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Vincent Reboul
February 7, 2022
Hiking
Mont Afrique is the summit of the Côte d'Or department. A huge transmitter allows you to spot it from afar. Anyway, what a funny name for the region!
The exact origin of the rather unusual toponym Africa is not clearly established. A local legend as well as some authors think that it refers to an auxiliary body of the Roman legions, made up of African troops, which would have been stationed in this place. Indeed, there are at the top of the mountain the remains of an ancient camp. Many guesses, but the mystery remains.
The exact origin of the rather unusual toponym Africa is not clearly established. A local legend as well as some authors think that it refers to an auxiliary body of the Roman legions, made up of African troops, which would have been stationed in this place. Indeed, there are at the top of the mountain the remains of an ancient camp. Many guesses, but the mystery remains.
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