Chateau d'If - Marseille - France
Just a short boat ride from the port of Marseille, this small isle is home to the formidable castle-prison immortalized in Dumas' Count of Monte Cristo. Originally a fortress, it eventually housed state prisoners, but not the fictional count. About 2 km south of the port of Marseille T: 04 91 55 50 09 Open: 9am to 7pm Winter to 5,30pm