By rail: We recommend purchasing tickets in advance.
www.renfe.es
From Zaragoza Delicias station (connection to the airport by bus)
From Barcelona Sants station (connection to the airport by train)
From Madrid Atocha Station (connection to the airport by metro)
MEETING POINT: Calatayud Bus Station (Juan Cruz Melero street,
s/n) - Area Institutes.
Transport by rented van to Espacio Lugus.
LANGUAGES SPOKEN: English and spanish.
THINGS TO BRING: Clothing for the job (to be use with clay),
swimsuit, warm clothing (climate with many thermal oscillations),
clothes for rain (rain jacket, coat, etc.), sleeping bag,
backpack, boots, rustic slippers or sandals, Celtiberian aspect
beads (necklaces, bracelets, rings), European Health Card for EU
volunteers.
SPECIFIC GOALS:
Development of creativity
Working with clay and other materials
In the nature
Intercultural exchange
Patrimony, archeology
PROFILE - COMMITMENT OF PARTICIPANTS:
Active, creative, open minded, able to team work, used to live in
nature.
INTERNAL RULES:
No drugs, no smoking, no alcohol
Respect
Cooperation in cleaning and other day by day activities.
CONTACTS:
Marga Veron Jarque
alternativaspain@gmail.com
EMERGENCY NUMBER:
616 90 68 83
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Code: SVIAR061 Year: 2012
Name: CANFRANC
Location: Canfranc, Pueblo
Address: Refuge of Canfranc - Youth Hostel
Phone Number: 974372010 / 974373217 / 686933129
Email: refugio@sargantana.info
Url: www.sargantana.info
Project: RENO - Restoration/renovation
Initial Date: 17-08-2012 Final Date: 31-08-2012
Min Age: 18 Max Age: 26 Places: 12
Description of Workcamp:
REGION: Region of Aragón. Province of Huesca.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Job placement of booths selling old tickets
in the main lobby. Placement ofwoodworking and glassware in the
main lobby. And placing the roof on the marquee on the Spanish
side.
COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES - LEISURE ACTIVITIES:
Environmental research activities: walks, environmental
interpretation, reading the landscape, fauna, flora,
geomorphology, anthropology.
Mountaineering activities: two crossings in the area of necklaces
and Canal Roya-Ip-Anayet.
Afternoon tours: Gabardito, Coll of Thieves.
Visit the neighboring towns: Villanúa, Castiello, Urdos and Jaca.
Mountaineering:, guidance, mapping, hiking, etc..
Leisure activities: parties, games and evenings.
Training: workshop on alcohol and snuff, workshop sex chats.
ACCOMMODATION/FOOD:
Refuge Canfranc. Hostel. WIFI
Canfranc restored traditional house as a shelter. Capacity: 74
seats
FIRST FLOOR:
Labordeta Room: 13 +1 (default)
Porrata Room: 2 +1 (default)
Picaube Room: 2
SECOND FLOOR:
Hab.La Cauba: 17 +2 (default)
Pena Blanca Room: 4
Seta River Room: 2
THIRD FLOOR:
The Moleta Room: 20 +1 (default)
Twin Larraca: 8 + 1 (extra)
The refuge has a large dining room with wooden tables, which can
be used as a multipurpose room, local events, meetings, etc..
Moreover, there is another room with TV, computers for public
use, video, games, music and more., Where you can make all kinds
of recreational or educational activities.
In addition:
Heating and hot water permanently bath with shower room (inside
or next to them)
Multipurpose room with games, TV, PC, DVD, VCR, etc..
Two meeting rooms.
Recreation area on the outside.
Necessary sleeping bag or set of sheets.
Food as homemade recipe, abundant, and designed to meet the needs
of adults who perform physical activity. It is produced by
professional staff of the facility itself, which exists in the
kitchen appliance that effect. The dining room is large and is
connected to the kitchen. Each group is organized according to
your dining needs, ensuring the preparation of the tables, the
food, and its total collection to stop eating
LOCATION:
Canfranc (Huesca).
Canfranc Station is located at an altitude of 1200 meters from
the level of the sea and is one of the most senior and Pyrenees
in the province of Huesca.
Located a few kilometers from the border with France and is
crossed by the Camino de Santiago which has historically been
great works rather than state for the defense of Spanish
territory, the establishment of superstructure works and
transport and electricity production holdings through
hydroelectric plants.
To protect these structures and the people that built and
maintains the Spanish state has done impressive work on the sides
mountain rising 1,000 meters above Canfranc.
For avalanche of snow and rocks do not end up destroying the
lives of the valley, in the early twentieth century were two
major interventions: hundreds of levees for protection from
avalanches and replant millions of trees.
TRAVELLING INSTRUCTIONS:
By Road:
- From Zaragoza Huesca and Jaca up with the company ALOSA
(http://www.alosa.es) Zaragoza: 976229343. Huesca: 974210700.
Jaca: 974355060.
- From Jaca to Canfranc Refuge, with the bus from the
Commonwealth (http://www.arrakis.es/ ~ saman / mavaragon.htm).
Mancomunidad Valley High Aragón: 974373017
By Rail:
- From Zaragoza, Huesca and Jaca through regular railway station
to Canfranc. Scheduled trains.
(http://www.renfe.es/wf/ix.exe?IBIF_ex=hir&U=VR&O=71000&D=74217).
RENFE, single information phone: 902240202.
- From Station to Canfranc Refuge Canfranc by bus from the
Commonwealth (http://www.arrakis.es/ ~ saman / mavaragon.htm).
Mancomunidad Valley High Aragón: 974373017
MEETING POINT:
Canfranc Refuge. Sargantana. C / Albareda 19 - Canfranc (Huesca)
LANGUAGES SPOKEN:
English and spanish
THINGS TO BRING:
Personal equipment, clothing suitable for the job, swimming, warm
clothes. (Climate many thermal fluctuations), clothes for rain
(rain, coat, etc.), sleeping bag, backpack, boots, European
Health Card for EU volunteers.
SPECIFIC GOALS:
Carry out maintenance and cleaning of the hall of the station
Clean and replace the elements of glass and woodwork in the lobby
Replace roofs on the marquee on the Spanish side
Create a good working environment among participants, and promote
relations between them and the villagers.
Engage participants in the list of summer activities in the city.
To develop a program of additional training in the clearing.
To develop a complementary program of training in the environment
and heritage, conservation, compliance and disclosure
Make the stay in place to understand the history and reality of a
small mountain village and the natural elements and interventions
that man has done in this medium.
Make a complementary program of cultural activities, crafts and
mountain sports.
1For the promotion of the moments of connection between the
components of the working group where the values of coexistence,
solidarity, participation and cultural exchange
PROFILE - COMMITMENT OF PARTICIPANTS:
Anyone who would want to lend a hand in restoring collective
heritage and a historical path.
CONTACTS:
Street: Albareda 19
Postcode: 22888
Town: Canfranc
Email: refugio@sargantana.info
Phone: 974372010
Fax: 974373311
EMERGENCY NUMBER:
Phones: 974373217 / 686933129
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Code: SVIAR072 Year: 2012
Name: ALCORISA
Location: Alcorisa
Address: Youth Hostel ´Kalathos´
Phone Number: 978 840244 / 682157345
Email: albergue@kalathos.org
Project: ENVI-SOCI - Environmental-Social project
Initial Date: 06-08-2012 Final Date: 21-08-2012
Min Age: 18 Max Age: 26 Places: 12
Description of Workcamp:
REGION: Region of Aragón. Province of Teruel.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The tasks os this workcamp consist of two
phases:
1st TECHNICAL PREPARATION:
Learn the different necessities that people with intellectual
disabilities have to access in their countryside due to their
difficulties with location of places and positions.
Arrive at the place where we are working and realize the
signspost necessities.
Assignament of tasks to execute depending on the wide range of
capacities and skills.
2nd WORK
Execution of manual tasks which are recquired to prepare and mark
several paths: clean up the rubbish, remove the most important
obstacles that blocks the paths or that make difficult to walk in
them, such as rocks...), make 4 sculptures and several signposts
and other type of signs.
Develop the ´quality control´ with invaluable collaboration of
intellectual disability people from the work camp and from the
ATADI- Kalathos Center.
COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES - LEISURE ACTIVITIES: Visit Santolea´s
swamp, Molinos Crystal Caves, the town of Teruel, Aguaviva´s
river and its natural pools (camp), Calanda´s Desert
(Monastery), San Miguel´s Church (Stargazing). Water activities
in the swimmingpool (free admission all days), traditional events
in the nearest villages, ...
Visit and take part in the Festival Theatre ´Frutos Festival´
(Music and Circus) in Foz Calanda on the 18th and 19th of August.
ACCOMMODATION/FOOD: Youth Hostel ´Kalathos´ in Alcorisa, with a
capacity of 60 beds, will provide accommodation for every
participant.
The rooms have 4 or 6 beds with a bathroom. This Youth Hostel,
also has a spacious dining room, a living room, a game room, wifi
area and access to a gym and sports facilities.
Local cooks, prepare the homemade food, that is based on
Mediterranean diet, with de possibility to adapt to any specific
diet according to necessities. Every place in rooms, will be
designated by direction depending on the vacant places.
LOCATION: Alcorisa is a village located in the Comarca del Bajo
Aragón in Teruel. The center of the village is placed near the
river Guadalopillo, at the Sierra del caballo´s foot, where
there are many shelters and caves. Alcorisa is surrounded by
fiels of olive trees, pine forests, fields of cereal, peach trees
and a small variety of herbs. There are also, many places of
cultural interest: The Calvary Mount, where are performed the
drama of the Cross at Easter, Gallipuen´s Swamp, Guadalopillo
River Park, Peña de San Juan...
Summer in Alcorisa usually is scorching for days and warm at
nigts, althoug it depends on the year.
TRAVELLING INSTRUCTIONS: Distances from Alcorisa: 110 km. Teruel,
120 km. Zaragoza, 32 km. Alcañiz and 285 km. Barcelona
Bus Companies:
HIFE Buses - www.hife.es
Teruel-Alcorisa: 9:15 am
Zaragoza-Alcorisa-Alcañiz: 9 am
Alcañiz - Alcorisa: 12 am
Barcelona- Alcorisa: 7:50 am
HISPANO IGUALADINA - www.igualadina.com - Tel. 902447726
Barcelona-Alcañiz: 8:15 am
AUTOBUSES MEDITERRANEO - Tel. 964260995
Castellón-Alcañiz: 7:10
MEETING POINT: Youth Hostel ´Kalathos´, 6th August at 14:00 am.
LANGUAGES SPOKEN: Spanish and English.
THINGS TO BRING: Some warm clothes, canteen (important: water
bottle), sun cream, a cap, sheets, mosquito repellent, swim-suit,
flip flops, towel, sunglasses, a torch, work clothes, musical
instruments, juggling, European Health Card for EU volunteers.
IMPORTANT:
DO NOT BRING BED CLOTHER AND SLEEPING BAG
SPECIFIC GOALS:
Reach the challenge of signposting a circular route from the
village of Alcorisa.
Develop our capacity for empathizing, improving the ability to
understand intellectual disability people´s feelings and
problems.
Value social wealth, cultural an natural countryside where we
will take up our work.
Encourage cooperation and the ability of the group to work well
together in a multicultural and functional diversity group.
PROFILE - COMMITMENT OF PARTICIPANTS: Young people who are
sensitive to environment, eager to contribute with their time
voluntarily to mark local paths in Alcorisa, so can be used to go
hiking, specially designed for intellectual disability people.
INTERNAL RULES:
Smoking is not allowed.
You must remain silent from 24:00 hours
You must be respectful with the other guests.
Drinking alcohol is not allowed
Eating or having food in rooms is not allowed
CONTACTS:
Sonia Lanuza Cabañero - Fundación Kalathos- Youth Hostel
´Kalathos´- Alcorisa.
Jose Antonio Mora
EMERGENCY NUMBER: 978840244 - 682157345
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Kalathos Foundation is a nonprofit
organization dedicated to social services to the community and
especially to take care of intellectual disability people and/or
at risk of social exclusion.
For Kalathos Foundation the promotion and preservation of the
environmet is a main objective to work, so carry out a numerous
kind of activities that include people with intellectual
disabilities.
In the work camp we want to signpost the path next to the river
Guadalopillo. This path goes from the village of Alcorisa towards
the village of Foz Calanda.
Previously, the sgnpost will be designed by intellectual
disability people who work at ATADI-Kalathos Occupational
workshop in Alcorisa. The raw material that will be used, it will
be wood recycles froem the forests that were destroyed by fire
which devasted our province the past summer.
The sculptures symbolize the pictures of the Iberian vessel named
´Kalathos´. These sculptures, also will be made with recycled
wood recovered after fire, and other recycled materials too. That
will be placed in the route in order to help us recognize where
we are.
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Code: SVICA011 Year: 2012
Name: CAMBERA DE LOS MOROS
Location: San Vicente Del Monte
Address: Youth Hostel of San Vicente del Monte
Phone Number: 686464623
Email: correo@esobur.com
Url: www.esobur.com
Project: ENVI-RENO - Environmental-Restoration
Initial Date: 16-08-2012 Final Date: 30-08-2012
Min Age: 18 Max Age: 30 Places: 15
Description of Workcamp:
REGION: Region of Cantabria. Province of Cantabria (Santander).
DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Road´s maintenance and cleanness, clearing
the ways, fixing land marks, signaling, to settle the paved road
and the value enhancement, recovery of all the access to the
road.
COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES - LEISURE ACTIVITIES: To visit cultural
places in Santillana del Mar, Comillas, Santander, Llasca de los
Moros, El Soplao caves, Neocueva Santillana del Mar caves,
Altamira cave, to practise snorkel, pirogues, to do workshop
manuals, to go to San Vicente de la Barquera´s medieval market,
to play cantabrian bowling and petanque. Every evening spare time
activities will be carried out.
ACCOMMODATION/FOOD: Youth Hostel of San Vicente del Monte -
Treceño - Valdaliga´ city council (Cantabria). Accomodation is
in a shelter with everything included.
LOCATION: San Vicente del Monte.
MEETING POINT: There are 3 options:
1. To get to the workcamp´s address on the day the activity
starts.
2. To get to Cabezón de la Sal train station or couch station.
3. To get to Treceño train station.
In any case you must contact the following phone numbers:
619043275 / 606707194
TRAVELLING INSTRUCTIONS: The last day of the working camp you´ll
be taken to the leaving point.
LANGUAGES SPOKEN: Spanish and english.
THINGS TO BRING: Mountain´s boots, warm and cosy clothes, a
swimming suit, a raincoat, a small knapsack to carry in the
excursions, suncream and repellent to keep mosquitoes away, a
beack towel, a cap slippers to be used in the river, personal
toiletries, European Health Card for EU volunteers.
PROFILE - COMMITMENT OF PARTICIPANTS: To make an effort doing the
jobs assigned by the person in charge.
INTERNAL RULES: To show respect to people in charge, look after
of all the equipment used, be on time, to do your duties every
day.
CONTACTS:
Ismael 619043275
Fermín 606707194
correo@esobur.com
www.esobur.es
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Code: SVICA021 Year: 2012
Name: VALDEOLEA
Location: Mataporquera
Address: Public School ´Valdeolea´
Phone Number: 942803376
Email: alberto@grupobrenes.com
Url: www.grupobrenes.com
Project: SOCI - Social project
Initial Date: 16-07-2012 Final Date: 30-07-2012
Min Age: 18 Max Age: 30 Places: 12
Description of Workcamp:
REGION: Region of Cantabria. Province of Cantabria (Santander).
DESCRIPTION OF WORK: It will consist of dynamizing the social and
cultural environment of Valdeolea, offering the inhabitants
different leisure time activities and collaborating with the
cultural activities which will be developed in the town.
COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES: Trip to Santander, Santillana del Mar,
go hiking, guided tour to the Valley, sport activities, rafting
in Ebro river.
ACCOMODATION/FOOD: In the Valdeolea Public School -
39410-Mataporquera (Cantabria).
LOCATION: Mataporquera (Cantabria).
TRAVELLING INSTRUCTIONS: By train from Madrid to Mataporquera
(Railway Madrid-Santander). Telephone number: 902 240202 - Web:
www.renfe.es
MEETING POINT: The first day in the train station of Mataporquera
or in Valdeolea Public School.
LANGUAGES SPOKEN: English and Spanish.
THINGS TO BRING: Warm clothes (the place is situated in the south
of Cantabria, where nights are quite cold and days are quite
hot), musical instruments (optional), European Health Card for EU
volunteers.
SPECIFIC GOALS: Dynamizing the different villages in the
district, by carrying out several recreational and cultural
activities.
COMMITMENT OF PARTICIPANTS: The participants commit themselves
to:
Work selflessly during the hours stipulated in the project.
Collaborate in the general organization of the workcamp by doing
activities such as cleaning, cooking, carrying out administration
tasks, etc.
Respect the beliefs, ideologies and personal or cultural
differences of the rest of the participants in the workcamp.
Stay in the workcamp during the scheduled time.
Respect the different internal rules of the camp to favour a good
coexistence among the participants, such as: accepting the
instructions given by the people in charge; observing the
timetables and not using personal means of transport (such as
cars, motorbikes, etc), during the whole workcamp.
INTERNAL RULES: Fulfilling the compromises accepted by the
participants when coming to the workcamp.
CONTACTS:
Alberto Riaño
E-mail: alberto@grupobrenes.com
EMERGENCY NUMBER: 942803376
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Code: SVICA031 Year: 2012
Name: CAMESA
Location: Mataporquera
Address: Public School ´Valdeolea´
Phone Number: 629890444
Email: gonzalez@ser-joven.org
Url: www.jovenmania.com / www.ser-joven.org
Project: ARCH - Archaeology
Initial Date: 01-07-2012 Final Date: 15-07-2012
Min Age: 18 Max Age: 30 Places: 12
Description of Workcamp:
REGION: Region of Cantabria. Province of Cantabria (Santander).
DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Archaeological work in a roman archaelogical
site. Exploration of some of the areas. Introduction to
archaeological materials.
COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES - LEISURE ACTIVITIES: Cultural and
recreational trips to relevant places; hiking; workshops ...
ACCOMMODATION/FOOD: In the Public School ´Valdeolea´ -
39410-Mateporquera (Cantabria). Participants will sleep in bunk
beds. There is warm water, central heating, dining room ... Meals
will take place in the dining room of the School, made by an
expert cooker and some days pic-nic.
LOCATION: Mataporquera is a small village in the south of
Cantabria Region (North of Spain). There is a supermarket, a
couple of bars, a drugstore.
TRAVELLING INSTRUCTIONS:
Road: National road(Carretera Nacional) N-611 and A-67:
Santander-Palencia.
By bus:
Autobuses GARCÍA, S.L.
Santander - Reinosa
http://www.autobusesgarcia.es/
Phone Numbers: 942891640, 942362854, 942753113, 891935, 804562.
By train:
Madrid - Santander(RENFE)
You should get off at MATAPORQUERA Train
Station(http://www.renfe.es/).
Booking phone: 902240202 (local) or (0034) 902243402
(international).
Bilbao - Leon(FEVE), stop at Mataporquera Train Station
(http://www.feve.es )
Booking phone:
Bilbao:(0034) 944250615
Mataporquera: (0034) 94277091
By plane:
Santander Airport (PARAYAS): IBERIA national and international
flights (http://www.iberia.com/); RYANAIR (from London, Frankfurt
and Rome) (http://www.ryanair.com)
MEETING POINT: The first day at 18:30 in the train station of
Mataporquera. Contact phone number 629846331.
LANGUAGES SPOKEN: English and spanish.
THINGS TO BRING: Sleeping bag or sheets, working clothes, warm
clothes, rain clothes, sun protection, sun glasses, comfortable
shoes of trainers, musical instrument (optional), European Health
Card for EU volunteers.
INTERNAL RULES: The volunteer undertake to:
Work in the workcamp during the stipulated hours 5 days a week.
Help and participate in the development of the leisure
activities.
Help with the appropiate tasks, such as cleaning, administration
...
Respect different beliefs, ideologies and personal differences
within the group.
Remain in the camp during its duration.
Respect internal rules and timetables, and not to use own
vehicles during the camp.
CONTACTS: Workcamp´s Coordinator: Kasia Bialkowska - Tel.
629846331 - E-mail: sve@ser-joven.org
EMERGENCY NUMBER: Workcamp´s Director: Luis Alberto González
García - Tel. 629890444 - E-mail: gonzalez@ser-joven.org
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