Luby Betmont

06/07/2024

16/05/2024

We have one single summer week left this year, from 13th till 20th July.

Anyone fancy a wee trip away?

Evening view from the garden

27/03/2024

Be kind and help me market this beautiful place to let for a few weeks a year, when the besotted owners aren't using it....Please?

27/03/2024

This place is magical in summer when the sun shines.

There is limited summer availability- 13-20 July and 10-24 August. Who would not want to be there?

22/03/2024

I'm just back from three wintry weeks at Luby. There was rain, but, boy, was there sunshine?

01/01/2024

Help me raise money for My Name5 Doddie Foundation.

Three swims in different places (preferably outdoors) every week this month. https://www.justgiving.com/page/sheila-ritchie-1704101332972?utm_term=PDNBEn79P

17/12/2023

Last chance to book for Christmas. Make me an offer. Don't be daft about it;- we have overheads to meet.

Trie Christmas Market

21/11/2023

Last minute Christmas break?

Our wonderful, and wonderfully comfortable, house in the Hautes Pyrenees, sleeping 8-10, is available over Christmas for a flat rate of €2000.

Message me for details.

"Au Chateau" Luby Betmont, France

31/10/2023

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31/10/2023

Another satisfactory meal on the terrace.

30/10/2023

We are dog friendly. although you need to bring your own kit.

24/10/2023

Early morning sunlight

23/10/2023

Luby is not just about the bright, sunny days of summer. We've spent New Year there a few times, and the house is perfect for a big family Christmas, or for friends to gather and sip Christmas champagne round the fire.

A Nativity crib is used to decorate the house. French cribs have clay figures in them. During December some towns and cities have fairs that sell Nativity figures. As well as having the normal Nativity figures in them, French scenes also have figures such as a Butcher, a Baker, a Policeman and a Priest.

In French Happy/Merry Christmas is 'Joyeux Noël'.

Yule Logs made out of cherry wood are often burned in French homes. An old tradition is that the log was carried into the home on Christmas Eve and sprinkled with red wine to make the log smell nice when it was burning. There is a custom that the log and candles are left burning all night with some food and drinks left out in case Mary and the baby Jesus come past during the night.

In France, Father Christmas / Santa Claus / St. Nicholas is called Père Noël (Father Christmas).

The main Christmas meal, called 'Réveillon', is eaten on Christmas Eve/early Christmas morning after people have returned from the midnight Church Service. Dishes might include roast turkey with chestnuts or roast goose, oysters, foie gras, lobster, venison and cheeses. For dessert, a chocolate sponge cake log called a bûche de Noël is normally eaten.

Another celebration, in some parts of France, is that 13 different desserts are eaten! All the desserts are made from different types of Fruit, Nuts and Pastries.

17/10/2023

One of the oddnesses about Luby Betmont an most of rural France is that the church bells chime the hour twice. The internet has many odd rambling explanations. But given that you can hear both the Luby and the Betmont churches from the house, bring your earplugs!

12/10/2023

Luby Betmont sits in the middle of historic Gascony. It's surrounded by the remnants, both physical and cultural, of the 100 Years' War, having once been possessed by Eleanor of Aquitaine.

Many of the converging pilgrim routes to Santiago pass nearby, heading for the Pyrenees. This is the newly, and fabulously, refurbished entrance to the Cathedral of Saint Mary in Auch; a World Heritage Site for its role on the Camino, its fabulously carved and preserved choir, and its mediaeval stained glass.

11/10/2023

The pool at Luby is large (if unheated). It's a great place to spend a sunny day between May and October (we close it up over he winter.

We have an alarm for it, although it's rarely fitted. If you need it, simply let us know.

05/10/2023

Luby Betmont is close to the Pyrenees. The opportunity for fantastic walks, visiting picturesque mountain villages, swimming in mountain lakes and seeing Alpine wildlife (not bears, I hope!), is superb.

(not all photos have to be squint)

04/10/2023

Just a wee reminder that "Au Chateau" is free from 13th October for the rest of the year. The pool is still warm, and the temperature is ridiculously hot for the time of the year.

03/10/2023

October sunflowers, South West France

03/10/2023

anyone for boules?

01/09/2023

Spooky

10/08/2023

Anyone fancy this view for Christmas? Au Château is free and a wonderful place for a feast.

26/06/2023

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"Au Chateau" Luby Betmont, France

26/06/2023

We love this house. We hope you will, too.

"Au Chateau" Luby Betmont, France

26/06/2023

Welcome to the house at the castle. This is an old French manor house, comfortably decorated and furnished, just on the family side of luxury. Fully equipped, massive garden, pool, three HUGE public rooms, five double/twin/ bunk bedrooms. Quiet hamlet. Chill zone