Le Clos Lupin, Maison Maurice Leblanc, Museum in Étretat, France
Le Clos Lupin, Maison Maurice Leblanc, is a museum in central Étretat, set inside the former home of the writer Maurice Leblanc. The 19th-century house has two floors and a sloping roof, and the garden around it is bordered by rose bushes and shaded by large trees.
Maurice Leblanc moved into the house during the First World War and stayed there until the early 1940s, writing a large part of his work during those years. The house opened to the public in 1999 and has welcomed visitors ever since.
Visitors follow a guided audio tour through the rooms, listening to stories about Arsène Lupin told through sound and light. This makes the visit feel more like entering a story than touring a writer's house.
The house sits in the center of Étretat and is easy to reach on foot from the town. A nearby parking area is available for those arriving by car, and the walk through the town is worth taking slowly.
The study where Leblanc wrote his novels is a round room, a shape rarely seen in a private home of that era. This unusual layout sets it apart from every other room in the house and gives it a presence of its own.
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