« PETITE PLAISANCE »
This magnificent house is named «Petite Plaisance» after writer Marguerite
Yourcenar who had given this name to her retreat on Île des Monts-Déserts
where she used to seek refuge for a complete rest. She herself said of
Petite Plaisance : «When one enjoys being somewhere, one should stay
there.*»
*«Quand on est bien dans un lieu, il faut y rester.»
*Marguerite Yourcenar, by Josée Savigneau, Gallimard, 1990, p. 216.
The Petite Plaisance is a live-in Auberge, alive in all the nooks and crannies of its history. Full of decorative objects polished by time, it is the ideal image of a country house of the last century.