WORK: Volunteers will be supervised by a professional staff. Work will consist in the rehabilitation of an arboretum: cutting of brushes, clearing of other invasive plants. Restoration of a dry stone wall: constitution of establishment of a stock of stones, sorting stones, making of the brickwork. Setting up pickets information: digging of the earth, placing pickets, sealing with concrete.
ACCOMODATION: Under tents at the campsite. Altitude : 1050 m (please bring warm clothes). WE CANNOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU IF YOU ARRIVE EARLIER THAN STARTING DATE. Possible accommodation, at your expense, if early arrival (please check by calling) : camping tel: 04 71 00 07 88, Tourisme office tel: 04.71.00.01.16. Tourisme office : http://www.tourisme.fr/office-de-tourisme/la-chaise-dieu.htm
LANGUAGE: French and English
LOCATION: The "Plateau de La Chaise Dieu" is a rich territory that offers a variety of activities to be discovered. The town of La Chaise Dieu is characterized by its Benedictine abbey, founded in 1050 by Robert de St Turlande that future Pope Clement VI used to visit. The town now has grown around the abbey. The territory is worth visiting thanks to its rich environment: varied landscape and architectural heritage of the Plateau can be discovered through a network of trails, for pedestrians and mountain bike ... Swimming and fishing are possible at the Breuil artificial lake. Many art and craft workshops are open to the public all year. Not to be forgetten, the gastronomy, with cheese, pure milk, homemade marmelade, honey and mountain sausages of incomparable taste.
TERMINAL: brioude