Take Five for around €750,000

An infinity pool comes with this 371sq m (4,000sq ft) house with expansive ocean views. In Turtle Beach, on the south peninsula of St Kitts, the house has a sitting room, study area, eat-in kitchen, utility, bathroom and three bedrooms. Outside is a verandah, a garden, pool deck, bar and shower. Price: $850,000 (€755,140) Agent: savills.com

There’s some vista from the wraparound windows of this corner apartment, taking in Sydney harbour, Potts Point, Art Gallery NSW, the botanic gardens and Woolloomooloo Bay. The apartment has two bedrooms and two bathrooms, a kitchen and living-room with balcony off it. Communal amenities include a gym, sauna and garden. Price: for auction guiding $1,050,000 (€652,433) Agent: bresicwhitney.com.au

This water-straddling house comes with a boat which sits neatly beneath it. The five-bedroom house is in a gated development with lots of lakes and trees. All that nature is appreciated through large windows and balconies while the flowing internal space has a living-room with fireplace, dining-room, kitchen and en suite bedrooms. Price:$850,000 (€760,733 ) Agent: rightmove.com

This 450sq m (4,843sq ft) 17-century castle, an hour from Bordeaux, comes with a swimming pool and more than 2.4 hectares of land. Period features include plasterwork and parquet floors. It needs a refurbishment. There are 10 bedrooms, various reception rooms, a kitchen and four bathrooms. Price: €742,000 Agent: frenchestateagents.com