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Masso del Diavolo (Pietramarina)

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Masso del Diavolo (Pietramarina)

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Masso del Diavolo (Pietramarina)

Recommended by 120 mountain bikers out of 121

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    March 9, 2022

    Near the top of Pietramarina, one of the most fascinating places in Montalbano, lies a strange rock formation, a single large sandstone monolith, which stands isolated in the holm oak forest. They call it the Devil's Boulder, because someone recognized the imprint of the Evil One's goat's paw in an ancient engraving at the foot of the rock. A series of steps dug directly into the stone help you climb to the top of the boulder and once upon a time, when the forest was less developed, from up there the view could extend to the sea and the distant island of Gorgona
    There are those who recognize the boulder as an Etruscan altar, but most likely the staircase was dug in the recent past by the inhabitants of Bacchereto with the aim of helping the first tourists to go up and admire the landscape.
    There can be no doubt, however, that that wonderfully isolated boulder did not remain indifferent to the Etruscans who inhabited the citadel for six hundred years, whose excavations are visible today just a few meters away.
    Indeed, it is probable that the boulder was actually frequented in remote times: on its surface, among the engravings and writings left from the early twentieth century to today, some deeper and more rounded grooves seem to belong to peoples and uses lost in the mists of time.

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      July 12, 2020

      Quiet and suggestive place ... Cool in summer

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        October 24, 2020

        Upon reaching the summit, peace of mind is also achieved.

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          Location: Carmignano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy

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