Sherry FitzGerald Crowley is seeking €749,000 for a detached four-bedroom house at Carrowbawn, Co Mayo. EMMA CULLINANfinds properties at a similar price in France, Portugal, Italy and Barbados

Barbados: St James

Pavilion Cottage is a recently renovated four-bedroom, four-bathroom home with a coral-stone courtyard. It is across the road from a beach but also has its own pool and lush garden. It is on the west Platinum coast of Barbados within 15 minutes drive of golf spots such as Sandy Lane and the Royal Pavilion Hotel is across the road.

Price: $1,100,000 (€750,000)

Agent: cluttonsbarbados. com, 001-246- 4324663

Italy: Umbria

Woods and lakes surround this renovated farmhouse with pool. The four-bedroom house is on two levels and has two livingrooms, a dining area, kitchen, and a utility. The house is made with traditional Umbrian materials. The land includes 500 walnut trees, 30 olive trees and 20 other fruit trees. It is 3km from Gioiella village.

Price: €750,000

Agent:Realpointitaly.com, 0044-845-3312812

Portugal: Algarve

This four-bedroom house is surrounded by nearly a hectare of land, including swimming pool. It is near Lagos, and has views down to a lagoon and the sea beyond. A sittingroom and a diningroom both open on to terraces. An annex, accessed from the pool terrace, has a sittingroom, two bedrooms and a study.

Price: €750,000

Agent:knightfrank.com, 0044-20-7861-1097

France: Normandy

This restored 19th-century chateau, with caretaker’s lodge, is set on more than two acres (0.8 hectares) with 350sq m of living space. There’s a gym, utility area and wine cellar in the basement. It has a livingroom, diningroom, study and kitchen and eight bedrooms. It is is in Eure, between Le Havre and Paris.

Price: €756,000

Agent: latitudes.co.uk, 0044-208-3874090