Is the isle of Monte Cristo a real place?

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i have to a project on the Count of Monte Cristo...i have to make a map of all the important places...does the isle of monte cristo actually exist and where is it....also does the Chateau D'if exist?

Answer 1

Montecristo is a small Italian islet, approximately 4.3 kilometers across at its widest point, located about halfway between Corsica and mainland Italy; south of Elba and west of Giglio. It is part of the Tuscan Archipelago. The island is probably best known as a fictional setting in the novel by Alexandre Dumas, père--The Count of Monte Cristo--but the actual island does not correspond closely to the description in the novel.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montecristo
As for Château d'If, it is located close to Marseille, France.
http://france-for-visitors.com/marseille/chateau-d-if.html

Answer 2

Island Of Monte Cristo

Answer 3

Monte Cristo Island

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Montecristo

Italian islet, approximately 4.3 kilometers across at its widest point, located about halfway between Corsica and mainland Italy; south of Elba and west of Giglio. It is part of the Tuscan Archipelago. The island is probably best known as a fictional setting in the novel by Alexandre Dumas, père--The Count of Monte Cristo--but the actual island does not correspond closely to the description in the novel.

Monte Cristo in Italian means “The mountain of Christ", which has led some to believe it is the reason Dumas picked it for the book.

The island is remote and kept by the Italian government as a nature preserve and hunting park, and only accessible by private yacht and permit. There are no structures on the island, though the ruins of a 13th-century monastery (destroyed by pirates in 1553) are visible.
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Montecristo Island

Coordinates: 42°20′N, 10°19′E
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Is the isle of Monte Cristo a real place?
i have to a project on the Count of Monte Cristo...i have to make a map of all the important places...does the isle of monte cristo actually exist and where is it....also does the Chateau D'if exist?

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It is a work of fiction. I agree it is an amazing book. I've read it many times :)

Answer 7

there is a real island by that name but it is not as Dumas painted it in his famous novel.

Answer 8

No, It is just a novel