Sherry FitzGerald is seeking €250,000 for a two-bedroom top-floor apartment at 321 Richmond Court, Richmond Avenue South, Dartry, Dublin 6. EMMA CULLINANfinds properties at a similar price in Turkey, France, Portugal and Italy

TURKEY: Antalya

The beaches at Belek are just under 2km away, golf is less than 1km and the resort of Kadriye is a 10-minute walk from this four-bedroom villa on three floors. Three terraces and two balconies overlook the pool and there are more bathing options in the sauna and Jacuzzi.

The kitchen has granite workstops and the floors are ceramic.

Price: €259,000

Agent: spotblue.co.uk, 0044-2083396036

ITALY: Puglia

This traditional trullo (cone-topped house) is in a country lane near the hilltop town of Locorotondo, at the top of Italy’s heel. It has a living area with a fireplace, a dining area and a kitchen, each set beneath an exposed stone trullo cone and with exposed stone walls. There are two bedrooms, a bathroom and a utility room. It is in a walled garden with fruit trees.

Price: €250,000

Agent: realpointitaly.com, 0044-845331-2812

FRANCE: Haute Vienne

Wooded gardens, a river and a restored stone house dating from 1860; what more could you want from a rural idyll? Just in case that’s not enough, there’s a garage, barn, bread oven (one of life’s essentials) and countryside views. There is 150sq m (1,614sq ft) of living space, which includes four bedrooms and two reception rooms. It is 45km from Limoges.

Price: €265,000

Agent: Latitudes.co.uk, 0044-2083874090

PORTUGAL: Algarve

Wave hello to the sea each morning from the balcony of this two-bedroom apartment overlooking the water. It is in the resort of Quarteira, just to the west of Faro, and its airport. The living space measures 120sq m (1,290sq ft) and has two bedrooms, one en suite, a bathroom, a living/dining room, a kitchen and two balconies.

Price: €249,000

Agent: Portugalproperty.com, 0044-8000148201