U TASSU

History of Tasso. Mountain village in the valley of High Taravo in the South of Corsica.

The aging of human presence on the territory of Tassu can’t be specified.

It can be assumed that the toponymy can learn us. Indeed, so-called places, such as "Castiddari" mean that on the rocky spur of this place could speak a fortification (probably in wook since there is no trace).
 Menhir "Pisola" would be it a legend as "Tola di u Piccatu"?
As is it from "a petra sarracina"?
Insecurity shoreline at the end of the medium age, where raids move the population.
Until here mooving, it is fixed around Chapel St Jacques Maggiore, now extinct.

 

Tassu becomes parish in 1582. It was previously, annex of Vutera with Sampolu and Ghjuvicaccia.

 

Houses dated 18 th, older basements are also called "piazza di ghjesa" (Recalling as well the location of the former Church), or even "piazza di the Olmu", "Paesi" district due to the presence of a middle age Ulmus today also disappeared.

Houses and buildings of the 19th and the 20th are districts of "Vitali", "Burghettu", "Croci", "Caddagjola", "Fugghjcchja", "Palmentu", and "Fiumu"..

For some of you, a question arises: "Tasso?"

What is it and where is it? "
"Zoom "..." You are there? Yes... South of Corsica... East of Ajaccio (Aiacciu)-... vertical median axis of Corsica, almost between the West Coast and Solenzara (Sulinzara) and its "Côte de les Nacres"...

Tasso is the highest hilltop village (860 m), one of the most secret Valley the (Talavu) Taravo it is hung.

Turned towards the East, is located in a mountainous circus between Punta di has Veracaccia (to the North, 1.515 m), the Punta di Bucchino (to the Southeast, 1.176 m), the Bocca di Lera (to the Southwest, 1.274 m), Arusula (to the West, 1.206 m) and Bottagio (to the Northwest, 1.425 m).

The air quality? Of course, a perfect purity!

All roads lead to... Tasso, in these few homes lives only a hundred inhabitants.

You know, by us, we account not journeys in number of miles but in "time spent" on the road; therefore at a reasonable speed, plan a "big hour" to reach the closest Western sea to this part of the "Parc naturel régional", fierce and ancestral land of "Tarrabenoi" ("those who inhabit the blessed earth")?

Road of course winding but in excellent condition is frankly pleasant because broadside of Oaks and chestnut trees secular; houses are built in grey granite, as secret but strangely warm, pigs - domesticated... - are part of the itinerary; a few cows - domesticated... ; the original music streams, for who knows or wishes to listen to it, had cut radio except, perhaps, if it is an adagio... and yet...

This is done: you are by us, at home!

You see, this has nothing heroic, isn't it?

You are now, away from any urban nuisance: noise or train or subway, or airport, or smoke factory; no other echo than the birds singing this Crystal River which, at dawn, succeeds the cuckoo night owl "who knows say only his name"...

As soon as installed, you'll look forward to exploring our village.
Its church, San Ghjacumu - Saint - was built in 1885 and contains a Christ wood sculpted at the end of the 18th century.
Its surroundings reserve you very pleasant walks (walks " Mare à Mare Centru " - " Mer à Mer Centre " – and the one that we didn’t present any more : "G.R. 20" and its breathtaking phantasmagorias).

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