Nostradamus house, Renaissance residence and museum in Salon-de-Provence, France

The Maison de Nostradamus is a municipal museum set in the house Nostradamus bought in 1547 to live in with his second wife, Anne Ponsard, near the Château de l'Empéri in Salon-de-Provence. Its pale yellow-beige stone facade is weathered and patchy, with pink-framed windows on the upper level and a stepped stone surround around the dark glass entrance doors. A white plaque reading "MAISON DITE DE NOSTRADAMUS" hangs beside the door.

Michel de Nostredame lived in this house for two decades and wrote his famous prophecies here. His work Les Prophéties was published in 1555 and brought him attention from the royal court, making him a notable figure of his era.

The rooms contain furnishings and objects that show how an educated Renaissance family lived and thought. You can see the kinds of books, instruments, and everyday items that mattered to someone deeply interested in learning and observation.

The museum sits near the Château de l'Empéri in Salon-de-Provence, in the Bouches-du-Rhône. Look for the pale stone facade with pink-framed leaded windows and the white plaque reading "MAISON DITE DE NOSTRADAMUS" beside the dark glass entrance doors. The building is a municipal museum created in 1992 and carries the Maisons des Illustres label.

The museum opened in 1992 in the house Nostradamus bought in 1547 for his second wife, Anne Ponsard. The building carries the Maisons des Illustres label, and a white plaque reading "MAISON DITE DE NOSTRADAMUS" marks the facade beside the dark glass entrance doors.