Monte Cristo

The Château de Monte-Cristo is a writer’s house museum located at Le Port-Marly in the Yvelines department in the region île de France.

 

RER A to Saint Germain en Laye. 

 

Take bus 10 direction mairie.

From the stop ‘Les lampes’ us a few minutes to walk to the castle. 

It was originally built, between 1844 and 1847, as a residence for writer Alexandre Dumas.  

The permanent exhibition is housed in the Château de Monte-Cristo, on two floors open to the public all year round. 

Dining room. 

The picturesque stained glass window. 

The picturesque stained glass window. 

The picturesque stained glass window. 

The Moorish salon. 

À, letter from Dumas to his mistress

 

The picturesque stained glass window. 

The Three Musketeers* remains one of Dumas’s most iconic novels 

The garden. 

The grotto in the garden. 

The garden. 

Chateau d’if.

The place where Dumas wrote his books. 

View of Chateau d’If from the Château de Monte-Cristo

 

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