Take Five for about €520,000

Sherry FitzGerald Reilly is seeking €520,000 for this bungalow in Co Kildare. We find similarly-priced homes in Italy, France, Portugal and Spain


Ireland: Co Kildare
Sherry FitzGerald Reilly is seeking €520,000 for this six-bedroom bungalow on 0.77 acre (0.31 hectares) on Long Road, Rathcoffey, Donadea, Co Kildare

Italy: Umbria
Cosseted by forest on two sides, this 120sq m (1,291sq ft) house has views over mountains and valley. Between Perugia and Rome, and near the town of Massa Martana, it has a kitchen/diningroom, two bedrooms, one bathroom, and a study on the ground floor. Upstairs is a living room, bedroom and bathroom. The 1.2 hectares of land contains a swimming pool and shed. The house has solar and pellet-powered heating.
Price: €520,000
Agent: italianhousesforsale.com, 0039-0756079230

France: Burgundy
A vaulted cellar, fireplaces, parquet floors and a smattering of shutters are some of the period features that add character to this 19th-century house. It comes with a quarter of an acre of land with a swimming pool and outbuildings. On the ground floor of the 350sq m (3,767sq ft) home is a kitchen opening onto a lounge. There's also a diningroom, livingroom, study and wc. Above are six bedrooms, a shower room and bathroom.
Price: €525,000
Agent: latitudes.co.uk, 0044-2083874090

Portugal: Algarve
This three-bedroom 260sq m (2,798sq ft) house in Loule is set in its own land with a swimming pool and has extensive views to the sea. Accommodation includes a 50sq m (538sq ft) livingroom with fireplace that opens onto a terrace beside the pool. There's also a kitchen, two bathrooms and store. One of the bedrooms has double doors onto a balcony and an en-suite .
Price: €525,000
Agent: portugalproperty.com, 0044-80000148201

Spain: Costa Blanca
There are lush views over the countryside across the solar-heated swimming pool from this three-bedroom house that is near Murla village, between Valencia and Alicante. On the ground floor is a kitchen with utility, two bedrooms, shower room and lounge with fireplace. This has French doors to the garden where there is a natural well and double garage. The main bedroom, upstairs, has an en suite with shower and corner bath, and double doors onto a balcony.
Price: €520,000
Agent: spanishpropertycenter.co.uk, 0034-966444615