Īle Sainte-Marguerite
Description
Located about half a mile off of the coast from Cannes the island houses an impressive fort which itself contains a museum and the jail cell where the Man in the Iron Mask spent 11 years of his life. There are around 20Km of paths across the island. There is a path that runs round the circumference of the island which is approximately 8Km long and a great way to see almost all of the island
Charge
The island is free to look around
Getting There
There are hourly ferries (more in the summer months) linking the harbour in Cannes with the island, crossing time is around 15 minutes
Latitude: 43.519678; Longitude: 7.043023
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Disclaimer: Details correct at time of writing (13/12/2014), and on time of last update (17/12/2014) but may no longer be accurate, particularly if some time has passed.