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Château d'If
The island fortress-prison where Alexandre Dumas locked up the Count of Monte Cristo, 20 minutes by boat.
- Open
- Every day; boats depend on the weather
- Price
- Paid for the boat and the château
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Address
- Île d'If, 13007 MarseilleDirections
- Getting There
- Boats from the Old Port, about 20 minutes.
Why Go
King Francis I built the fort in the 1520s, and it became a feared prison for political and religious prisoners. Dumas set Edmond Dantès' escape here; the cells shown as Dantès' and Abbé Faria's are there for the legend.
The same boats continue to the Frioul islands.
Nearby in Marseille
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