Château de Monte-Cristo
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Kay
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It is hard to believe that the house was in a state of ghastly neglect a few decades ago. Such a wonderful job has been done restoring it and its grounds. Really, a magical place. I really enjoy Alexandre Dumas's books. They are fun and thrilling. The man himself must have been quite a character. And it shows in what he had built for himself: his main house, the castle of Monte-Cristo, and the Castle of If, his writing studio. The grounds are quite fun too, with a bunch of caves here and there. The objects on exhibit give you a real glimpse into the man's life, and frankly, his life must have been sweet there at Monte-Cristo. The entrance fee is only 8€, which is a bargain for this oddity provided by one of our greatest and most prolific writer. And the staff is oh-so-friendly! This place is like no other, it feels like somebody's dream and it is. Really worth a visit.
Claire Riedinger
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Alexandre Dumas, au faîte de sa gloire, a bien fait de construire ce si beau château à Port-Marly ! Deux mots me viennent à l’esprit quand je me tiens sur la petite colline juste devant la façade : calme et puissance. Le parc possède déjà bien le calme et le côté apaisant propres à certains lieux des Yvelines. La vie d’Alexandre Dumas imprègne ces lieux et il y a passé de longs jours avant sa faillite et sa revente. On s’imagine ses nombreuses maîtresses arpentant le parc en sa compagnie. On l’imagine aussi écrivant ses livres dans la solitude et l’inspiration. Ou enfin étendu sur des coussins dans le salon mauresque avec des amis de haute condition. Salon mauresque à l’esthétique exceptionnelle et propice aux rêveries et à l’échafaudage de grandes ambitions. Les pièces du musée et ses nombreux tableaux montrent un homme, Alexandre Dumas, doté d’une grande intelligence, avec une personnalité forte et un ego immense. Le château nous rappelle la stature immense de cet homme rivalisant avec les grands noms d’Hugo et de Zola. Cette visite est une fenêtre vers cet homme et une meilleure compréhension de ses œuvres. Le Comte de Monte-Cristo et Les Trois Mousquetaires resteront toujours dans la mémoire française, dans le style français. Cela étant, je n’ai pas aimé dans ce château le fait qu’il soit bien reculé de Paris et du dynamisme mondain, ce qui lui donne une certaine mélancolie. Perdu au milieu de son parc, il manque le côté lumineux de Versailles ou Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Par ailleurs, le musée aurait gagné à être plus grand pour une meilleure plongée dans la vie de l’auteur et de ses œuvres. Alexandre Dumas mérite un musée à sa hauteur. Quoi qu’il en soit, ce château a du caractère, je vous conseille donc chaleureusement la visite.
jean rosset
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By coincidence was rereading count de monte Cristo so was a nice surprise to find this place From Paris we took the RER and than bus 10 (2 Euro each), once you reach what look like the entrance in the map you will need to keep walking up the street then first turn left and again left and in few minutes you will get to ticket/gift shop to enter the place. While most details are in French there is also some in English so best to come with someone that can read French as there are interesting fact and anecdotes.
Illan
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a total hidden gem! this was the former house of Alexandre Dumas, who wrote the Count of Monte Cristo, Three Musketeers, and others. You can walk up and buy tickets right there. Really well-preserved and many cool artifacts inside. Quite small so didn’t take us more than 1-2 hours to see everything. If you’re not local and don’t speak French it can be hard to find/get out of, I had to google translate for my LIFE to get an Uber outta here but the locals were so so kind and patient. Highly recommend.
Lisa Hong
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Chem. du Haut des Ormes, 78560 Le Port-Marly, France
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+33 1 39 16 49 49
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Website
chateau-monte-cristo.com
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The Château de Monte-Cristo is a writer's house museum located at Le Port-Marly in the Yvelines department of northern France. It was originally built as a residence for Alexandre Dumas, père.
attractions: , restaurants: Burger King du Pecq, L'Épicurien, Les Pyramides, Royal Port-Marly, Le Porc Marly, Le Bistrot Italien, Kashmir Delight, O'Marly, Le Palais de Port-Marly, L'Épi de Marly

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