Ratonneau is one of the islands of the Frioul archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea, it is a department of Marseille.
It is part of the Calanques National Park.
Boat transport from Vieux Port in Marseille .
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The island was used to quarantine foreign sailors, particularly those with cases of cholera and Leprosy.
Until 1970, the Frioul archipelago was military domain
The first signs of life on the island of Ratonneau date back to Neolithic times. Then, in 49 BC, when the Romans invaded Marseille, their fleet anchored on the island.
The chapel is built on the archipelago in 1822 by Michel-Robert Penchaud, a French architect, to bring the good word to sailors in quarantine.
Te harbour.
Ratonneau Fort is the first place to visit on the island.
Built in 1886, it is located on the highest point of the island.
The entrance gate built of white stone.
Several installations were never completed, and there are many remains to be seen.
Calanque Saint Estève.
The hôpital Caroline was constructed at the eastern end of the island in 1828.