous for hiking tourists. It’s also possible to visit the surroundings of Locarno on the weekend.

⚠️ Requirements

Volunteers are working outdoors what can be physically demanding. They should bring along warm, robust working clothes, sun and rain protection and hiking shoes. You need to be really tolerant and open-minded towards other nationalities. The half of the group supposed to be refugees.

ℹ️ Additional information

Due to the entry restrictions to Switzerland because of coronavirus, the workcamp is open only for participants from Schengen states and to persons with rights of free movement from non-Schengen states, such as the United Kingdom, Ireland, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia and Cyprus.

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📷 Project photos

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📅 Available sessions

WS20VB

02/08/2020 → 15/08/2020

Closed

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WS18VB

08/07/2018 → 21/07/2018

Closed

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WS19VB

07/07/2019 → 20/07/2019

Closed

1 / 9

♂ 0/5 ♀ 1/4

WS17VB

16/07/2017 → 29/07/2017

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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–35 years old

Solidarity donation

30.00 CHF ≈ 33 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Cavergno, 6690 Cevio, Switzerland

Switzerland

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Switzerland Franc (CHF / Fr.)

Exchange rate

1 CHF = 1.084507 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Central European Summer Time

Local time: 21:09 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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✅ Features

🗣️ Languages spoken

English German French Italian