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Filitosa XII, in the museum
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part of the boundary wall
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The menhirs over the far side of the stream were re-erected here for ease of viewing. They are Filitosa I II III and IV, and Tappa I.
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looking towards the main part of the complex from the re-sited stones
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looking down over the stream to the re-sited menhirs
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the offending objects ...
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(picture of) Filitosa XIII
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Filitosa XIII
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Filitosa I (re-sited over the stream)
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Filitosa V, front
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central monument, right hand side
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the left hand site of the central monument
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Entrance to one of the storage chambers in the Torre, Filitosa.
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Natural rock formation at the onsite quarry at Filitosa, source of the carved stones
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Largest carved menhir at entrance to Fiitosa complex. Stone has been reset – The ambiance is somewhat spoilt by recorded piped music
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Standing stones at Filitosa often have carved human faces
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Standing stone Filitosa
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Main outcrop with carved standing stones
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Filitosa megalithic site southern Corsica, overview of the site.
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Articles
Corsica’s “show site” and signposted from miles and miles away (erratically, of course!).
Entrance fee, gift shop, museum, refreshments etc.
A path from the entrance gate takes you past the museum to a paved square where Filitosa V (3m tall, fabulously carved) has been re-erected. There’s a boundary wall before the main part of the site, with a barrow to the left and the central monument ahead. Now, we’d become aware of new age twinkly pan-pipe type music as we entered the complex, and thought it was coming from the museum – but no, piped all round the site. And this was not the only unwelcome modern feature – rather than having info boards placed at a distance from the important features of the complex, there are metal obelisks set in concrete providing audio on demand in a variety of languages. Oh!
The official website gives a good description of the site, so I won’t ...
Crossing the stream, the muzak was finally drowned out by the croaking of frogs and the speakers had not been continued on the other side where 5 impressive stones have been re-sited, with a quarry beyond.
Phallic stones – 10/10
Atmosphere – 2/10
Take earplugs or your own audio distraction to enjoy the complex fully!
Good site guide, beware the video has the offending “tunes”.
With links to information and photos
Sites within 20km of Filitosa
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Pila-Canale
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