Take Five at around €650,000

Take Five: Sherry FitzGerald Dún Laoghaire is seeking €650,000 for this four-bed detached bungalow at 2 Shrewsbury Lawn, Cabinteely, Dublin 18

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Take Five France: This imposing, restored Maison de Maitre comes with outbuildings and one hectare of land. Interior materials _include a handmade staircase and slate floor, wooden floors and stone fireplaces. At ground level are a sitting room, dining room, kitchen, and study. On the first floor are four bedrooms with en suites. Angouleme and Cognac are half an hour away. Price: €656,000Agent: latitudes.co.uk, 0044-2083874090

Take Five Portugal: The beach is five minutes and the mountains 15 minutes from this four-bedroom modern villa in the woods. The ground floor living/dining space spills onto a terrace beside the swimming pool and two of the upstairs bedrooms and a downstairs bedroom have balconies overlooking the pool too. There is also a kitchen with adjoining breakfast room on the ground floor. The woods extend to Sintra national park where you can walk and bike amid the pines.
Price: €650,000
Agent: portugalproperty.com, 0044-8000148201 — Take Five Portugal: The beach is five minutes and the mountains 15 minutes from this four-bedroom modern villa in the woods. The ground floor living/dining space spills onto a terrace beside the swimming pool and two of the upstairs bedrooms and a downstairs bedroom have balconies overlooking the pool too. There is also a kitchen with adjoining breakfast room on the ground floor. The woods extend to Sintra national park where you can walk and bike amid the pines. Price: €650,000 Agent: portugalproperty.com, 0044-8000148201

Take Five Florida: The name of this three-bedroom house, Panther Ridge Bridle Creek, gives an indication of its position: fronting a lake in an area bridling with bridleways. The 485sq m (5,220sq ft) house is under an hour fromTampa. Rooms include a reception with fireplace, dining room, a “great room”, main bedroom with sitting area and an en-suite bathroom. Includes guest wing and apartment. Price: €630,500 Agent: savills.com, 0044-2070163740

Emma Cullinan

Emma Cullinan

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

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