Have you ever wanted to visit Lourdes? It’s an easy trip to make from our gite, La Vielle Source, about 2 hours by car along a traffic free picturesque route. Lourdes is a small market town lying in the foothills of the Pyrenees, famous for the apparitions that are reported to have occurred in 1858. [...]
We’ve discovered that one of our former guests has written an article about family friendly holidays for the Families Cheshire parenting magazine. It was lovely to read how much they had enjoyed their holiday here, and we’re delighted they wrote in to highly recommend our gite to other families.
Here’s an extract from the article in Families Cheshire November/December 2009 edition [...]
What’s on in Lectoure for November? 6-8th November it’s the annual exhibition of the Foire de la Saint Martin, now in it’s 27thyear. There’s a large market along the high street, as well as the flea market and brocante on the car parking area in front of the thermal baths. Children can enjoy the funfair and [...]
We’ve been so busy recently with the gite, the children, our guests and working in the garden that it’s hard to keep up with all the fetes and fairs going on. Last Friday was the second of the two summer outdoor meals being held at the Bastion park at Lectoure, with lots of loud music, [...]
Do you really know what a gite is? How do you pronounce it correctly? For all those who want to know more here’s my rough guide:
Gîte is pronounced “ zh-eet” and is a masculine noun….click to hear the correct pronunciation.
A gite is a French holiday home available for rent. Gites are usually fully-furnished and equipped [...]