- Château d’If – history and legends. Marseille is protected from the sea by four islands of the Frioul archipelago, located near the shore.
- The famous Château d'If began as a formidable fortress, built as a defensive post in 1524 on the small island of If.
- Located opposite the port of Marseille, Château d'If was one of the most feared and notorious jails in France.
- The Château d'If, the famous island fort facing Marseille immortalised by Alexander Dumas in The Count of Monte Cristo.
- Château d'If. Address: Embarcadère Frioul If, 1 Quai de la Fraternité, 13001 Marseille, France. ... Places to visit around Château d'If.
- After serving as a prison for more than a century, Château d'If was finally demilitarized and transformed to a public tourist attraction on September 23, 1890.
- Château d'If. Château d'If. The famous island fort facing Marseille immortalised by Alexander Dumas in The Count of Monte Cristo.
- Château d'If (shätō´dēf´), castle built in 1524 on the small rocky isle of If, in the Mediterranean Sea off Marseilles, SE France.
- Château d'If is a 16th-century fortress, commissioned by King Francois I, set atop the smallest island in the Frioul archipelago less than a mile from Marseille.