Issue No. 25

4 Cultural Visits
Castle of Monte-Cristo, Ile de
France
Alexandre Dumas built himself his
dream home at the height of his glory
in 1844. He had had huge success with
his books the Three Musketeers and
the Count of Monte Cristo and called
his very extravagant home, a castle in
fact, the Chateau de Monte Cristo. His
study was in the neo-gothic style
Chateau d’If next door. Dumas though
was a party animal and instead of
writing more best sellers, he lived it up
and, riddled with debt in a few short
years he had to sell it for much less
than it cost to build and furnish. It’s a
fascinating place to visit, as he called it
“an earthly paradise.” Either take the
Train from Gare Saint-/Lazare or RER
line A to Marly Le Roi, then bus 10 to
Lesamps and a short walk. Details:
chateau-monte-cristo.com
Moret-sur-Loing, Seine-et-Marne
Ile de France
Ranked among the most beautiful
villages in France, Moret-sur-Loing
has oodles of charm. A gem located
in Seine-et-Marne, Moret-sur-Loing
captivated the painter Alfred Sisley,
who captured the medieval charm of
the village in many of his paintings.
Moret-sur-Loing Tourism
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