Leading article 2009

The road of youth volunteers workcamps. This is a fabulous opportunity to discover Provence, from the Alps to the Mediterranean, where fragments of sunny paradise await you, but also to cross the Mediterranean (“la belle bleue”) to participate in our workcamps in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia

At the foot of the Mont Ventoux
A land of festivals (Avignon), Roman heritage (the theatre at Orange, Vaison-la-Romaine), papal history (Popes’ Palace), and incredible natural landscapes in the Luberon, the finely chiselled hills of Montmirail, the Nesque river gorges, Fontaine-de-Vaucluse… and the land that inspired René Char, Frederic Mistral, Pétrarque and Jean-Henri Fabre.

 

Along the Mediterranean shore
The road that takes you from the sea to the hinterland of forest and hills in the Sainte-Baume and Sainte-Victoire. Travelling through this area takes you from the “îles d’or” islands of gold, the picturesque sea inlets, the famous beaches and ports (Saint-Tropez, Toulon, Marseille), to Aix-en-Provence, Arles and Camargue, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence and the Alpilles foothills, following in the steps of Alphonse Daudet and Marcel Pagnol.

In the mountains of Haute-Provence
Some of the most beautiful scenery of the Mediterranean region: sun drenched mountains with white-water canyons of rivers like the Verdon, the Dignes region with the biggest geological reserve in Europe, Moustiers-Sainte-Marie and its large lakes, the Lure mountain range and the area around Forcalquier celebrated by the writer Jean Giono.

North Africa
From the orange groves of Cap Bon in Tunisia to the Roman ruins of Tipaza in Algeria and beyond, from the Moroccan rif to the desert gates at Marrakech, the work camp adventure will take you from coastal beaches to the high Atlas mountains, encountering the cultures of the South Mediterranean rim.


So if you would like to break with the drudge of daily life and taste the delights of action instead of tanning stupid, get in touch with us quickly because, from the end of June, the APARE is holding its youth festival with participants streaming in from the four corners of the world to join us.

And what a Festival ! In 2009 we are celebrating the 30th birthday of the APARE.

Roger BOUVIER Président
Jean-Baptiste LANASPEZE Délégué général
Jean-Michel ANDRE Responsable secteur chantiers
Mireille PONS Inscriptions/Communication