WORKIt is the fifth year in a row that ELIX cooperates with the Forest Village "Kedros". Volunteers will be occupied mainly with the organization and preparation of the 4TH "Tzoumerka Art Festival" which will include music concerts, performances, and photos exhibition. This is its third year and its duration will be five days. Volunteers will help in practical arrangements like the preparation of the scene, guidance of visitors, tickets, etc. ACCOMMODATION & FOODVolunteers will be accommodated in the guest house of the Forest Village. Berths, sheets, towels, showers with hot water, toilets are provided. Two of the group, everyday in shifts, will be responsible for maintaining the group’s accommodation place clean, as well as for the preparation of all the meals of the day for the rest of the group, with supplies that they will provide themselves from stores around the area.LOCATIONForest Village “Kedros” (Dasiko Horio in greek) is situated in Epirus, 90 km from the city of Arta that is the capital of the prefecture. Kedros covers a 450 acres area, on 920m and has a beautiful view of a part of the Tzoumerka Mountains. It is one of the six Forest Villages that the Ministry of Rural Development and Food has created all around Greece. Each Forest Village has a manager who comes from the area where it is situated and, for the time being, functions as a guest house and accommodates people who wish to reside in the forest for a short time on grounds of recreation or of training. The Ministry, within the next years, is going to set up forest villages in all forest clusters of Greece and thus create centres of development for mountainous areas of our country, places of recreation and environmental training, resorts from the modern life stress, through a direct contact with nature. Kedros is only 2 km far from Katarraktis (Waterfall) village, named after the two beautiful waterfalls just above it; the perfect place to start exploring some of the most beautiful mountains of Greece. Forest village “Kedros” has a fully equipped reception with a mini market, bar, as well as a fully equipped restaurant and beautiful surroundings where someone can sit on a bench and enjoy nature and a breath taking view.LEISURE TIMEVolunteers will have the possibility to participate in different alternative activities such as trekking in the nearby villages, archery, rafting and rappel.
Age:
18-99
Region:
EPIRUS
Location:
KEDROS
Language(s):
Greek, Modern (1453-), English
Airport:
ATHENS INT
Extra Fees:
€100 (Euros)This project is suitable for disabled volunteersWhole families, with kids, are allowed.
Situated in one of the most beautiful mountainous areas of Greece, in the top of a hill with a majestic view, Pentalofo is a small village, 86 Km away from KOZANI town in the Northeast of Greece. The area has a great tradition in stone masonry and a great architectural heritage. Although in the past the prefecture was among the richest areas of Greece, in the last decades it is facing enormous social and economical difficulties (unemployment, immigration etc). Nowadays efforts are made to realise a new sustainable local development process and the work camps are included in this effort. It is the 5th year that community of Pentalofo hosts international volunteers.
LOCATION:
Pentalofo is a small village 86 km from KOZANI town, on the Northeast part of Greece.
WORK:
Volunteers will help at the renovation of old and the construction of new stone paths. Volunteers will also help in the practical preparation of local festivals with traditional music and they will organise some activities in order to present the intercultural dimension and volunteer spirit and some activities for children. The local partner, hosting the project, decides on the priorities and the co-ordination of the work. Volunteers will work 5 hours per day, 6 days per week. CiA is not responsible for any changes in the work.
ACCOMMODATION:
Volunteers will be hosted at a public school. Toilets, showers and cooking facilities are provided. Participants will prepare meals themselves, in shifts.
FREE TIME:
Volunteers will have the chance to visit some of the most important monuments, such as churches, monasteries and traditional houses. Rivers, lakes, forests with rare species of animals and plants (e.g. bears) are forming a spectacular environment. Volunteers will also have the opportunity to see some of the cultural events organised in different parts of the area. Camp-leaders will organise free time activities in co-operation with the volunteers and the local partner. Please mention that the area is isolated so it is not possible to visit other cities. CiA does not cover free time activities expenses.
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