The Maurice Leblanc’s house, Clos Lupin of Etretat !!!

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And my continuing road warrior trip back into our nostalgic Normandy, we visited two main towns and stayed between the two, perfect timing and location. We arrive to Etretat on the road D940 , and we walked the City center all over ! Let me tell you about the Maison Maurice Leblanc’s Clos Lupin of Etretat! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

Etretat Clos Lupin entrance aug23

The Clos Lupin, located 15 rue Guy de Maupassant and near the former house of Guy de Maupassant , is a half-timbered house in which Maurice Leblanc wrote 19 novels and 39 short stories ,The site is associated with the popular myth of Arsène Lupin, gentleman-burglar based on Maurice Leblanc’s novels, autographs or apocrypha, their pastiches and in countless film and television adaptations, in comics, manga, or in songs, which hides its spoils in the needle.

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In the strangely charming park of Maurice Leblanc’s house, Clos Lupin has been transformed into a gentleman burglar’s den. At reception, you are given the essential equipment to discover a scenographic itinerary with the greatest of thieves. Eight stages, in the imagination and magic, are meticulously linked in a turn of the century decoration.

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Family property where Maurice Leblanc stayed from 1915 to 1941. He wrote a large part of his work there. floors with sloping roofs, decorated with a wooden balcony in the purest Cauchois style, nestled in the heart of the city. This villa with 19C architecture, characteristic of Normandy seaside resorts, now belongs to its only granddaughter. Arsène Lupine has appropriated the place and reveals the secret of the Aiguille Creuse during a scenic sound and light itinerary..

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You enter through a door that opens onto a garden planted with ancestral trees and lawns lined with roses. At the bottom on the right, you will only have to follow the path drawn by the pergola to access the house. At the threshold of the house, you will be greeted by “Grognard” in a yellow vest with black stripes. He will give you an infrared headset. You will then follow, all the stages of the course. A door opens onto Maurice Leblanc’s rotunda study… The story begins. Then begins a journey in his lair to discover his exploits, his witticisms, his female conquests, his multiple personalities… but also to solve with him the enigma of the Aiguille Creuse. Staging, games of light and shadow, soundscapes, atmosphere of mystery…

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The Seine Maritime dept 76 tourist office on the clos lupin : https://www.seine-maritime-tourisme.com/diffusio/fr/je-choisis/une-visite/toutes-les-visites/etretat/le-clos-lupin-maison-maurice-leblanc_TFOPCUNORM00FS0008A.php

The National Federation of Writers and Literary Heritage on the Clos Lupin : https://litterature-lieux.com/fr/guide/lieu/222-le-clos-lupin-maison-maurice-leblanc

The local Le Havre Etretat tourist office on the Clos Lupin : https://www.lehavre-etretat-tourisme.com/en/fiche/etretat/le-clos-lupin-maison-maurice-leblanc_TFOPCUNORM00FS0008A/

There you go folks, a dandy town famous for its cliffs ,and a nice beach even with pebbles. This was an eventful find ,not far from the beach in a quant neighborhood of Etretat, nice , friendly beach town we like it. Again, hope you enjoy the post as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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