Lac de Vitalaca ( co, Lavu di Vitalaca) is a small lake in the

Monte Renoso massif The Monte Renoso massif (french: Massif du Monte Renoso) is a chain of mountains in the south of the island of Corsica, France. It takes its name from Monte Renoso, the highest peak. Geography The Monte Renoso massif is one of the four main blocks ...

in the

Corse-du-Sud Corse-du-Sud (; co, link=no, Corsica suttana , or ; en, Southern Corsica) is (as of 2019) an administrative department of France, consisting of the southern part of the island of Corsica. The corresponding departmental territorial collect ...

department of France. It is at an altitude of 1,777 metres, and is surrounded by high mountains.

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Lac de Vitalaca is in the commune of

Bastelica Bastelica is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica. It was the birthplace of Sampiero Corso. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Bastelicais'', ''Bastelicaises'', or ''Bastilcacci''. Geography Ba ...

. It is in the Monte Renoso massif between the Punta Capanella to the west and the Bocca della Calle to the east. The

Prunelli The Prunelli is a small coastal river in the department of Corse-du-Sud, Corsica, France. It flows into the Golfe d'Ajaccio on the Mediterranean Sea. Course The Prunelli is long. It crosses the communes of Ajaccio, Bastelica, Bastelicaccia, Caur ...

river, which originates in

Lac de Bracca The Lac de Bracca is a small lake in the Monte Renoso massif in the Corse-du-Sud department of France. Location The Lac de Bracca is in the commune of Bastelica to the east of the Punta Capanella and the Punta all Vetta. It is drained by Prunel ...

, enters the north end of the lake and leaves the south end. The lake is at an altitude of . The lake is surrounded by ''pozzines'', or peat lawns crossed by streams. It is encircled by high mountains and has a dramatic panorama towards the south. A hiking route from the Fontaine de Verge, east of

at an altitude of leads up the right bank of the Prunelle, past the Latina sheepfolds at and through the Col de Latina, then past Lake Vitalaca and onward up easy slopes to the top of

Monte Renoso Monte Renoso ( co, Monti Rinosu) is a mountain in the departments of Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud on the island of Corsica, France. It is the highest peak in the Monte Renoso massif. Location The peak of Monte Renoso is on the boundary between th ...

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