Sherry FitzGerald is quoting €2.5 million by private treaty for 4 Sandycove Avenue West, a four-bedroom period house in Sandycove, Co Dublin. Kate McMorrow finds properties at a similar price in Australia, The Caribbean, The UK and Italy
THE CARIBBEAN: Barbados Stanford House is beside Barbados Polo Club on Polo Ridge, with views over the west coast. Four bedrooms, study, three bathrooms, sitting and diningrooms, modern kitchen. Outdoor pool, gazebo. Jacuzzi and tropical gardens
Price: €2.6 million
Agent: Aylesford 0044 207 351 2383
THE UK: Oxfordshire A Grade 11 listed 16th century manor house on 10 acres in the Cotswolds, with mullion windows, panelled walls and oak staircase. Near Alvescot and 28 miles from Cheltenham. Six bedrooms, plus a coach-house, row of two-bedroom cottages, stables and tennis court
Price: €2.5 million
Agent: Strutt & Parker 0044 1608 650502
ITALY: Venice First floor piano nobile apartment in a 15th century palazzo close to La Fenice in San Marco. In grand style, with high ceilings and air-con. Drawingroom with huge windows, diningroom, three bedrooms and three bathrooms. Terrace with views
Price: €2.5 million
Agent: Venice-Estates/Knight Frank 0044 20 8878 1130
AUSTRALIA: Sydney
On exclusive Tamarama Beach, a five-bed, three-bath duplex - one of four with beach access and ocean views. Includes a sleek kitchen with Smeg appliances, high-ceilinged sittingroom and double bedrooms. Lock-up garage and and wide terraces
Price: €2.5 million
Agent: McGrath 0061 9386 3393
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