SVI-GA-04-25 XUVENTUDE É CAMIÑO. PALAS Solidarités Jeunesses

PARTENAIRE

The General Directorate of Youth (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.

Localisation

Palas de Rei (Lugo)

gare la plus proche

Teixeiro-Curtis and Lugo train station. Lugo bus station

aéroport le plus proche

SCQ

Itinéraire vers le point de RDV

Meeting point: The first day from 7:00 p.m. at the bus stop in the center of Palas de Rei, in front of the town hall. From A Coruña, you can travel with www.arriva.gal or www.renfe.es to Lugo. From Santiago de Compostela or from Lugo with www.monbus.es. The Teixeiro train station (it is the closest train station to Palas), in Curtis, has daily medium-distance connections to A Coruña and Lugo as well as to Madrid and Barcelona www.renfe.es. From Teixeiro to Palas de Rei, by road, you can travel with www.arriva.gal. The bus line that connects the airports of Alvedro (A Coruña) and Lavacolla (Santiago de Compostela) with their bus and train stations are www.autoscalpita.com and www.tussa.org respectively.

Remarques

The incorporation to the work camp is in the afternoon of the first day and the departure the last day after breakfast. RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT: • Cleaning supplies and shower towel. • Sleeping bag and backpack for routes. • Comfortable shoes for mountain and sports shoes. • Clothing: sportswear (sweatshirts...), swimwear (swimsuit, towel, flip-flops...), warm clothing (suitable clothing to be able to do the job in case of rain or cold), water (rain jacket), work (gloves hat)

Travail

It is important to make Galicia known to volunteers, Medieval Galicia (Pambre Castle), Chivalry Galicia (Vilar de Donas and the Tomb of the Knights of Santiago), Romantic Galicia of the Palaces de Ulloa but the most important reasons why this work camp is set up are: - Enhance the energizing effect of the Camino de Santiago. - Create a habit of service to pilgrims. - Accustoming the local population to recover a sense of voluntariness regarding the fact that the volunteers are going to do a series of jobs for the benefit of the community and it always attracts local attention that people from all over the world contribute. During this work camp the volunteers in their daily bike tour, will give information about the Camiño, stages, support and encouragement. Actions will be undertaken to prepare trails around the route. In the area of the Os Chacotes pilgrims' hostel, revitalizing actions will be carried out consisting of the organization of activities for pilgrims (talks, colloquia, workshop,...). - We will make a Web-app of the Camiño: for the diffusion of the work camp and to spread the fact of the pilgrimages. - Preparation of a route to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the Vilar das Donas Church.

Logement & nourriture

ACCOMMODATION: Os Chacotes hostel, in Palas de Rei. https://www.alberguescaminosantiago.com/albergues/albergue-de-peregrinos-os-chacotes-palas-de-rei-lugo/

Emplacement & temps libre

Palas de Rei is an inland municipality in the province of Lugo. It is about 30km from the capital of Lugo and 65km from the Galician capital, Santiago de Compostela. The history of Palas de Rei is intimately linked to the castrexa culture, still preserving today numerous archaeological remains (mámoas, dolmens and forts) witnesses of a remote settlement. According to tradition, the municipality owes its name “pallatium regis” to the palace of the Visigoth king Witiza, who reigned between 702 and 710. In Palas, Witiza would have killed the Duke of Galicia, Favila, father of Don Pelayo. COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES: • Discovering the CAMIÑO DE SANTIAGO. • Excursion to Lugo. • Traditional music workshop. • Hiking trails. • Stage of the Palas-Melide CAMIÑO. • Swimming pool. • Kayak. • Escaperoom.