- Edmond Dantès, the main character, is wrongfully accused of being a Bonapartiste (a follower of Napoleon) and is imprisoned in château d’If (castle of If).
- Located opposite the port of Marseille, Château d'If was one of the most feared and notorious jails in France.
- The trip across to the island where the old prison is was great, travelling through the harbour entrance and then out to the Chateau D'if.
- The famous Château d'If began as a formidable fortress, built as a defensive post in 1524 on the small island of 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. Address: Embarcadère Frioul If, 1 Quai de la Fraternité, 13001 Marseille, France. ... Places to visit around Château d'If.
- The Château d'If, the famous island fort facing Marseille immortalised by Alexander Dumas in The Count of Monte Cristo.
- Other articles where Château d′If is discussed: If: Its castle, built by the French king Francis I in 1524, was later used as a state prison.
- Château d'If in film. 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.