Château d'If - Wikipedia
The Château d'If (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto dif]) is a fortress located on the Île d'If, the smallest island in the Frioul archipelago, situated about 1.5 kilometres ( mile) offshore from Marseille in southeastern France. Built in the 16th century, it later served as a …
A Brief History of Château d’If, France's Island Prison - Culture …
2017年5月1日 · Château d’If is an old island prison off the coast of Marseille. It was made legendary by Alexandre Dumas in his classic novel, The Count of Monte Cristo. It’s where his hero was wrongly imprisoned for years. Here’s our guide to the history behind this amazing monument, how to get there and what to do.
The Château d‘If: A Forbidding Fortress Haunted by History
2024年5月26日 · This tiny island fortress, just a short ferry ride from the city‘s old harbor, was built to defend France‘s southern coast. But the Château d‘If is best known for its three centuries as one of the most notorious and inescapable prisons in France.
The Château d’If, between history and legend | Marseille Tourism
An impregnable fortress and formidable prison, the Château d’If is now one of the most visited tourist monuments in the city of Marseille. Discover a citadel that is part of Marseille’s heritage, where history is mixed with legend!
History of the château d'If - Centre des monuments nationaux
Le château d'If, ancienne prison. © Antoinette Gorioux / CMN. From reality to fiction. Highly variable conditions of detention. Château d’If was an “occasional” prison, that is, it was only used to detain prisoners in special circumstances, such as during a revolution or quite simply when all the prisons in Marseille were splitting at the seams.
Visiting Chateau d’If, the beautiful Count of Monte Cristo Prison
2023年3月13日 · The Chateau d’If is an iconic island prison off the coast of Southern France. It’s a name that is instantly recognizable in the Western world, whether it’s because you read and loved The Count of Monte Cristo or because you swooned over Jim Caviezel and Henry Cavill in the 2002 movie adaptation (also, fun fact in case you forgot ...
Château d’If - History and Facts | History Hit
2020年11月24日 · Chateau d’If was a notorious prison in its own right but it became world famous with the publication of Alexandre Dumas’ The Count of Monte Cristo’ in 1844. It’s the tale of sailor Edmond Dantès who was wrongly accused of treason and spent 14 years at Château d’If before a daring yet ultimately successful escape.
Chateau d’If: Explore an Infamous Prison on an Island in France
2024年1月6日 · Commonly known as the ‘Alcatraz of France,’ Chateau d’If is best known as the prison where the fictional character Edmond Dantes is wrongfully incarcerated before breaking free, unearthing buried treasure, and starting a new …
The Château d'If | Chemins de mémoire
Housing canons whose range was no more than 150 metres, the château d'If could not fulfil its defensive duty during the siege of Marseille in 1536 by Charles Quint's troops. Having never experienced war, the fortress was converted into a state prison at the end of the 17th century.
Château d'If | Parc national des calanques
A legendary castle. The place inspires strange fascination with a pervasive aura of mystery, leading some to believe that it housed prisoners like the Marquis de Sade or the Iron Mask, but especially a certain Edmond Dantes. Château d'If is world-famous for being immortalised by Alexandre Dumas in The Count of Monte Cristo.