Take Five

Ireland: Co Louth
Capital Auctioneers is seeking €65,000 for this cottage on Commons Road, near the village of Dromiskin, Co Louth

Spain: Costa Blanca
These two-bedroom apartments, whose prices have been cut in half, are located in a gated community in north Alicante (Alicante Mutxamel). Along with the two bedrooms in the 70sq m (753sq ft) apartment, there is a kitchen and living room with dining area. From here there are sliding doors onto a terrace. The is a communal pool. Access to a communal garage and utility are included in the price.
Price: €64,000
Agent: Spanishproperty center.co.uk, 0034-966444615

France: Brittany
This renovated stone cottage set in gardens is near the pretty village of Gouarec on the Nantes-Brest canal. Accommodation includes a bedroom on a mezzanine, a shower-room and livingroom with kitchen and fireplace that spills onto a wooden terrace and into the garden. Around the house are woods and pastures, while nearby is the canal and the beaches on the Breton coast.
Price: €64,580
Agent: Latitudes.co.uk, 0044-2083874090

Turkey: Bodrum
This two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment is located in a lakeside scheme amid hills dotted with shrubs and olive, pine and Tamarisk trees. It shares an indoor and outdoor pool and has access to a private beach 700m away, which looks out over the Gulf of Gulluk and is reached by cable car or foot. There's also a shuttle-bus service to Bodrum 20 minutes away.
Price: €61,957
Agent: Spotblue.co uk, 0044-208339 6036

Italy: Emilia Romagna
In the village of Chiesabianca, with views over the countryside, is this house spanning three floors. Built from stone, with render, it has a kitchen on the ground floor, with Aga, a living room, also with Aga, and a fireplace. Doors from here open into the front garden. There are three bedrooms on the first floor and a bathroom. There's a small room on a landing and another bedroom on the second floor, plus a terrace with views of the Ceno river valley and a castle.
Price: €69,000
Agent: Italianproperties forsale.co.uk, 0039-0522802173