Thomas M Byrne and Son is seeking €160,000 for this three-bedroom bungalow at Dolmen Gardens, Pollerton, Carlow . EMMA CULLINANfinds properties at a similar price in France, Portugal, Turkey and Italy

France: Brittany

This handsome house is known as a longere (meaning rectangular in French). These homes, indigenous to rural Brittany, are typically built in stone and have their backs to the wind. This 160sq m (1,722sq ft) south-facing house comes with an outbuilding and half an acre (0.2 hectares) of land. It has a kitchen, dining room with exposed stone walls, a lounge with fireplace, bedroom, bathroom and utility on the ground floor. Upstairs are four bedrooms.

Price:

€164,600

Agent: latitudes.co.uk, 0044-2083874090

Italy: Tuscany

You’ll need to do a bit of work to this but the location is great, just 5km from the ancient hill town of Volterra. You wouldn’t want to strip out everything though, because the 1940s white tiles and handsome, chunky ceramic sink and basin are to be coveted. The 81sq m (871sq ft) home is on two floors: the bottom made up of cellars while the top has two bedrooms, a kitchen and bathroom. The house comes with 3.7 acres (1.5 hectares) of woodland.

Price:€160,000

Agent: realpointitaly.com, 0044-8453312812

Portugal: Silver Coast

Three homes share a pool here in a rural location on Portugal’s west-facing Silver Coast above Lisbon. The property is reached via a track through fields where cows, goats and horses graze and it’s a 500m walk to the sea. This home has two bedrooms, a bathroom and terrace on the first floor and an open-plan living room and kitchen downstairs, plus a bathroom and a bedroom/study.

Price: €165,000

Agent: portugalproperty.com, 0044-8000148201

Turkey: Bodrum

This three-storey house is in a complex of villas with views over Kucukbuk Bay. Within is plenty of glazing, including glass-brick walls, offering views through and out, and natural light in. Accommodation includes a bathroom and open-plan kitchen/dining room and living room with double doors opening onto a balcony with sea views. On the other two floors are two bathrooms and three bedrooms, one with a balcony. There is a shared pool and the beach is a five-minute walk away.

Price:€164,000

Agent: spotblue.co.uk, 0044-2083396036