Her fictional holidays may be fraught with murder, but the Queen of Crime sure knew how to pick out a vacation destination.
In the forward of her novel, Death on the Nile, Agatha Christie wrote, “If detective stories are ‘escape literature’ (and why shouldn’t they be!) the reader can escape to sunny skies and blue water as well as to crime in the confines of an armchair.” And what could be more welcome right now than an escape–any escape, even one that kicks off with a murder. So why not take inspiration from the suspects, killers, and sleuths that fill the pages of Christie’s classic mysteries, and plan a getaway so perfect that not even the occasional homicide will be able to put a damper on your vacation.
What a shame you didn't include Heathcliff House in Torquay, Devon, England, formerly Torre Vicarage. Visited by Agatha Christie and the inspiration and template for the first full length Miss Marple Story The Murder at the Vicarage. Many fans come to visit every year for the International Agatha Christie Festival in September and throughout the year as the property is located near to the blue plaque commemorating Agatha's birthplace and is not far from "the loveliest place in the world" Greenway at Galmpton.