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Literary history
Island fortress
Boat excursion
Historic prison
Tips
🏰"France's version of Alcatraz"
📖"a total must-see if you love that book"
Times
Sunday, June 14, 9:30 AM
Intégrale des calanques
June 14 at 9:30am
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Built by King Francis I in the 1500s, this island fortress became France's most notorious prison and the setting for Dumas' "The Count of Monte Cristo." Walk the same dungeons and cells, including Edmond Dantès' fictional quarters, with sweeping views back to Marseille.
Literary history
Island fortress
Boat excursion
Historic prison
Tips
🏰"France's version of Alcatraz"
📖"a total must-see if you love that book"
Times
Sunday, June 14, 9:30 AM
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