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 Turkey: On the Kas Peninsula with views of the Turquoise Coast and Taurus Mountains is this four-bedroom house. The ground floor is flexible with glass folding doors between rooms and out onto the pool terrace, with a covered dining area and barbecue.There are three more bathrooms and a separate two-bedroom apartment. Price: €651,274. Agent: Spot Blue.co.uk, 0044-208339 6036
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
