Hôtel d'Anjou-du-Marais

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Between paved court and French-style garden, an authentic 17th century mansion
Once past the imposing gateway of the officially listed covered driveway, adorned with lion head carvings, residents enter a vast porch which opens onto an elegant, traditionally paved courtyard.
In keeping with the strict 17th-century traditions, this grand private mansion is set, facing the porch, between the courtyard and the garden. Here and there, renovated steps add nobility to the facades. A collection of perfectly arranged, sculpted yew and box trees comes together to form an elegant, French-style garden.
In addition to the site’s clarity, calm, and unique “cachet”, the apartments also offer the advantage of beautiful, high ceilings and generous interiors with large, cross-through living rooms. Around the courtyard, the apartment windows open onto this carefully preserved decor, the intimacy and charm of which are jealously kept secret.