Let’s rehab the stone-paved shortcut!

CODE: SJ/ESC05

Work:

You'll be working on the consolidation of a stone stairway in the historic center of the small town of Serres. After a preliminary clearing of the site, you'll work on consolidating the stone steps and creating a dry-stone border on the side.
A local expert will guide you in the staircase maintenance, the choice of stones, and their correct positions. Each day, two members of the group will rotate to prepare meals for the team; the menu will be defined in advance. You'll work on-site during the mornings from Monday to Friday.
Generally speaking, the tasks include working with dry stone, preparing tools and meals, as well as organizing and setting up group life.

Accomodation and food

You'll be accommodated in individual tents in the outdoor spaces of the municipal gymnasium, with access to the building's services and kitchen.
The construction site is 1 km from the accommodation site, which can be reached on foot or by shuttle bus.
Here, we take care with our food to reduce our environmental impact: we eat local as much as possible and reduce our meat consumption to twice a week.
Daily life is organized collectively: menus (vegetarian, vegan diets, etc.), shopping, activities, and so on.

Location and leisure

Land of light, scents and flavors, the Baronnies Provençal is a land where the sweetness of life is combined with the practice of outdoor sports like idleness! This place is rich in natural and agricultural heritages adapted to the Mediterranean climate under alpine influence. The Provencal Baronnies are marked by fragrant, aromatic and medicinal plants: wild thyme, rosemary, lavender. Discovering this place in the company of a group of international volunteers will enrich your experience. In fact, you'll be the protagonists of your stay: you'll organize your own free time and benefit from the support of an animation team. In the afternoons, workshops and reflections on the theme of well-being will be offered.

Project hosted by

Come to discover one of the small perched towns in France's Southern Alps! The town of Serres, which backs onto the Pignolette rock, comprises narrow medieval streets, covered passageways, and steep slopes. That makes it a pleasant place to wander. In this context, we invite you to participate in a project to restore an old shortcut in the historic center. For several years now, in partnership with the commune of Serres, the association Les Villages des Jeunes has been working to bring the town's narrow medieval streets to life, maintain and valorize them. The various projects we organize on this site aim to enhance and consolidate these unusual urban passages while enriching their history through the intercultural exchanges typical of international workcamps.

Directions to meeting point

Serres Municipal Gymnasium, 19th of May 2025 from 3 pm.

Additional comments

This workcamp is funded by the European Solidarity Corps.There is no registration fee. Transport costs will be reimbursed up to a lumpsum fixed according to the travelled distance. Pocket money of €7 per day will be distributed.