What will €225,000 buy in France, Norway, Estonia, Germany and Kilkenny?

Take5: Log cabins in Mandjala and Hattfjelldal and a Georgian house in Johnstown

FRANCE: RHONE ALPS

This two bedroom ski apartment is located in Chalet de Wengen in Les Cloches. The unit extends to 50sq m, has storage in the basement and a southwest-facing balcony with forest views. Facilities include a swimming pool, sauna and hammam. The local village offers good amenities.
Price €225,000
Agent frenchestateagents.com

NORWAY: HATTFJELLDAL

This two-bedroom cabin in a mountain location extends to 82sq m and has super views of the surrounding countryside. The property has a mooring berth at the lakeside. The area, which has several nature reserves and the second largest lake in Norway, lies along the Swedish border.  
Price 2.165m krone/€210,685
Agent rede-eiendom.no

GERMANY: WADERN

This property dating from 1952 was modernised in 2013. It has a new roof and extends to 130sq m. It has a good-sized garden with a terrace, and a cellar in the basement. The city of Wadern has many hiking and bicycle tracks, with lots of water facilities at the six-hectare Noswendeler Lake.
Price €225,000
Agent athome.de

IRELAND: JOHNSTOWN

The Spa House, a handsome Georgian property dating from 1770, sits on the picturesque square in the village of Johnstown. The property, which is in need of modernisation, extends to 260sq m over two floors, with a coach house and outbuildings to the rear, and an orchard garden accessed via a lovely stone archway.
Price €225,000
Agent sherryfitz.ie

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ESTONIA: MANDJALA

This newly built log cabin has three bedrooms and sits on more than an acre adjacent to a pine forest. The property is 500m from the sandy beach at Mandjala, which is the most southerly beach in Estonia and a haven for wildlife.
Price: $285,069/€240,000
Agent sothebysrealty.com

Elizabeth Birdthistle

Elizabeth Birdthistle

Elizabeth Birdthistle, a contributor to The Irish Times, writes about property, fine arts, antiques and collectables