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NA PROCURA DAS FORTALEZAS DO BAIXO MIÑO: AS TORRES

Tomiño (Pontevedra), Spain

Notes

The incorporation to the work camp is in the afternoon of the first day and the departure the last day after breakfast

It is necessary to bring a sleeping bag, mat and backpack for hiking trails. Comfortable shoes for mountain and sports shoes.

En partenariat avec

The General Directorate of Youth, Participation and Volunteering (www.xuventude.xunta.es) is a department of the Xunta de Galicia (www.xunta.gal) whose priority is to meet the needs and concerns of the young population living in Galicia, firmly believing that youth has much to contribute to society as a whole.

We work to improve the quality of life of young people in our autonomous community, developing actions and programs that benefit them, increase their well-being and allow them to improve their skill.


Description du travail

The objective of this proposal for the 1st Volunteer Camp in Tomiño is to carry out a series of archaeological works aimed at characterizing the As Torres site, identified in 2020 by Xurxo Salgado Tejido, journalist, editor, and professor at the University of Santiago de Compostela, and characterized by archaeologist and professor at the University of Minho Rebeca Blanco-Rotea, as can be seen in the notification document included as an annex to this proposal.
The main actions of this camp are:
1. To develop an educational, archaeological, heritage, and outreach activity at the bastion or fortress located at the site of As Torres, in São Miguel de Taborda, in a project involving the Taborda Mountains community, the Archaeology Unit of the University of Minho, and the New Media Department of the USC Faculty of Journalism.
2. Carry out archaeological cataloging and documentation tasks at the site known as As Torres and disseminate the site's heritage wealth in relation to this site through oral communication, specific workshops, and outreach activities.


Hébergement & Nourriture

Corazón de Carballo Hostel (Tomiño)
https://corazondecarballo.com/es/instalaciones


Lieu & Loisirs

Tomiño is a municipality located in the southwestern part of the province of Pontevedra and is part of the Bajo Miño region.
The entire region has been inhabited since ancient times, with numerous remains from the Paleolithic and other periods of human settlement.
Leisure:
• Collection of toponyms related to the element to be worked on among the local population.
• Visits to the fortifications that make up the Goián-Vila Nova de Cerveira-Medos subsystem, to the Castelo de Santa Cruz (A Guarda), to Santiago de Compostela, and to Vigo.
• Sea kayaking.
• Medieval-themed workshops: making jewelry and decorative elements with beads.
• Themed evenings


Appointment

The meeting point is the train and bus station of Vigo on the day of the start of the work camp from 4 p.m.

Vigo has good rail connections (www.renfe.es)

By road, the best way to get to Vigo with www.monbus.es and www.alsa.com

If the arrival in Galicia is by plane, the buses that connect the airports with their respective train or bus stations are as follows:
- Peinador (Vigo): www.vitrasa.es;
- Alvedro (A Coruña): www.autoscalpita.com; and
- Lavacolla (Santiago de Compostela): www.tussa.org.


Organisation d'accueil

SVI is the Spanish association which represents the Spanish workcamps managed by the Autonomous Regions (except those in Catalonia). We are under the Institute of Youth (Injuve). Injuve, an Autonomous Department of the Ministry of Health, Social Policy and Equality, has, for some years now, been promoting specific programmes which are aimed at increasing and favouring different travel possibilities for young people. This enables those under 30 years of age to become aware of other realities, visit other places and have access to other cultures. Included among these programmes is one known as International Voluntary Service (SVI), which deals only with workcamps. These are aimed at youth between 18 and 26 years old and their main objectives are: -To encourage conduct that will favour the exchange of ideas and young people’s global development. This is achieved by volunteering and from the contributions made by youth from their own experience. This strengthens intercultural learning processes, personal development and the reinforcement of democratic values. -To integrate experiences, personal knowledge and the global development of youth in the carrying out of an activity, within the framework of voluntary service. The Youth Institute co-ordinates the exchange of places for young Spaniards wanting to volunteer in foreign workcamps and foreigners wanting to volunteer in Spanish workcamps. The Spanish workcamps are managed by the Autonomous Regions.