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Friday, January 28, 2011

Peter Mayle's House is for Sale


Best-selling author Peter Mayle, who wrote A Year in Provence and 12 other books, is selling his 18th-century house on the outskirts of Lourmarin in the Luberon region of Provence. And as you can imagine, it's magnificent. Read all about it here, then see the listing and photos here.

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15 comments:

  1. TuulaJanuary 28, 2011 at 1:53 PM

    Oh, what a dream! Would love to have a peek just to get a feel for where all those lovely, quirky Provencal stories took place.. thanks for sharing!

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  2. Merisi, ViennaJanuary 28, 2011 at 5:25 PM

    Magnificent!

    I always imagined a much simpler abode - maybe good so that the price is not openly advertised! ;-)

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  3. JacquelineJanuary 28, 2011 at 5:45 PM

    Oh it is lovelier than I imagined! I wonder if we would be allowed to paint on the grounds when I take my group there in May?

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  4. cigalechantaJanuary 28, 2011 at 7:29 PM

    When he wrote A Year In Provence, his first house in Menerbes was very simple compared to this one.

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    1. AnonymousSeptember 27, 2023 at 1:27 AM

      but no-one knows the location of his first house and I live so close to the Luberon lol

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  5. The Ballee GirlsJanuary 28, 2011 at 9:11 PM

    Well that's painfully beautiful, now isn't it!

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  6. DianneJanuary 28, 2011 at 9:56 PM

    Thanks for posting this beautiful house Julie - I viewed the other Peter Mayle house outside Menerbes but this one is plus grand !!
    What a delightful area to live and the swimming pool is just gorgeous.

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  7. MichelJanuary 29, 2011 at 5:07 PM

    The house in Lourmarin is gorgeous nothing like the simple house he renovated in Menerbes and chronicled in A Year in Provence. So is he leaving Provence again?

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    1. Happy LifeSeptember 27, 2023 at 1:29 AM

      Anyone knows where the first house was?

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  8. AnonymousFebruary 2, 2011 at 10:07 PM

    Gorgeous house. Is he upping sticks from Provence again? Or maybe the present house is besieged by fans like the one in Ménerbes.

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  9. AnonymousFebruary 5, 2011 at 9:26 AM

    Dommage que Peter Mayle nous ait quitté...

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  10. AnonymousApril 18, 2011 at 4:56 AM

    I'm reading this book now! How can he be selling? Well it's April so it probably sold :(

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  11. Louisa JonesDecember 12, 2013 at 1:15 PM

    Other wonderful properties for sale now in Provence include the legendary gardens and house of the great designer Nicole de Vésian, in Bonnieux. Check out Amazon if you don' t know this name for books on her.

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  12. HelmutSeptember 24, 2014 at 9:29 AM

    I just love his style of writing, and I hope he'll write a lot more books with the focus on life in Provence.
    I wonder if he ever picked up the game of petanque?

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