King of Aragon’s Stairway – Bonifacio, France

The Staircase of The King of Aragon (Escalier du Roi d’Aragon, in French) is a stony staircase carved into the vertical side of a limestone cliff in the commune of Bonifacio, in Corsica, France. It cuts across the face of the cliff at a near 45° angle and is comprised of 187 steps. From the side of the sea, it appears like a dark slanted line, and from near it appears as a tube scooped out of stone. According to legend, the staircase was dug by the troops of the King of Aragon Alfonso V in the course of a…