Take five for €1M

Sherry FitzGerald is seeking €980,000 for this three-bedroom bungalow on Thormanby Road, Howth, Co Dublin, with planning permission to build three more. EMMA CULLINANfinds properties at a similar price in Thailand, Italy, Portugal and France

Thailand: Yao Noi

There are views of the sea and the limestone islands of Phang Nga Bay from this three-bedroom, hillside villa in the Six Senses Yao Noi resort, on the island of Yao Noi, east of Phuket. It comes with an infinity pool (there’s also a hotel, restaurants and bars, spa, gym and tennis court on site). Phuket is half an hour by boat.

Price: €990,000 (Thai Baht 44m )

Agent: cluttonsresorts.com 00-44-207-5843050

Italy: Le Marche

This seven-bedroom restored traditional country house is in a valley with views of the Appenines, near the town of Sassoferrat and also has yoga/gym studios with en-suite bedrooms. The 350sq m (3767sq ft) house is on three levels; a converted barn contains the studios and two bedrooms. Ancona airport is an hour away.

Price: €980,000

Agent: cluttonsitaly.com 00-39-075-8450100

France: South Tarn

This 16th-century, south-facing former Cistercian abbey is set in almost 25 acres (10 hectares) of land. There are three reception rooms, two studies, 10 bedrooms, five bathrooms and a kitchen. There is a caretaker’s house in the grounds. It is in Mazamet, just under an hour from Toulouse and Carcassonne airports.

Price: €990,000

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

Portugal: Algarve

Steel, glass and slate have been honed and curved to create this modern house, which sits in its own grounds near Faro. There is a lounge/open-plan kitchen and diner of 50sq m (538sq ft) which opens out to a terrace and pool. At the back is an en- suite bedroom and large terrace, two bedrooms and bathrooms and a small mezzanine.

Price: €975,000

Agent: Portugalproperty.com 00-44-800-0148201