Château d'If

Do you know the castle d’If? Located on a small island off the coast of Marseille, it has become a tourist destination > unmissable in the Bouches-du-Rhône!

Its sponsor is none other than King Francis I, who had thought of it as a point defense to protect the French coasts from potential invasions from the Mediterranean. It was built in 1524, with its architecture impressive and its walls thick.

The castle d'If is, however, not really known for its defense role but rather for that of a prison. Some famous prisoners but above all one of the fictions that made France vibrate thanks to the pen of Alexandre Dumas: the imprisonment of Edmond Dantes.

Much of the castle's fame is due to the famous novel 'The Count of Monte Cristo', part of whose story takes place in the castle.
visitors from the world entire come to follow in the footsteps of the book to discover with their own eyes strong> this monument of history.

We invite you to visit it and better understand its history thanks to numerous panels explanatory /strong>. The Château d'If will also offer you a view of breathtaking on Marseille on one side and on the Mediterranean on the other. the other.

Trust the château d'If to make you feel thrill, astonishment and admiration!