Heritage restoration at the Gombervaux castle 2026
REMPART
Association Gombervaux
VAUCOULEURS, Francúzsko
Opis
Presentation of the site : Gombervaux is a castle of the 14th century in Vaucouleurs (East of France, department of Meuse). It is classified as an historical monument since 1994. The association Gombervaux is a member of the REMPART Union. The missions of Gombervaux are : restore the castle, create life on the site and study the site.
The missions :
The main mission for the group of 10 international volunteers will be : the restoration of a tower of the castle. The work consists to cut stones and learn traditional masonnry techniques in order to make seals and replace damaged stones. One stonecutter will lead you to achieve those missions.
Ubytovanie, strava a doprava
On the site, in a large collective tent with camp beds. Volunteers have to take a pillow and sleeping bag. There is a solar shower and dry toilets but no access to drinking water on the site. A source is nevertheless used to wash the dishes and bottles will be bought to drink. The meals are prepared collectively. Bringing warm clothes is necessary as the temperatures can be low even in the summer in this region of France (especially at night). The castle is located in a rural area. The nearest big city (Nancy) is 45km away. A pick-up point will be organized at the train station of Commercy.
Odborná príprava počas činnosti
Profil účastníka
- Heritage and restoration interest
- Attraction for manuel work
- Ready to work and learn new skills
- Ability to live in a group
- Open-minded
Obdobie činnosti
Od 23/07/2026 do 05/08/2026
Miesto činnosti
Château de Gombervaux, VAUCOULEURS, Francúzsko
Druh činnosti
Dobrovoľnícke tímy
Záujem o účastníkov z týchto krajín
Francúzsko
Témy aktivít
Lehota na podávanie prihlášok
termínu na predloženie prihlášky: 22/07/2026 23:59
Kód projektu
2025-1-FR02-ESC51-VTJ-000347502