Château d'If and Iles du Frioul

Because it was too windy on Saturday, we couldn’t take the boat to the Château d’If. That’s why we went last Sunday. It was a beautiful sunny day. We decided to meet at the Gare Routière (bus station). The bus ticket cost only 1 Euro in the weekend, because I had bought a Cartreize of 5 Euros. It’s ideal when you are under the age of 25.

The boat to Château d’If was already waiting for us in the port. Apparently, many tourists had the same idea. Château d’If is a former castle / prison and is situated on a big plateau of limestone. It has been the set of many movies about the Count of Monte Cristo and a former prisoner of Château d’If inspired Alexandre Dumas to write this story. As a European (discrimination?) student under the age of 25 I could get in for free. The prison wasn’t very interesting, but I enjoyed the view. I took some beautiful pictures of (the surroundings of) Marseille and the Iles du Frioul.

The boats that took us to Château d’If and Iles du Frioul, didn’t care about the timetable. One boat went too early, so we had to wait a little to get to the Iles du Frioul. The islands have a little port and there are many restaurants near this port. We saw the rest of the Islands in a small trolley car for 4 Euros. I could see the white-limestone rocks and palm trees. Moreover, the color of the water is wonderful! The boat trip to Château d’If and the Iles du Frioul cost me 15 Euros. It was definitely worth the money, because I won’t forget the memories I have of these amazing places.