Voluntariado corto en verano en Francia:

1. V O L U N T A R I A D O
V E R A N O
F R A N C I A
A R Q U E O L O G Í A Y R E S T A U R A C I Ó N

2. Paso 1 – Envío documentos y abono primera cuota
Tienes que enviarnos los documentos de inscripción y abonar la cuota de
usuari@ (40€), que incluye la formación a la salida.
Se devolverá si no te eligen en ninguno de los programas que elijas (máximo 5).
No cuenta: 0128 0086 74 0100046144
IBAN: ES87 0128 0086 74 0100046144
BIC SWIFT: BKBKESMMXXX
BANKINTER, Calle de Fermín Caballero, 51, 28034 Madrid
Titular: Asociación Building Bridges
Paso 2 – Selección
Si te seleccionan, te enviaremos los detalles de confirmación y a continuación
abonarás la cuota del voluntariado verano Francia (80€).
A continuación, hay otra cuota de la organización de destino de 170€.
Paso 3 – Preparación
Te contactaremos para realizar la formación a la salida y ultimar preparativos. La
organización de acogida tiene una cuota según destino, tiempo y proyecto.
V O L U N T A R I A D O
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3. Supervisión por profesionales En los campos de trabajo de voluntarios, se
presenta a los voluntarios Las técnicas de restauración del patrimonio
construidas por profesionales de la albañilería.
Respeto por las técnicas tradicionales y por el contexto local. Mampostería
de cal, mampostería de piedras secas (técnica tradicional de pavimento de
terrenos en la Provenza), revestimiento ... muchas técnicas que se aplicarán
a los diferentes campos de trabajo de voluntarios. - Pasión y conocimiento
del territorio.
NUESTRO CONOCIMIENTO
Al elegir comprometerse con los campos de trabajo de voluntarioslos
voluntarios se benefician de nuestro conocimiento y de nuestra experiencia en
varios dominios:
En los campos de trabajo de voluntarios, los voluntarios participan activamente
en la mejora del patrimonio provenzal y mediterráneo y también descubren la
riqueza paisajística y cultural del territorio gracias a los organizadores que
proponen un programa de descubrimiento variado.
¿QUÉ ES LA CAMPAÑA DE TRABAJO DE VOLUNTARIADO?
Los campos de trabajo para voluntarios reúnen a voluntarios de todas las
edades que provienen de todo el mundo. Juntos, participan en obras para
restaurar y proteger los elementos característicos del patrimonio provenzal y
mediterráneo: capillas, fuentes, castillos, casas de campo antiguas, adoquines o
corrales ... Por venir, no se piden competencias particulares. Los voluntarios son
introducidos a los gestos técnicos de restauración por profesionales en el sitio.
Los intercambios culturales, la vida de un grupo, las actividades de ocio y el
descubrimiento de la riqueza de Francia.
Los campos de trabajo para oluntarios son vacaciones comprometidas y útiles:
una verdadera aventura humana y cultural.

4. Warning involves working at height.
Le Thor is a farming town and ancient heartland of both Chasselas wine
grapes and “garance” plant dye. It has managed to keep relics of its past,
such as the ancient fortified monastery on the Colline de Thouzon hill and
its impressive, listed Romanesque church on both sides of its
12th century opus piscatum, herring-bone ramparts.
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5. Remove ivy
Rake out old mortar and remove crumbling wall renders
Repoint the walls and build a low wall
Legend has it that the town’s name comes from a tale of a bull that knelt
down several times to drink from a trough fed by the Sorgue where a small
statue of the Virgin Mary was found.
In reality, the word "Tor" was an often-used geographical term in the 12 and
13th centuries, to describe boggy areas.
Le Thor’s ramparts are thought to date back to the 12, 13 and 14th centuries
and had four gateways, although just one survives today; the recently
restored belfry.
This workcamp takes you to the banks of the Sorgue River, in one of the
calmest parts of Le Thor, where you’ll restore crumbling medieval ramparts
and become an expert in herring-bone (opus piscatum) wall building
techniques. This part of the rampart is covered in ivy on both sides and it
needs some serious repointing.
Work programme:
Building technique: Lime mortar stonework
Special bonus: The workcamp is on the banks of the Sorgue, you can take
a dip cool off at regular intervals.
Accommodation: Tents, at the municipal sportsground, with access to
toilets/showers and changing rooms. The sportsground is just 10 min walk
from the workcamp. Bring your own tent if you like.
Workcamp life:
Help out, in turn, with daily tasks (cooking, cleaning). Building work in the
mornings, Mon-Fri. Free time in afternoons and weekends, with a choice of
group excursions and activities.
Some ideas for excursions: Avignon Theatre Festival, hiking in the Dentelles
de Montmirail hills, Mont Ventoux, or the Monts de Vaucluse, swimming in
the Toulourenc River, kayaking on the Sorgue River.
Registration fees : 290 € (40 € + 80€ + 170€)
Duration : 3 weeks

6. The Groseau Valley and, more precisely, the spring of the same name, has
been an iconic site for Malaucène for thousands of years. In fact, traces of
settlements in this valley have been found to date back more than 5,500
years. There is a later, Celtic-Ligurian inscription, near the spring which
refers to the divinity of the “Grosellos”. A convent was also built on the site
in the 7th century and served as a residence for the Pope Clément V. From
the 15th century, the source of the Groseau was channelled to power flour
and oil mills and then a paper plant in 1557, which employed 500 people.
Geological deposits around the site were also mined. Gypsum was quarried
from 1920 to 1955 and there are relics from the buildings and ovens from
the old plaster works.
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7. Clear undergrowth and sort building stone
Strip back rubble to expose wall foundations
Build dry stone walls
Now, the whole site around the Groseau is undergoing a vast renovation
programme. The area around the chapel (listed in 1853) and the spring,
plaster works and paper mills are central to a tourism development project
for the Groseau Valley, with the creation of a walking trail from the village.
Under the watchful eye of Mont Ventoux with all its legends and a heritage
restoration expert, you’ll rebuild dry stone walls that line the “Gypières”
trail. The locals call these retaining walls restanques. They were built to
farm steeply sloping land, by clearing stones to build terraces and fields.
The trail has seen better days and is becoming overgrown in places while
the walls are crumbling or hidden by vegetation.In August, another
workcamp will be run in Malaucène, at the Pavillon Rose du Colombier, or
“Pink Pavilion”.
Work programme:
Building technique: Dry stone masonry
Added extra: The workcamp is located on the edge of a forest, so shade
from the trees will bring a welcome breath of fresh air in contrast to the
summer heat.
Accommodation: In the old parish house, in dormitories, right in the centre
of the village. The house is 15 min walk from the workcamp.
Workcamp life:
Help out, in turn, with daily tasks (cooking, cleaning). Building work in the
mornings, Mon-Fri. Free time in afternoons and weekends, with a choice of
group excursions and activities.
Some ideas for excursions: Bathing in the Ouvèze and Toulourenc rivers,
walking on Mont Ventoux and in the Dentelles de Montmirail hills, visits to
the ancient towns of Vaison la Romaine and Orange.
Registration fees : 290 € (40 € + 80€ + 170€)
Public : Adults
Duration : 3 weeks

8. The medieval village of Venasque sits high atop a steep rocky outcrop and
is one the “Most Beautiful Villages in France”. It looks down over the
Nesque Valley and the plains around Carpentras, which take its name, the
Comtat Venaissin. In Roman times Venasque was protected by an
“impenetrable” wall and some remains of the ramparts and towers can still
be found today. The village boasts a rich and varied heritage that tells the
story of times and generations past. It has an amazing 13th century
Baptistery, a Romanesque church (built on the foundations of a primitive
building probably dating back to the 6th century), lanes and medieval
houses, not to mention some 200 “bories”, or stone huts, that attest to
cropping and livestock farming in the past.
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9. Find and sort stones
Strip back rubble to expose the wall’s foundations
Build a dry stone wall and install a soakaway
The village also attracts many artists and potters who are very popular with
tourists in the summer months.
This is the first year of this volunteer workcamp at Venasque, listed as one
of the Most Beautiful Villages in France. Your task will be make it even
prettier by rebuilding a collapsed wall round a wash-house at the edge of
the village. As well as the fantastic view of Mont Ventoux, you’ll also
discover dry stone building techniques with a heritage restoration expert.
Work programme:
Building technique: Dry stone masonry
Special bonus: Venasque never gets too busy in the summer, so once the
work is finished for the day, you’ll be able to fully enjoy the cool breeze in
this pretty little village.
Accommodation: Tents, at the municipal sportsground, with access to
toilets/showers and changing rooms. The sportsground is 20 minutes’ walk
from the workcamp. Bring your own tent if you like.
Workcamp life:
Help out, in turn, with daily tasks (cooking, cleaning). Building work in the
mornings, Mon-Fri. Free time in afternoons and weekends, with a choice of
group excursions and activities.
Some ideas for excursions: Rock climbing, kayaking on the Sorgue River,
hiking in the Dentelles de Montmirail, sunset from Mont Ventoux, local
farmers’ markets, a wide range of festivals and lots of bathing
opportunities.
Registration fees : 290 € (40 € + 80€ + 170€)
Public : Adults
Duration : 3 weeks

10. Malaucene sits on the north side of Mont Ventoux and is thought to have
been a settlement since prehistoric times. In the 14th century, Pope
Clement V made it his summer residence, choosing a location close to a
spring and the Groseau Chapel. The imposing Saint Michel Church was also
built around the same period, while for the last 700 years, the town has
held one of the oldest markets in Provence, every Wednesday.
The town regularly features in the Tour de France cycle race and many
cyclists throng to Malaucene to test themselves against the Giant of
Provence.
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11. Shift earth away from the foot of the collapsed wall and rebuild the
missing part
Replace the masonry
Repair stonework and reinstate the frescos
Apply several coats of wall render
The Pink Pavilion was built in 1865 and was part of a large agricultural
estate, serving as a reception venue amid nice gardens. It was listed as
folly in the 19th century and story has it that lovers used to sometimes
meet there.
After having rebuilt dry stone walls at Groseau, in July, our attention will
turn, in August, to the grounds of the so-called Pink Pavilion, or Pavillon du
Colombier.
In 2019, a team of volunteers restored the retaining walls around the
pavilion but this year, you’ll work of the main part of the site, the ancient
retaining wall with its trompe l’œil fountain. The wall renders are in a poor
state and no longer protect the stone. Parts of the fresco are in danger of
falling away and a section of the wall has already collapsed. Your job will
be rebuild it.
Workcamp programme:
Building techniques: Masonry and lime wall rendering
Special bonus: This is the third year in a row of workcamps at Malaucène,
which means you can take full advantage of all the tips for things to do and
best places to go from our previous volunteers!
Accommodation: In dormitories in the old parish house, in the village
centre, just 10 minutes’ walk from the workcamp.
Workcamp life:
Help out, in turn, with daily tasks (cooking, cleaning). Building work in the
mornings, Mon-Fri. Free time in afternoons and weekends, with a choice of
group excursions and activities.
Some ideas for excursions: Hikes on Mont Ventoux, in the Toulourenc
Gorges, visits to nearby towns and villages such as Vaison la Romaine,
Bédoin, the wine-growing towns of Vacqueyras and Gigondas or time at the
famous Avignon theatre festival.
Registration fees : 290 € (40 € + 80€ + 170€)
Public : Adults
Duration : 3 weeks

12. Malemort-du-Comtat is a classic Provencal village. It’s also in the ideal
place for growing fruit, hence the famous Monts de Venasque cherries and
succulently sweet AOP Muscat du Ventoux grapes.
Long ago, the village was fortified, but now just a few sections of ramparts
and a tower remain. On the other hand, there are many agricultural terraces
supported by retaining walls and scattered with dry stone huts, or “bories”.
The association, “Les Amis de Malemort” and “Escandihado” both want to
restore and promote the village’s heritage and this is why they have
created a walking trail through the orchards, vines and olive groves. It is 2
km long and takes in some twenty bories.
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13. Strip back stones to reveal the wall foundations
Sort building stone
Build a dry stone wall
Look more closely at the teetering terraces of the Comtat and you’ll see
lots of “bories”, or dry stone huts, sitting proudly among the vines, olive
groves and cherry orchards. This workcamp gives you the chance to get to
grips with the time-honoured technique of dry stone building. You’ll help
restore a retaining wall along a local walking trail called “Les Bories de la
Garriguette”. More precisely, you’ll rebuild a 25-metre section of the 1-
metre high wall.
Workcamp programme:
Building technique: Dry stone masonry
Special bonus: Malemort du Comtat is a village far enough off the beaten
track that still has an irresistible charm and friendly, welcoming local
people.
Accommodation: In tents at the old municipal campsite, right in the centre
of the village, with access to toilets/showers. The campsite is 10 minutes’
walk from the workcamp. Bring your own tent if you like.
Workcamp life:
Help out, in turn, with daily tasks (cooking, cleaning). Building work in the
mornings, Mon-Fri. Free time in afternoons and weekends, with a choice of
group excursions and activities.
Some ideas for excursions: Kayaking on the Sorgue, walking in the
Dentelles de Montmirail hills, watching the sunset from Mont Ventoux,
local farmers’ markets, all types of festivals and bathing opportunities.
Registration fees : 290 € (40 € + 80€ + 170€)
Duration : 3 weeks

14. The old Royal gunpowder works lies at the north end of the Etang de Berre,
between the Alpilles hills and the Camargue. The 118-hectare site, or
“Poudrerie” as it is known, was built in the 17th century to supply King Louis
XIV’s armies.
Production ceased in 1974, leaving the site unoccupied and closed to the
public for some 30 years to harbour a dazzlingly diverse range of plants
and trees.
Consecutive directors at the gunpowder works used to live on-site and
tended to plant trees from around the world. As a result, Atlas Cedars,
Chinese Privet, Ginkgo Biloba, Sequoia and American Persimmon all grow
together among the remains of this ancient gunpowder works, which also
experienced several dramatic explosions during its time.
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15. Remove wall rendering
Repair stonework if needed
Apply several coats of new wall render
Protect ironwork
The “Poudrerie” was acquired by the French coastal protection agency, the
Conservatoire du Littoral, in 2001 and the site still features several key
buildings where gunpowder was made. Ongoing work for several years
now has helped recover the gunpowder works and opened it to the public,
with several kilometres of botanical trails for nature-lovers to discover a
wide array of untouched flora.
Union APARE-CME volunteers have been working for a number of years
now to restore and repair various buildings in the leafy gunpowder works
grounds. After having restored a wash-house and the Saint Vincent Chapel
a few years ago, the focus has turned to restoring the watermills.
You’ll continue the work to safeguard this industrial heritage and pursue
restoration work on the upper watermill which is the last in a series of mills
that have already been saved. In fact, you can still see the marks from the
water wheel which powered all the machinery in the mill building.
Workcamp programme:
Building technique: Masonry and lime wall renders
Special bonus: You’ll be staying in the gunpowder works grounds so
there’s no travel time!
Accommodation: On-site, in basic dormitories or tents. Bring your own tent
if you like.
Workcamp life:
Help out, in turn, with daily tasks (cooking, cleaning). Building work in the
mornings, Mon-Fri. Free time in afternoons and weekends, with a choice of
group excursions and activities.
Some ideas for excursions: Walks in the Camargue, Luberon, and Alpilles,
visits to Marseille, Aix-en-Provence or Arles, nature-watching in the
gunpowder works grounds and around the Etang de Berre.
Registration fees : 290 € (40 € + 80€ + 170€)
Public : Adults
Duration : 3 weeks