About us
Les Magnolias is a recently renovated 700 year old building, once the family home of the famous French poet Paul Valerie. It is owned by a German entrepreneur, Dietmar Ley, who in 2000 purchased the 700 year old building from the renowned restaurateur family Roussel and then invested substantially into expanding and renovating it into the current 22 room offering. The hotel operation is run by his wife Claudia Ley who also manages Cycling Magnolias, a cycling operation based at the Les Magnolias, established in 2011 to encourage cyclists from all over the world to experience Plaisance's idyllic cycling environment. The restaurant is managed by a young and already popular chef, Jean Christophe Nieto, trained by the famous Paul Bocuse, an icon in Michellin cuisine. At Les Magnolias, Jean Christophe's passion is to please his clients by serving a variety of delightful and delicious dishes to his regional and international visitors, applying his experience to the rich selection of local Aveyron and Tarn produce.
Our staff is international (French, English, German and Portuguese are spoken) and extremely friendly. Just 40 kms away from the World Heritage Site of Albi and also close to the Roquefort cheese caves and Millau’s tallest bridge in the world, Plaisance is quickly becoming an ideal holiday destination for a variety of clients from all over the world.
Our staff is international (French, English, German and Portuguese are spoken) and extremely friendly. Just 40 kms away from the World Heritage Site of Albi and also close to the Roquefort cheese caves and Millau’s tallest bridge in the world, Plaisance is quickly becoming an ideal holiday destination for a variety of clients from all over the world.
