Patrick & Joan Leigh Fermor House

Patrick & Joan Leigh Fermor House was the seaside home of British travel writer Sir Patrick Leigh Fermor and his wife Joan, now made available as a private villa. Patrick and Joan lived in the house starting in the 1960s, when Fermor was a member of the British Military Mission to Greece. Set just outside the fishing village of Kardamyli on the Mani Peninsula, the property encompasses a Mediterranean garden of cypress and olive trees dotted with oleander and wildflowers that slopes down toward the sea. Within this setting stand three stone buildings: the Main House with three suites, the Traditional House (formerly the writer’s studio) and the Guest House beside it. 

Offered for exclusive use, the villa can accommodate up to 10 guests, and blends historic character with spaces for shared living and restful solitude. The Main House features living areas with garden views, fireplaces and terraces. There is also the Traditional House, which includes an open-plan study and veranda, and the Guest House with its own patio and sitting area. Meals are prepared on site by a private chef, with menus for lunch and dinner crafted according to locally available ingredients and seasonal produce reflecting the Peloponnese landscape.

Outside, a pool sits among the garden, shaded by olive trees, creating a place for quiet swimming or sunlit rest. Stone steps lead from there toward a pebble beach below the house, where the clear waters of the Messenian Gulf invite you to dip in. Throughout the property, rooms and terraces frame views of sea, hills and sky – a setting shaped by the Fermors’ long affinity for the Greek landscape.