CASTRO E ROMERIA DE SAN LOURENZO | SVI-GA-2701-26 | 2026-08-03 - 2026-08-14 | ARCH,FEST | Age: 18 - 30

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.

Work: The main theme of this workcamp is heritage and archaeology. The tasks to be carried out will include excavation, clearing of undergrowth (brushwood), removal of roots and timber, and site sanitation. Additionally, participants will immerse themselves in the local community through active participation in the Romería de San Lourenzo, which takes place at the hillfort (castro) on August 10th. The participants work will contribute to a better understanding of the site. The activities will revolve around two main axes: excavation under technical supervision of the hillfort s wall area (3rd–2nd centuries BCE) and the excavation of existing graves in the medieval necropolis (9th–12th centuries CE). Ensuring that participants understand the importance of their work—both at an archaeological level and in terms of its significance for the local community—is a priority for this project. Therefore, throughout the activities, a strong emphasis will be placed on archaeological methodology, while fostering meaningful interaction with the local community as a cross-cutting theme.

Accomodation and food: The accommodation of the participants will be in the municipal hostel. Address: Av. de Outeiro, 37. 27331 A Pobra de Brollón - Lugo The participants will rest on bunks. Boarding includes full board: breakfast, lunch and dinner. Breakfast will be served in local hospitality establishments close to the place of accommodation. Lunch would be held as a picnic at the workplace itself. If the weather does not allow lunch outside, the Social Center, very close to the workplace, will be used to have lunch. The dinner would take place in hotel establishments in the area.

Location: APobradoBrollonLugo

Location and Leisure: - Workshops: "brindos" (this is a form of traditional oral improvisation from the south of Lucca); "The hidden life of the river", in the Cereixa river and in the lagoons of the castle; "A Bico de Badal", bell ringing workshop in the parish church of Cereixa; of dance and traditional music; ... - Guided routes through the Cereixa parish (muradella cairn, Casa de Repil, the prehistoric circle of Vilarello or Aldea de Lamas). - Visit to the archaeological site of A Muradella. - Lectures and audiovisual projections. - Conference-colloquium on the scientific results of the San Lourenzo fort project. - Physical anthropology workshop: in charge of Claudia González Villadóniga (University of Granada), who will direct the boys in the use of the methodologies of record used in the excavation of the tombs of the early medieval necropolis. - Lessons in the treatment of archaeological materials in the improvised laboratory on site social of the Association of Neighbors María Castaña de Cereixa, by the hand of Rosa Martínez Valcárcel. - Editing and production of videos about the progress of the archaeological works.

Airport: SCQ

Train/Bus station: Monforte de Lemos (Lugo)

The meeting point is the train and bus station of Monforte de Lemos on the day of the start of the work camp from 4 p.m. Monforte de Lemos has good rail connections (www.renfe.es) By road, the best way to get to Monforte is via Lugo with www.monbus.es 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.

Language: eng

Extra Fee: 0

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.