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The Patrick & Joan Leigh Fermor House

Sir Patrick ‘Paddy’ Fermor was nothing so pedestrian as a ‘travel writer’, whether he was falling in love with Romanian princesses on Continent-wide treks, capturing German generals in World War II or swimming the Hellespont aged 69, he lived a life of Byronic poetry and Indiana Jones-worthy adventure. His fantastical Patrick & Joan Leigh Fermor House, in the Peloponnese – the only place he loved enough to stay tethered to for long – reflects his extraordinary life with its party-ready terraces, lavish libraries, and hoiked-from-his-travels design touches. It’s now part museum, part writer’s retreat, and – for just three months a year – a stay like no other, where you can follow his sensational path, with a little less waywardness.

The Patrick & Joan Leigh Fermor House was built in agrarian seclusion, just outside fishing village Kardamyli on Mani, the middle finger of the Peloponnese’s three southeastern prongs.

What to expect

Room Types

Guest House

Cosy and intimate, this charming stone structure (formerly the housekeeper’s cottage) is set in a secluded spot of the gardens next to the main house | Private furnished patio | Access to a shared pool | Interiors are refined yet rustic, in the typical style of the peninsula, with terracotta flooring, white walls, and wood-lined ceilings | Study area and sitting room with a library, desk and fireplace | 31sq m bedroom with yet more books | Ensuite bathroom | TV, air-conditioning and free WiFi

from £782

Traditional House

Set next to the main house | Private furnished veranda with views out to sea and over the gardens | The former writer’s studio for Patrick Fermor | Access to a shared swimming pool | Interiors are refined yet rustic, in the typical style of the peninsula, with terracotta tiles and white walls, and furnishings in warm woods | Open-plan study area and sitting room with Patrick’s original desk, library of books, original artwork and a traditional stone fireplace | Bedroom | Ensuite bathroom | Kitchenette with a coffee machine, kettle, glasses and crockery, and a fridge-freezer | TV, air-conditioning, free WiFi | On request, an extra bed can be added to this room to sleep one child

from £2086

Patrick & Joan Leigh Fermor House Exclusive Use

The entire property can be booked out for up to 10 guests | Expansive private gardens | Large private swimming pool | The Main House with its three bedrooms and ensuite bathrooms, living room, kitchen and open-air spaces | The Traditional House, with its open-plan study and living room, bedroom with ensuite bathroom and kitchenette | The Guest House with its bedroom and ensuite bathroom and study and sitting room

from £4694

Main House

A beautiful historic L-shaped house built from local stone in the 1960s | Access to expansive private gardens and a shared pool | Interiors are refined yet rustic, in the typical style of the peninsula, with terracotta tiles and white walls, flagstone floors and furnishings in warm woods and shades-of-blue upholstering | Set over two storeys, rooms are connected via open arcades | On the lower level there’s a bedroom (51sq m) with a fireplace, a storage area and private veranda with cushioned seating | The upper level has two bedrooms (43sq m and 30sq m), each with a study area, fireplace and ensuite bathroom | Separate living room with sofas running the length of three walls, an extensive library (including works by Patrick Fermor and writers who’ve spent a retreat here) and a fireplace | Full rustic kitchen and dining area for up to six guests | TVs, air-conditioning, free WiFi

from £2346

Location

Kardamyli, Southeast Peloponnese, 24022

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