フランスのトスカーナの崇高な意見、平和と静けさ。

As you round the corner of the road, you can see a cheerful yellow home with a wobbly terracotta roof nestled in between three hills and surrounded by fields, as far as the eye can see. It always brings a smile to our faces.

Las Mothes (pronounced Les Mottes) means clump of dirt or clod. It is named after the clay hills on which it stands and from which it was built. The house was built as a farmhouse in the traditional regional style and method, over 150 years ago. The thick walls are made from clay mud bricks, baked hard in the sun and layered around a foraged timber frame. It originally would have consisted of a central ground floor dwelling with stables in the eves at either side. The second floor (now the main bedroom) was originally the hay loft. The property has been gradually modernised by a series of owners and I love that you can see how it has been loved and cared for over the years, including by its last owner Martin Lewis.

Inside, it is a light filled home that has a wonderful feel to it. It's been sympathetically modernised and just enough touches of the original beams and high barn ceilings remain to give it character. It's designed for an inside / outside lifestyle – you're never many metres from a door to the garden. The house is surrounded on all sides by the garden and its views.

You feel that you are in a private rural idyll in the middle of the countryside but you're only five minutes' drive from Beaumont de Lomagne and all its facilities. It is quiet and safe without being remote.

The property makes a perfect retreat, all year round. It's ideal for lazy pool days in the summer and cozy and warm in the winter.

Take time to stay up and look at the night sky. The blanket of stars is just amazing!