Camp de la Transportation

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  • Mon-Sat 08:00 , 09:30 , 11:00 , 15:00 & 16:30 , Sun 09:30 & 11:00

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Lonely Planet review

Most of the creepy Camp de la Transportation, the processing area for arriving prisoners, can only be seen on a guided hour and half hour tour -pay at the tourist office. See the leg shackles, tiny cells, public execution areas and more - restored just enough to keep them dark and eerie.

One cell has Papillion's name engraved near the bed but whether this was really his cell is up to debate. Convicts arrived by boatfuls of 500 to 600 men and it took 20 days to cross the Atlantic.