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later, when the devil reappeared the village head gave his agreement but the bridge had to be completely built in one night, that is to say, before the rooster crowed. The satanic engineer set to work, all night long a dreadful din was heard near the Golo, the bridge was almost finished as the thousands of devils called by Satan to his aid had put ardor into their work.
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crow. A cry of rage came from the ranks of the workers of hell. In turn, the devil let out a terrible roar and threw his useless tool into the air. The hammer struck the "Capo
Tafonato", (the holed mountain) which it passed through from side to side. And this is how the devil's hole was dug, at the precise moment when Lucifer disappeared.
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was tending the flocks in the meadows of Niolo, he received a visit from a stranger who asked him to enter his service. The latter seemed needy, so the saint hired him. During the first night when he shared his hut with his servant, he noticed that he gave off a strong smell of sulfur while sleeping.
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The normal route "ranks at the upper limit of what non-climbers can face". It begins at the
Moorish Pass and uses a system of low-sloping rocky outcrops (vires) that run on the east face of Capu Tafunatu: first to the south and then over whitish rocks, heading north to the plateau where the cavity
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In the midst of this darkness made feverish by the infernal tumult, a man walked calmly and peacefully, and contemplated the work carried out. Only one stone remained to be laid, the keystone of the Bridge. Then the man pulled out a rooster from under his coat. The rooster stretched and began to
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The devil, who knew well how to disguise his wicked person, went to find the head of the village of Niolo. He offered to build him a bridge over the Golo in exchange for the ownership of a soul to be chosen from his village. But the village head went to seek advice from Saint Martin. A few hours
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Different routes allow the ascent to the "hole" of Capu
Tafunatu, at about 2,200 metres (7,200 ft), from the refuge of Ciottulu a i Mori. All require great caution (risk of fatal falls) but remain practicable without special equipment for people in good physical condition and not prone to
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The next morning, Martin told the shepherd that he had guessed his true identity and that he could not keep him in his service. The devil flew into a violent rage. So he went away, determined to stay in the area and give Saint Martin a formidable competitor.
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The formation of the "hole" is explained by tectonics. The inclined plane at the base of this cavity is an oblique fault which, intersecting the rocky blade of the summit, weakened it and caused it to collapse.
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Capu
Tafunatu literally means "perforated head". The top of the mountain is pierced by an opening 55 metres (180 ft) wide by 16 metres (52 ft), making it the largest natural arch in France.
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Panoramic photo of Capu
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facies, an igneous rock of the Monte Cinto annular volcano-plutonic complex, formed in the
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Northern ridge from the refuge de Ciòttulu à i Mori (PD +)
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Capu
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277:. It was at this time that this legend was told:
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370:Paglia Orba (center) and Capu Tafunatu (right)
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594:"De nouveaux relevés métriques au Tafunatu"
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410:Capu Tafunatu (left) and Paglia Orba
341:Several climbing routes rated “AD” (
33:West face of Capu Tafunatu in winter
242:Capu Tafunatu consists of alkaline
203:is a mountain in the department of
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227:on the edge of the commune of
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345:: Fairly difficult) to “TD" (
49:2,335 m (7,661 ft)
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77:42.34083°N 8.86833°E
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262:In popular culture
217:Monte Cintu massif
157:Monte Cinto massif
39:Highest point
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892:Punta Artica
882:Monte Stello
867:Monte Renoso
847:Monte Grosso
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953:Santa Lucia
948:San Quilico
887:Paglia Orba
862:Monte Padro
857:Monte d'Oro
842:Monte Cinto
817:Capu Biancu
762:Monte Cinto
737:department
735:Haute-Corse
598:Corse Matin
573:(in French)
221:Paglia Orba
205:Haute-Corse
143:Haute-Corse
80: /
55:Coordinates
902:San Parteo
837:Monte Astu
757:Monte Astu
695:2022-02-08
673:2022-02-08
604:2022-02-08
577:2022-02-08
571:GĂ©oportail
248:ignimbrite
229:Albertacce
139:Department
65:42°20′27″N
1002:Landforms
983:Vizzavona
923:Marsolino
689:Infoterre
668:0246-1579
662:: 63–86,
304:vertigo.
219:near the
93:Geography
68:8°52′06″E
45:Elevation
1030:Category
997:Communes
353:valley.
330:Climbing
275:Atlantis
244:rhyolite
181:Climbing
175:rhyolite
968:Teghime
918:Bigorno
750:Massifs
559:Sources
424:Galéria
357:Gallery
308:opens.
252:Permian
238:Geology
209:Corsica
173:Rocks:
163:Geology
131:Country
978:Vergio
911:Passes
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299:Access
134:France
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963:Sorba
928:Prato
805:Peaks
685:(PDF)
652:(PDF)
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396:Fango
351:Fango
246:with
225:Manso
213:piève
664:ISSN
635:ISBN
617:ISBN
394:The
322:Golo
199:The
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