💼 What the programme involves
The aim of this workcamp is recuperation of a mountain village (Aldea de Erbedeira) which has been not taken care for many years due to the immigration of the habitants. The task will be mostly cleaning and renovation of the walking paths and hiking routes around the town and also the restoration of the town, itIs gardens and streets using the carpentry, painting and gardening. In each camp, one or two of these tasks will be organised and the volunteers will help to recuperate the town. The working town and the town of the accommodation will be different and the volunteers will be taken to the work place daily by cars.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The accommodation will be done in the Sports Center of Carballedo which is 10 minutes from the working place. The center has showers and bathrooms and also a pool. The food will be prepared by the volunteers with the ingredients provided by the camp leaders.Mattresses will be provided, sleeping bag is required.
📍 About the location
The Ribeira Sacra is an area that includes the banks of the Cabe, Sil and MiE o rivers, in the southern part of the province of Lugo and the north of the province of Orense, in Galicia, Spain. The capital of the area was agreed to be the city of Monforte de Lemos (Lugo), which is also the most populated town.On April 5, 2019, his candidacy for the UNESCO World Heritage List was approved by the Historical Heritage Council of the Ministry of Culture, a decision that has been postponed until 2025. 2 It was declared on April 15, 2019. September 2021, as well as the Sierras del Ouribio and El Courel, a new Biosphere Reserve,3 becoming the seventh Galician reserve that has this prestigious international recognition. It is in Galicia in northern Spain, and its dense forests form impressive landscapes. In the Ribeira Sacra (named a Biosphere Reserve next to the Serras do Oribio and Courel) you will find a dozen interesting medieval monasteries and one of the oldest wine productions in Spain.During the free time, the volunteers can organise hiking activities in the forests and lakes of the area and visit the historical places.As the villages of the area are very close to each other, the volunteers will have chance to see several towns around.