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Kevin Flanigan Estates is seeking €750,000 for this four-bedroom house on a third of an acre on Connolly Avenue, Malahide, Co…

Kevin Flanigan Estates is seeking €750,000 for this four-bedroom house on a third of an acre on Connolly Avenue, Malahide, Co Dublin. EMMA CULLINANfinds properties in France, Spain, Italy and the Caribbean at similar prices

FRANCE: Provence

A pool and boules terrace come with this stone bastide, on half an acre, built in 1800. The renovated seven-bedroom home comes with two apartments (a one- and two-bed). Accommodation includes livingroom, diningroom, four bedrooms, four bathrooms and cellar. Traditional features include stone floors and exposed beams. St Tropez is 30 minutes away.

Price: €750,000

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Agent: latitudes.co.uk, 00-44-208-3874090

SPAIN: Mallorca

Live the high life in a cliff-top apartment with sea views that take in Ibiza and Dragonera Island. Sunsets over the Med can be absorbed from private or communal gardens and stone terraces by the pool. The homes have contemporary interiors with stone floors and bathrooms with underfloor heating. It is near Puerto de Andratx.

Price: €725,000 to €1.475 million

Agent: knightfrank.co.uk, 00-44-207-6298171

CARIBBEAN: Virgin Islands

You’ll have no trouble getting around the island of Tortola if you buy this three-bedroom house, because it comes with a car (a Hyundai Terracan). But there’s plenty to enjoy on site too with a swimming pool and wide views of Sir Francis Drake Channel from Salt island to St John. Accommodation includes a reception and three bathrooms.

Price: $1,099,999 (€814,500)

Agent: knightfrank.co.uk, 00-44-207-6298171

ITALY: Tuscany

Tuscan sun is captured by this south-west facing stone farmhouse on a country hill near Anghiari town. The three-bed, three-bath 170sq m (1,829sq ft) house was restored by an architect and has high ceilings and lots of glass. The dining area on the ground floor spills onto a terrace with a view, partly taken up by a 9.8 acre (four hectare) garden with olive grove.

Price: €750,000

Agent: realpointitaly.com, 00-44-845-3312812

Emma Cullinan

Emma Cullinan

Emma Cullinan, a contributor to The Irish Times, specialises in architecture, design and property