Daphne L Kaye and Associates is asking €3.45 million for 9 The Oaks, a five-bed house in Carrickmines Wood, Dublin 18. Fiona Tyrrellfinds properties at a similar price in Italy, Spain, Scotland and the Caribbean

SCOTLAND: Orkney Islands

Balfour Castle Estate is a 770-acre estate on the Orkney island of Shapinsay. The estate includes the spectacular Balfour Castle, currently being run as a country house hotel. A fine example of a calendar house, it has seven turrets, 12 exterior doors, 52 rooms and 365 panes of glass.

Price:€3.38 million

Agent:Savills

0044 1312473720

THE CARIBBEAN: Cayman Islands

Price:€3.38 million

Agent:Savills

0044 1312473720

Villa Zara on Grand Cayman sits on a one-acre waterfront site. With 557sq m (6,000sq ft) of living space, the house has four bedrooms (all with their own balcony), staff quarters, pool, a massive reception room and access onto a beautiful white beach.

Price:€3.37 million

Agent:Knight Frank

01 6623255

ITALY: Tuscany

The Monastery Of Santa Croce, set on a hill outside the village of Batignano, looks down onto the Mediterranean Sea. Built in the 1620s for 21 monks, it has 13 bedrooms and four bathrooms as well as its own olive grove and hillside cellars.

Price:€3.5 million

Agent:Aylesford

0044 20 7351 2383

SPAIN: Benhavis

This luxury five-bedroom villa at Monte Mayor Golf resort has five bedrooms, five bathrooms, its own pool, private gardens and a super luxury fit-out.

Price:€3.3 million

Agent:DM Properties

0034 952765 138