McCarthy McGrath Auctioneers is seeking €510,000 for this four-bed house on 10 acres near Midleton in Co Cork. EMMA CULLINANfinds properties at a similar price  in France, Greece, Italy and Spain

GREECE: Corfu

Views down to Nissaki village and out to sea are to be had from this converted school house on the north east side of Corfu. The renovated stone building, with original features, has the grand proportions and class of a classical school house. There is a reception room, four bedrooms and three bathrooms: some in a self-contained apartment.

Price: €490,000

Agent: corfuhomefinders.com, 00-30-26-61033416

SPAIN: Andalucia

Sotogrande beach is just below this duplex penthouse apartment on Spain’s south coast, beside Gibraltar. The ground floor has three bedrooms and two bathrooms, a living/dining area with fireplace, fitted kitchen and a terrace. On the first floor is a living area (or fourth bedroom) with bathroom and terrace with a Jacuzzi on it.

Price: €525,000

Agent: Savills.co.uk, 00-44-207-0163740

FRANCE: Gironde

Live in a grand manner in this grand manor on 2.5 acres on the edge of a village near the towns of La Reole and Marmande. There’s also a guest cottage. The main house has four bedrooms, open-plan reception with marble fireplaces and fitted kitchen. There’s also an enormous room of 150sq m which was once a restaurant. Bordeaux airport is about an hour away.

Price: €503,500

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

ITALY: Piemonte

This stone cottage is on a hill overlooking a lake in the Belgirate area of north-west Italy. It has been revamped using traditional materials such as chestnut beams, windows, doors and shutters; terracotta floors and pink granite window frames. There are two bedrooms and bathrooms on the ground floor and a livingroom with fire and kitchen above.

Price: €520,000

Agent: realpointitaly.com, 00-44-845-3312812