Take Five For €525,000:

Luxury comes in specified doses with fractional ownership of a four-bedroom, five-bathroom reconstructed farmhouse on an estate…

Luxury comes in specified doses with fractional ownership of a four-bedroom, five-bathroom reconstructed farmhouse on an estate with trees, olive groves and vineyards and an infinity pool. The Castello di Casole estate is near Casole d'Elsa about 15km south of San Gimignano and 40km south of Florence. EMMA CULLINANfinds properties at a similar price in Italy, France, Turkey and Portugal

Italy: Tuscany:

Luxury comes in specified doses with fractional ownership of a four-bedroom, five-bathroom reconstructed farmhouse on an estate with trees, olive groves and vineyards and an infinity pool. The Castello di Casole estate is near Casole d’Elsa about 15km south of San Gimignano and 40km south of Florence.

Price:€547,000

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Agent:aylesford.com, 00-44-207-3512383

Portugal: Algarve:

This four-bedroom villa is in the town of Praia Da Luz. It is 6km from Lagos in the western Algarve and a walk from the sea which can be seen from the first floor. It has a reception room, with terrace accessed through sliding doors, and a kitchen. Downstairs are the bedrooms, two en suite and one with doors opening to the pool.

Price:€535,000

Agent:Knightfrank.com 00-44-207-8611060

France: Calvados:

Live elegantly in this 19th-century Maison de Maître with orangery on over a quarter of an acre of gardens. The house, which is in a small town to the south-east of Cherbourg, has its original features. On the ground floor is a livingroom, diningroom, kitchen, office and shower. The first floor has four bedrooms, the second has three.

Price:€527,000

Agent:Latitudes.co.uk 00-44-208-3874090

Kalkan: Turkey

This four-bed, four-bath villa sits on a hill giving it views of the sea from various positions including two of the bedrooms. Outside is a barbecue area and a private pool surrounded by palms, bougainvillea, lemon trees, and three ancient olive trees. The house is in the Kiziltas neighbourhood, 15 minutes’ walk from Kalkan town.

Price:€502,981

Agent:Spotblue.co.uk, 0044208339 6036

Emma Cullinan

Emma Cullinan

Emma Cullinan, a contributor to The Irish Times, specialises in architecture, design and property