FRANCE. BOUCHES DU RHONE (13) FRIOUL ARCHIPELAGO: ISLAND AND CHATEAU D'IF. THE CHATEAU D'IF IS ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS FORTRESSES IN THE WORLD. AT JUST

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FRANCE. BOUCHES DU RHONE (13) FRIOUL ARCHIPELAGO: ISLAND AND CHATEAU D'IF. THE CHATEAU D'IF IS ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS FORTRESSES IN THE WORLD. AT JUST THREE HECTARES, IF IS THE SMALLEST ISLAND IN FRANCE, YET ITS NAME HAS BEEN MADE WORLD-FAMOUS BY ALEXANDRE DUMAS. AFTER THE FALL OF NAPOLEON, THE STORY OF THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO BEGAN IN THE 19TH CENTURY UNDER THE PEN OF ITS WRITER. HIS HERO WAS LOCKED UP IN THE CHATEAU D'IF, WHICH WAS A PRISON FOR 400 YEARS. EVEN IN THOSE DAYS, THE CONDITIONS OF DETENTION IN THIS PENITENTIARY WERE RAGING. TWO CENTURIES AFTER THE PUBLICATION OF ALEXANDRE DUMAS' BOOK, VISITORS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE STILL FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF EDMOND DANTES. THESE TRACES LEAD THEM TO DISCOVER THE REAL HISTORY OF THIS FORTRESS BUILT BY FRANCOIS 1ST 500 YEARS AGO.

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