Hennelly Auctioneers is seeking €850,000 for this five-bedroom house in the village of Clarinbridge,
eight miles from Galway city, and home to the oyster festival.  EMMA CULLINAN finds properties at a similar price in England, Italy, France and the Caribbean

Italy Parma

This six-bedroom villa is close to Parma so picnics with ham and cheese beckon.

It has a large garden and is in countryside with walks by the Po river. The house has a livingroom, diningroom, study, kitchen and bathroom on the ground floor and bedrooms upstairs. It also includes another two-storey house needing work.

Price: €850,000

Agent: homesinitaly.com, 0044 8452297057

Caribbean St Lucia

There will be water, water everywhere when these one-bedroom villas are completed on the shores of white-sandy Marquis Bay in St Lucia, as part of a resort offering all sorts of facilities. The homes are surrounded by water, and reached via footbridges. They also come with a pool, hot tub and are beside a beach.

Price: €832,686

Agent: vistaworldwideproerty.com, 0044 8445047415

France Dordogne

This four-bedroom, four-reception 16th century home, which used to be part of a medieval chateau, sits in its own grounds. The house, near Sarlat, has views over countryside. It measures 184sq m (1,980.5sq ft) and has original features including exposed stone walls and beams, fireplaces, vaulted cellar and a bedroom in a medieval tower.

Price: €848,000 Agent: latitudes.co.uk, 0044 208 3874090

England London

Keep an eye on the new British government from this flat in Westminster. It’s just down the road from the Houses of Parliament and overlooks Buckingham Palace gardens, so you can monitor other heads of state too. The two-bed (both have en suites) home is in a Victorian building in Grosvenor Gardens.

Price: £750,000 (€872,798)

Agent: foxtons.co.uk, 0044 207 9732000