On the other side of the sea from the glamorous Cannes, the silhouette of Île Sainte-Marguerite harbors an unsolved mystery. The island is part of the Lerins Islands and is articulated by several paths that run between pine and eucalyptus forests. At the island’s fortress, known as the Fort Royal, the mysterious “Man in the Iron Mask” was held captive for 11 years in the 17th century. In his 1751 work The Age of Louis XIV, Voltaire told the story of a captive whose face was hidden by an iron mask. (Historical…
