CAT05 Archaeological work camp in the Pyrenees Solidarités Jeunesses

PARTENAIRE

The organization in charge of the work camp is Terra Roia - an association that aims to recover and preserve the Siarb Valley road network, through which it articulates, connects and disseminates the cultural and natural heritage of the valley. In 2019, the Association País de Terra Roia was born for the management of the Museu de Camins (Path’s Museum). It works closely with the Soriguera City Council, the municipality where the project is being developed, and the Alt Pirineu Natural Park to take the project forward, together with other administrations and entities. Since then, the Terra Roia has been in charge of managing the following areas of the Museum: activities and visits, training, research, oral memory, communication, financing and management and internal organization. To get more information about the area, you could visit: https://www.visitpirineus.com/en/destinations/pallars-sobira Since 2016, work camps have been developed to recover paths and since 2019 there is a project that frames it: the Museu de Camins. For the past 7 summers, therefore, work camps have been developed in the Siarb Valley to recover paths. This year, after having done this task on the roads (that is, in the corridors of the Museum), the aim is to take a step forward and carry out the field of work in the main room of the Museu de Camins: : The Medieval Village of Santa Creu de Llagunes. The objective of this work camp is to carry out excavations in the Medieval Despoblat after 10 years without carrying out any archaeological intervention. The depopulated Santa Creu de Llagunes, where there are remains of a medieval fortified enclosure built on top of an early human settlement dating back to around 1,500 BC. It is the largest archaeological site excavated at height in Catalonia; It is declared a BCIL and is part of the Archaeological Charter of the "Generalitat de Catalunya". The Depopulated Medieval Village of Santa Creu de Llagunes is a very important place for the population of the valley (Vall de Siarb) because it has an interesting cultural and history relevance; during more than 30 years different organizations and companies has been working in the Depopulated Village and restart the archaeological work will be a refresh for the valley and the people.

Localisation

The terrain called "La Borda", is in the municipality of Soriguera, Pallars Sobirà. Catalonia.

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Bus station in Barcelona: - "Estació del Nord" - "Estació de Sants" Train station in Barcelona: - "Estació de Sants" Nearest bus station to the camp is in Sort/La Seu d'Urgell Nearest train station to the camp is in Pobla de Segur.

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Itinéraire vers le point de RDV

The meeting point will be in Llagunes, on Monday 17th of July, and the meeting time will be in the evening, between 17h and 18h. Llagunes is a village in a rural area between two little cities: SORT and LA SEU D’URGELL in the area called “Pallars Sobirà”. Llagunes is closer to Sort (12 km) and far away from La Seu d’Urgell (30 km). Once there, the leaders will be waiting for you and all together will go to the camp (20 minutes walking); we will try to have cars to drive you there. IMPORTANT:We recommend the international volunteers to arrive in Barcelona at least one day before the work camp starts (on the 16th of July) in order to have time on the 17th to travel to the meeting point There are several options to reach Llagunes: By bus, you can go from Barcelona to Sort or La Seu d'Urgell, and from there, to Llagunes. - Through Sort: . From Barcelona’s Airport, you have to go to the bus station in Barcelona called “Estació del Nord”. You can go by train (go to Terminal 2 and take the RENFE train R2) or by metro (from terminal 1 or 2 take metro L9 to "Torrassa", and there transbord to L1 and stop in "Arc de Triomf". From metro exit "Arc de Triomf" walk 200m to the bus station. . From "Estació del Nord" to Sort, you should get the ALSA (name of bus agency) bus at 7:30am. The line destination is Esterri d’Àneu, but you should get off before there, in Sort. The bus takes 4,40h. IMPORTANT: THERE IS ONLY 1 BUS A DAY FROM BARCELONA!! So you may take into consideration to spend one night before in Barcelona on your own. The train and metro cost is about 7€ and the later bus to Sort is approx. 35€. Check times of ALSA here: https://www.alsa.com/en/web/bus/home . From Sort to Llagunes there is a bus called “Passem el Cantó”: https://otpallarssobira.wordpress.com/bus/passem-el-canto-2/. Take into account that this bus is on demand, you have to call the company one day before to order the trip. IMPORTANT: check all the times in advance to be available to take them right. -Through La Seu d'Urgell: . From Barcelona’s Airport, you have to go to the bus station in Barcelona called “Estació del Nord”. You can go by train (go to Terminal 2 and take the RENFE train R2) or by metro (from terminal 1 or 2 take metro L9 to "Torrassa", and there transbord to L1 and stop in "Arc de Triomf". From metro exit "Arc de Triomf" walk 200m to the bus station. . From "Estació del Nord" La Seu d'Urgell, you should get the ALSA (name of bus agency). Check times of ALSA here: https://www.alsa.com/en/web/bus/home . From La Seu d’Urgell to Llagunes there is also the bus “Passem el Cantó”: https://otpallarssobira.wordpress.com/bus/passem-el-canto-2/ . Take into account that this bus is on demand, you have to call the company one day before to order the trip. IMPORTANT: check all the times in advance to be available to take them right. By private transportation: You can check if there is a shared transportation in Blablacar. There are many people driving from Barcelona to Sort in summer. Check the options in www.blablacar.com By car: The shortest is by taking the A2 direction Igualada-Cervera, in Cervera turn off onto the L-311 direction Guissona, in Guissona take the C-1412a direction Ponts and in Ponts, C14 to Adrall and Then take the N260 towards Sort, going down Port del Cantó, at kilometer 268.5 there is a deviation to the left that connects with a road of one kilometer that ends in the same town. It's a longer journey but it's done to save having to go to Port del Cantó. In this case, we also take the A2 towards Igualada-Cervera, at the height of Jorba we turn off to take the C-1412a towards Calaf, in Calaf we continue along the C-1412a and pass through Torà, Biosca, until Ponts pe la C-1412b towards the Coll de Comiols to reach Tremps, in Tremps we take the C-13 to La Pobla de Segur, in La Pobla de Segur we take the N-260 to Sort and 12 km. de Sort we will find a detour on the right that leads to the town of Llagunes. Last day of the camp: the work camp will finish in the morning of the 31st of July. We recommend to have one day more to arrive to Barcelona airport or Barcelona Bus Station.

Travail

The purpose of this work camp is is to recover the archeological site of the area. Participants will learn about culture, nature, and participate in different activities of preservation and conservation of the site. The objective is to clean the area of the site as well as start excavations. The technical work that will be carried out in the field of work consists, in general, in different tasks related to the recovery of the archeological site, such as: - Beginning of excavations of part of the structure of the site according to the considerations of the archaeological technician. - Clear inside the site, especially in peak season → Growing pines that threaten structures. - Clear the perimeter of the site → Especially ditches. - Cleaning and reduction of the mass of forest in the part closest to the head of the hill and the site. The work is outdoor, if the weather is not good we will have the chance to do indoor activities. The working hours will be in the mornings from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (aprox.) from five days per week. Volunteers will have a break in the morning for rest and refreshments. However, depending on weather conditions, the timetable may be modified (advance or delay its start and end). in the afternoon and night will be a leisure time. It’s possible that some people from the villages around come to the work camp to see the work and to help.

Logement & nourriture

The accommodation is a terrain called "La Borda de Llagunes". To get there check:https://www.google.cat/maps/dir//25566+Llagunes,+Lleida/@42.3700503,1.1898,18z/data=!4m16!1m7!3m6!1s0x12a6086afbb91d39:0x629392d446ee2479!2s25566+Llagunes,+Lleida!3b1!8m2!3d42.3696979!4d1.1903593!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x12a6086afbb91d39:0x629392d446ee2479!2m2!1d1.1903593!2d42.3696979 Is located in the forest. in this map we indicate the way to arrive to the camping: it is 10 minuts walking from the road. The volunteers will sleep in tents (the organization will try to have tents for 4 people and the volunteers will decide if they want to be together in the same tent or separated by gender). They need to bring their own sleeping bag and mattress. In the camp will be a hose to take a shower and to clean, everything in the camp is outdoors. However, we give the chance to the volunteers to take an indoor hot shower in a hostel located in Llagunes Village. The camp is 1600 meters high and it is located in the Catalan Pyrenees. In the evening, night and early morning, it could be cold so we recommend bringing warm clothes. Also as the work camp is located in a high and mountainous location, it is possible to have rain and little storms so we recommend to bring rain clothes. The volunteers will prepare the food, organize teams for cleaning, for cooking, for keeping the camp. The food will be cooked for the team. The kitchen will be outside and it is made up of floor stoves; if the weather is not good there is a kind of house next to the camp where we could stay and use for cooking or activities IMPORTANT: there is no electricity in the camp (no phone charge available).

Emplacement & temps libre

In the free time you will enjoy nature, with excursions to mountains, rivers, woods and you will discover the heritage in the Vall de Siarb. There are different possibilities of leisure activities the group can do in the area: 1. Hiking to Sort: excursion which, linking roads and trails, connects Llagunes with the wonderful and unknown valley site (estimate time: 4 hours). 2. Ascension to Torreta de l’Orri: an excellent opportunity to climb and discover the Siarb Valley. Changing height will open different views on the landscapes. And once being on the top, we're going to enjoy an incredible lookout all over the Pyrenees (Estimated time: 6 hours). 3. Visit the Comes de Rubió Refuge: Day out in the nearest Refuge, Comes de Rubió, an indescribable place in the southern slope of the Torreta de l'Orri.