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Roche Colombe
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Roche Colombe
Présentation
The western summit of the Saou forest marks the beginning (or end) of this forest.
The legend of Colombe: a saint who lived in a cave on this rock. She healed the inhabitants with plants and communicated with animals: it was thanks to this knowledge that she saved the life of a child captured by a bird of prey. She also used smoke to communicate with her brother Maurice, a hermit on another mountain near Dieulefit. On the night of her death, Maurice discovered his sister being watched over by all the animals in the forest.
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