
Monte Cristo castle, a neo-renaissance castle built by writer Alexandre Dumas as his main residence in 1846. Dumas was rapidly in debt and had to sell the…

Mauresque room. Alexandre Dumas had seen similar rooms in Spain and Tunisia, and in 1846 he asked two Tunisian artists to build such a room in his castle.

Mauresque room. Alexandre Dumas had seen similar rooms in Spain and Tunisia, and in 1846 he asked two Tunisian artists to build such a room in his castle.

Mauresque room. Alexandre Dumas had seen similar rooms in Spain and Tunisia, and in 1846 he asked two Tunisian artists to build such a room in his castle.

Castle of If (named after the famous castle in the Dumas novel The count of Monte Cristo), in front of the main castle; Dumas sought seclusion and used this…

Castle of If (named after the famous castle in the Dumas novel The count of Monte Cristo), in front of the main castle; Dumas sought seclusion and used this…

Castle of If (named after the famous castle in the Dumas novel The count of Monte Cristo), in front of the main castle; Dumas sought seclusion and used this…

Castle of If (named after the famous castle in the Dumas novel The count of Monte Cristo), in front of the main castle; Dumas sought seclusion and used this…