• Château d'If has been a classified historical monument since 1926 and is now an essential place to visit in Marseille with an average of 100,000 visitors each year.
  • Château d'If. Looming just off the southern tip of France is an imperious looking island that is taken up in its entirety by a fortress complex that was made famous...
  • 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.
  • Francis I of France wanted Château d'If to serve three purposes: Guard Marseille, which was annexed to France in 1480. Protect the coast from invasions.
  • A brief history of Château d'If. The Château d'If fortress was originally built between 1524 and 1531, primarily as a deterrent rather than a stronghold.
  • Château d'If. Address: Embarcadère Frioul If, 1 Quai de la Fraternité, 13001 Marseille, France. ... Travel stories around Château d'If.
  • Located opposite the port of Marseille, Château d'If was one of the most feared and notorious jails in France. An unmissable visit on your trip to Marseille!
  • Château d'Ifin Marseille, France. ... Château d'If, Marseille. The castle was built in the beginning of the 16th century by the order of the king.
  • Château d'If. 7.8. ⊚. ... Perhaps because the real Château d'If has only a modest visual impact, other locations have stood in for it in film versions of Dumas' story.
  • Edmond Dantès, the main character, is wrongfully accused of being a Bonapartiste (a follower of Napoleon) and is imprisoned in château dIf (castle of If).