Col de Marsolino

The Col de Marsolino (Corsican: Bocca di Marsolinu) is a mountain pass in the Haute-Corse department of Corsica, France.

The pass takes its name from the ancient parish of Armito-Marsolino which covered the upper Ruisseau de Marsulinu valley.

The Marsolino Pass is located on a secondary mountain range in the Monte Cinto massif, joining the main chain of the island at the 2,148 metres (7,047 ft) Muvrella.

The range extends west to the sea at Punta di Ciuttone north of the Gulf of Galeria.

On August 13, 1992, a plane crash occurred at the pass, killing all four occupants of the aircraft: David Vallier, a pilot practicing at the Ajaccio Air Club, and three passengers, Yvon Briant, Member of the Assembly.

Marsolino pylon
Yvon Briant Memorial
View to the Marsolinu valley (south)