If, like 9.4 million French people, you loved The Count of Monte Cristo, here’s something to take your passion a little further! mapstr has created an interactive map of the film’s most emblematic locations, including numerous castles throughout France. An opportunity to follow in the footsteps of Edmond Dantès and discover some of France’s finest heritage treasures.
This interactive map will help you follow in the footsteps of the Count of Monte Cristo.
Following the filming locations for Emily in Paris and the “Swiftie Map” dedicated to Taylor Swift, mapstr delivers yet another interactive map, this time dedicated to the world of film. After Un p’tit truc en plus, the most successful film at the French box office in 2024, it’s the Count of Monte Cristo that’s in the spotlight today. Nearly twenty locations, including castles, islands, monuments, ports and places of worship, are spread across Europe.
In and around Paris, the Hôtel de la Païva and Palais Brongniart, the châteaux of Dampont, Écouen and Ferrières, and the cathedral of Saint-Etienne de Meaux are just a few of the highlights. And for the famous prison, the Château d’If fortress near Marseille was chosen for the shoot.
Whether you’re a fan of the film’s world or not, the locations highlighted are perfectly suited to the visit, and are often as charming as they are historic. It’s not for nothing that the film won the César for best set design!