Hidden behind the restrained facade of a modest townhouse in the western French port city of Rochefort lies one of Europe’s most remarkable literary homes, where Ottoman, Arab and Asian influences merge into a theatrical interior shaped by the travels and imagination of French novelist, naval officer and traveler Pierre Loti.

Hidden behind the restrained facade of a modest townhouse in the western French port city of Rochefort lies one of Europe’s most remarkable literary homes, where Ottoman, Arab and…

Hidden behind the restrained facade of a modest townhouse in the western French port city of Rochefort lies one of Europe’s most remarkable literary homes, where Ottoman, Arab and…