Take Five . . . for about €750,000

MOROCCO Marrakech
Orange trees and a fountain shade and cool the livingroom/patio of this 16th century riad in the Medina. On the ground floor are three bedrooms, a kitchen and living room with fireplace. The second floor is divided into two with separate stairs to each section. On one side is a bedroom with a fireplace, shower-room and toilet. On the other side are three bedrooms, a bathroom and terrace with covered living and dining areas.
Price €750,000
Agent Emilegarcin.com, 00212-661604200

PORTUGAL Algarve
The penthouse in this three-storey villa has an open-plan lounge, main bedroom with en suite bathroom and a balcony with sea views. On the ground floor are two en suite bedrooms, dining area, kitchen and open-plan lounge with doors to a patio with a barbecue. Views across the swimming pool take in countryside and coast. On the lower level are four bedrooms and open-plan lounge.
Price €750,000
Agent portugalproperty.com, 0044-800 014 8201

FRANCE Lot
A round tower is one of several buildings set around a courtyard that come with this manor house on 1.5 acres, with a swimming pool, near Sarlat. There is also is a separate two-bedroom guesthouse. In the main house is a livingroom, kitchen/ dining area, study and toilet on the ground floor. A stone staircase runs up to three bedrooms and two bathrooms on the first floor.
Price €742,000
Agent latitudes.co.uk, 00442083874090

UNITED STATES New York
There are views of the ocean and New York harbour beyond from this four-bed, four-bathroom house on Emerson Hill in Staten Island. The colonial-style house has a library, living room with fireplace, and dining room with a large bay window, with a window seat which looks out onto the sea. A covered side porch, off the living room, looks onto a wooded hillside. Upstairs are four bedrooms – the large main bedroom has a walk-in wardrobe - and two bathrooms. Manhattan is a half-hour drive away.
Price €761,000
Agent savills.com, 0044-20 7016 3740