Former home of Gabriel García Márquez lists for $1.31M

A house in Spain where the late Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez spent a season has hit the market.

And it’s not magical realism making it look so good — the townhouse is genuinely just that lovely.

Located in the “fairy tale-like” village of Deià on the coast of Mallorca, a Spanish island east of the nation in the Mediterranean Sea, the three-bedroom villa is seeking $1.31 million.

It is listed with the international brokerage Engel & Völkers.

The property is incomprehensibly historic by American standards, having been built in the year 1600 — and appears grand from the outside, yet feels cottage-like within.

In addition to being 400-plus years old and conveniently located by the town’s church, the 1,280-square-foot two-bathroom also has a history of housing artists.

As for García Márquez, the current owner believes the “Love in the Time of Cholera” author lived at the estate in the summer of 1973 while working on his novel “The Autumn of the Patriarch.”

(The literature legend passed away in 2014, age 87.)

The Colombian journalists Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza and Manuel Mejía Vallejo also called this European spread home in the ‘70s and ‘80s, according to the owner, whose mother co-owned the address with a biographer of the English poet Robert Graves at the time.

(The listing noted that the house requires a renovation and modernization.Engel & Völkers Mallorca West)

(A bevy or artists have called the address home over the years.Engel & Völkers Mallorca West)

(The village was known for being a hub of expatriate intellectuals in the 1970s and ’80s.Engel & Völkers Mallorca West)

(The breathtaking view.Engel & Völkers Mallorca West)

(In addition to the main house, there is also a stand-alone guest residence.Engel & Völkers Mallorca West)

(The home is listed as a three-bedroom.Engel & Völkers Mallorca West)

(The property measures in at 1,280 square feet.Engel & Völkers Mallorca West)

(The property was built in 1600.Engel & Völkers Mallorca West)

(A large study is located off the main living room.Engel & Völkers Mallorca West)

(There are two bathrooms.Engel & Völkers Mallorca West)

Graves also lived in Deià then — the little village was quite the hub for intellectual expats, painters and musicians. 

In addition to its literary resume of residents, the charming three-story abode also boasts a kitchen fireplace, a large living room-adjacent study, a lushly landscaped garden and a standalone guesthouse.

Although the listing photos show a space that appears to be in good condition, the listing notes that it is in “need of renovation and modernization.”

Ref: Former home of Gabriel García Márquez lists for $1.31M (nypost)