The Road to Chateau d’If
_ While waiting for a boat to take us from the Chateau d’If to the rest of the Frioul islands, my sister and I fell into conversation with a Taiwanese lady named Sophie, who was in the south of France to select wines for her F&B company. When she learned we were from the Philippines, […]
The Frioul Islands
The Frioul archipelago is a group of islands off the coast of Marseille. It includes the island of If, which is where the Chateau d’If of The Count of Monte Cristo fame is located. Ferries to the islands leave from Marseille‘s Vieux Port at regular intervals. Attracted by a sign in the ferry ticket office […]
Marseille
Inspiration from the Provence episode of No Reservations–where Anthony Bourdain played pétanque, toured vineyards, and dipped summer vegetables in homemade aioli–led us to Marseille, France’s second city and the capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region.