What you can buy for €220,000 in Italy, Sri Lanka, France and Cork

Michael Pigott Auctioneers and Valuers is seeking €220,000 for the above three-bedroom house at 26 Rockboro Heights, Waterpark, Carrigaline, Co Cork.

France, Charente

In a hamlet near the village of Sainte Severe between Cognac and Jarnac, this 134sq m (1,442sq ft) house is close to a boulangerie. It has been renovated and retains exposed stone walls and wooden beams. Four of the bedrooms have en suites and the living room centres on a fireplace. The kitchen has glazed double doors to the exterior, and the diningroom has a mezzanine. Outside is a garden with woods and fields beyond. There’s also a garage.

Price: €219,000

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Agent: frenchestateagents.com

Sri Lanka, Hikkaduwa

On the southwest of the island down the coast from the capital Colombo, this house overlooks Hikkaduwa bird lake, which teems with wildlife. The animal action can be watched from the verandah and swimming pool which overlook the water. A balcony on the first floor also offers a viewing platform. This is off one of the two bedrooms, both with en suite bathrooms. The villa is in a touristy area 2km from Hikkaduwa beach and resort.

Price: €209, 700

Agent: Pearlsrilanka.com

Spain, Murcia

In countryside dotted with trees, five minutes from both Blanca and Abaran towns, this modern villa in a traditional Mediterranean style measures 150sq m (1,614sq ft). There is a pantry/bodega and utility room off the kitchen, while the living room has a fireplace with Hergom log burner. Two of the four bedrooms have en suites, and the main bedroom has a walk-in wardrobe. In its own land with mature garden, the house is reached via electric gates. There is a changing room beside the swimming pool as well as an outdoor kitchen with traditional wood oven and barbecue.

Price: €220,000

Agent: realhomesinrealspain.com

Italy, Tuscany

Beside a village and 4km from the spa town of Bagni di Lucca, this 66sq m (710sq ft) house on a hill has advantageous valley views including from the perched oxygen-cleansed pool. Spaces downstairs flow into each other from the living room to the kitchen; there is also a shower room. Upstairs is a bedroom that opens onto the garden. Materials are local, from the terracotta floors to the chestnut beams and stone wall and window surrounds. Outside is a garden with olive and other fruit trees, grasses and flowers. A pergola and loggia provide shade, while a sun deck facilitates full exposure to rays.

Price: €220,000

Agent: Casatuscany.com