{"id":1457,"date":"2017-04-02T09:55:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-02T07:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.maison-piloni.com\/?page_id=1457"},"modified":"2017-05-22T12:23:50","modified_gmt":"2017-05-22T10:23:50","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.maison-piloni.com\/en\/contact\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It began with a desire
\n to try something new in our lives.
\n Suzanne und No\u00ebl<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

How it began<\/h2>\n

We had many ideas and notions that we overturned and rejected. What one of us found good, the other did not and vice versa. In the spring of 2014<\/strong> an opportunity arose that fit one of the ideas that was floating around in our minds for a while. We had the chance to bid for a mansion and guest house in Avignon<\/strong>. This project did not work out for a variety of reasons but the idea for a guest house project<\/strong> was rekindled.<\/p>\n

In the autumn of 2015<\/strong> we came across a property in L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue. Our first visit was already so promising<\/strong> that our motivation was burning and did everything we could to make our dream come true<\/strong> and by the spring of 2016<\/strong>, we were packed and moving to Provence. After a few renovations and a little rebuilding, Maison Piloni was open!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Suzanne and No\u00ebl<\/h2>\n

Suzanne is Swiss<\/strong> and lived and worked in Bern<\/strong>, Switzerland\u00a0for more than 20 years. As a trained business manager<\/strong>, she worked in a Swiss art museum<\/strong> before moving to Provence. Together with No\u00ebl, she has traveled the world; Europe and Asia were their most frequent destinations. Suzanne is a passionate hostess<\/strong>, an enthusiastic hobby cook<\/strong> and a big fan of regional, seasonal cuisine.<\/p>\n

No\u00ebl is an Austrian-Swiss<\/strong> double citizen. The move to L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue brought him back near\u00a0his hometown Marseille<\/strong>. No\u00ebl is a trained baker \/ confectioner<\/strong>, barista<\/strong>, teacher for handicaped people<\/strong>\u00a0and guitar\u00a0teacher<\/strong> and is still active in his web development business<\/strong><\/a> alongside his activities at Maison Piloni. He passionately loves to bake bread<\/strong> and sweet treats<\/strong> both of which guests can enjoy at Maison Piloni\u2019s breakfasts.<\/p>\n