Château d'If Tickets

With Château d'If Tickets, visit the island fortress prison that served as the model for Alexandre Dumas' 1844 novel, The Count of Monte Cristo, and step inside a piece of literary history. Get fascinating insights on the inmates housed here as well as breathtaking views of the Vieux Port! The Château d'If was primarily used by Francis I of France to defend the Marseilles coast from invasion. From 1580 through 1871, everyone who disagreed with the government's policies, including Protestants, Republicans, and others, was imprisoned at Château d'If. But Edmond Dantès, the main character of Dumas' book The Count of Monte Cristo, was unquestionably the most well-known prisoner held here. Your stay at Chateau d'If will be a fascinating and beautiful single day trip in the breathtaking sights of the Vieux Port as you get there by boat. To learn about the many political prisoners who were held here in the past, including Mirabeau and the Communards of 1871 - real revolutionary heroes - skip the huge line at the fortress and indulge in a hassle-free entry.

The Île d'If, the smallest island in the Frioul archipelago, is 1.5 kilometers southeast of Marseille and is home to the Château d'If, a fortified structure. It was constructed in the 16th century and used as a jail up until the 19th century's end. In 1890, the castle became non-militarized and accessible to the public. The Count of Monte Cristo, an adventure book by Alexandre Dumas, has one of its settings here, which has made it renowned which was published in 1844, has the Château d'If as one of its locales. In contrast, different places have served as Château d'If in the work's film adaptations. The château was represented by Saint Mary's Tower on Comino, the smallest inhabited Maltese island, in the 2002 dramatization starring Jim Caviezel. The boat between Malta and Gozo offers a view of the clifftop watchtower.