📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Heritage, traditions, a relaxed rhythm of life, a unique situation in the crossroads of the Valley of Aure 800m above sea level, the ideal place to discover an authentic country rich in contrasts... Welcome to Vielle-Aure! Its inhabitants will be proud to welcome you in their charming small village, where life is enjoyable. Proud and cheerful, they will be especially thankfull to your contribution to the restoration of an important element of their rich heritage, Saint Antoine's chapel, dating from the XVIth century and situated at the heart of the village.
💼 What the programme involves
The coating of the chapel is deteriorated, you will have to remove the coatings and make new ones using lime.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will be accommodated under tents in a camping, with access to changing rooms, toilets, showers and a kitchen. You will participate in the preparation of the meals and favouring local products.
📍 About the location
Less than 10km away from the famous ski resorts of Saint-Lary Soulan and Piau-Engaly, and only thirty kilometers from Lannemezan, Vielle-Aure is ideally situated to propose you a very large choice of activities. Interested in sport? The annual Big Trek of Pyrenees is waiting for you! Created from the will of a small group of fascinated trailers, this event became a mythical race in the universe of the trail. Naturally, the circuits of hikes are numerous, the possibilities of bivouac are uncountable. Rather interested to discover the territory? Vielle-Aure is close to three site listed as heritage: the valley of Estibère, the site of Oule Pichaleye and the Natural reserve of Néouvielle, the last including 70 lakes and an incredible fauna and flora!
ℹ️ Additional information
Bring working clothes and shoes (waterproof if possible, in case of rain). Bring a warm sleeping bag and a good camping mat (sleeping under tent), nights are sometimes fresh and wet. Tents will be provided but you can also bring your own. Do not hesitate to bring specialties from home, photos, games, music instruments, etc. Foreigners belonging to the European Union must bring their personal EHIC (European Health Insurance Card), and everybody must, in any case, bring their insurance certificate. If health issues happen on the project, volunteers will have to pay for it, and then be reimbursed once back in their home country.