Pierre Loti was unstoppable in his quest to recreate as faithfully as possible the settings he had discovered on the Asian and African continents. In this incredible, extravagantly-decorated building, he entertained the whole of Paris, staged himself and organized incredible parties, to which, of course, you had to come in costume!
Anxious about the prospect of time passing and hoping to freeze it, he collected all sorts of objects, which he displayed in rooms that transported him to extremely exotic and often idealized worlds. In 1895, the writer acquired the adjoining house to create a “mummy room” recounting his Egyptian journey.
Today, Pierre Loti's house is one of the rare “Houses of the Illustrious” to display its original furnishings; behind this banal facade, no one would suspect the marvels it houses!