Le chateau d'If, France
Posted by: AgentJ
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The Château d'If is a fortress (later a prison) located on the island of If, the smallest island in the Frioul Archipelago situated in the Mediterranean Sea about a mile offshore in the Bay of Marseille in southeastern France.
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Location: France
Date Posted: 01/27/2009
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Walk on Monte Cristo's shoes and visit the one of the
Mediterranean's most outstanding sites - Chateau d'If - a
famous fortress throughout the world with well preserved
environment and building.
In 1524 Francois I. had a fortress built on the island of If,
opposite Marseille. It became legendary for its prisoners, both
real - a rhinoceros immortalised by Durer in 1515 - and imaginery -
Alexander Dumas' Count of Monte Cristo.