Take Five for about €650,000


IRELAND: Limerick
GL Auctioneers is seeking €650,000 for this four-bedroom house on just under an acre at Lough Gur, Herbertstown, Limerick

PORTUGAL: Silver Coast
Sleek and chic, this single-storey villa is a walk away from a beach and the Obidos lagoon. Should you not make it past the pool outside the door, you can enjoy sea views from the terrace, barbecue area, pool and house. Accommodation in the villa, which has underfloor heating, includes three bedrooms (one en suite), bathroom, lounge with open fire, kitchen and basement.
Price €650,000
Agent portugalproperty.com, 0044-8000148201

SWITZERLAND: Valais
This two-bed penthouse apartment is in the village of Veysonnaz which links into Switzerland's Four Valleys ski area that includes Verbier. There are wonderful views from the balcony, accessed via French windows from the open-plan living area (which has an open fire). Accommodation also includes a bathroom and shower-rooom and shares a ski locker and laundry room.
Price CHF800,000 (€655,133)
Agent savills.com, 0044-2070163740

ITALY: Emilia Romagna
Constructed by a local builder in 1999, this two-storey brick house has three double bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen, living room with fireplace and a balcony. The villa sits in well tended and enclosed private grounds of about 1.25 acres (which contains a separate, small wooden chalet that comes with a kitchen).
Price €620,000
Agent Appenninoproperties.com, 0039-3385040391

FRANCE Pyrénées-Atlantiques
The family of a musketeer once owned this chateau which began life in the 9th century and had an update in the 12th and 17th centuries but the property, which contains many period features including flagstone and terracotta floors, stone fireplace, 17th-century wall coverings, panelled walls, parquet floors and a Louis XIII walnut staircase could do with a revamp. Its 2.5 acres of land has a barn, tower and caretaker's house. Living accommodation is on the ground floor; with five bedrooms, a bathroom and chapel on the first floor and four bedrooms on the second.
Price €645,000
Agent emilegarcin.fr, 0033-559015959