If Castle
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Attribution: By Stymphal - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7367490
The Chateau d'If is a fortress (later a prison) located on the island of If, the smallest island in the Frioul archipelago situated in the Mediterranean Sea about one mile (1.6 kilometres) offshore in the Bay of Marseille.
It is famous for being one of the settings of Alexandre Dumas' adventure novel The Count of Monte Cristo. "If" is the French word for the Yew tree.
It is famous for being one of the settings of Alexandre Dumas' adventure novel The Count of Monte Cristo. "If" is the French word for the Yew tree.
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