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Château d’If
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This offshore island fortress was built in the 16th century to protect the city’s port and was turned into a prison in 1580. Among its inmates were the real Comte de Mirabeau, and the fictional Count of Monte Cristo, the antihero of Alexander Dumas’ novel of the same name (see Alexandre Dumas). The fortress is accessible by ferry from the Vieux Port.
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Open May–Sep: 9:30am–6:30pm daily; Oct–Apr: 9:30am–5:30pm Tue–Sun Adm
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