Cleaning and maintenance of footpaths on Tinos island

  Greece

Naxos

Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: June 24 - July 8

Description: The municipality of Exomvourgo has an extended network of footpaths, spreading in a wide area, that have been signaled and chart mapped by the Cyclades prefecture and the Municipality. Local and tourists ramblers often wander in this footpaths network for the extra reason that, due to the landscape, it is not possible, in most cases, to create routes for vehicles.

The international volunteers will be involved in cleaning and opening some of the most important footpaths of the area of Falatado.

Tinos is one of the North Cyclades, with a surface around 195 m2, being smaller than Naxos and Andros. The Municipality of Exomvourgo has 35 villages, 30 of them are traditional and 5 onshore; covers the 2/3 of the island. It is the less developed area concerning tourism on the island; it is a mainly agricultural and semi mountainous area, but it is the part of the island with the most beautiful sites, with inhabitants who like keeping traditions and customs. The structured scenery with the 30 traditional dorps, the dovecotes, the culverts, the fountains, the mils, the small chapels, the museums compose a site of great interest for the sight-seer tourist and a lovely and sacred place for the local inhabitants.

This volunteer project will take place in Falatado, one of the oldest villages on the island. The marble made church of Saint John is a true adornment for the village. Lot of old wine presses are preserved in the village as well as a Folklore Museum.
Closest international airport is in Athens. National airport is in Tinos. Tinos is connected daily to Athens with several boats.

There is an extra fee of 30 Euro for participation in this project, intended to support the local host.

Cost in US$: USD 290

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: Motivated to work voluntarily within an international team, tolerant, open-minded and cooperative person with adventurous spirit

Age Range: 18 and over

This Program is open to American and Canadian Participants.

Participants Travel to Greece Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups

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