TAKE FIVE FOR €550,000

PF Quirke and Co is seeking €550,000 for Oakengrove in Cahir, Co Tipperary, a three-bedroom equestrian property on 12

PF Quirke and Co is seeking €550,000 for Oakengrove in Cahir, Co Tipperary, a three-bedroom equestrian property on 12.5 acres, with stables and an outdoor school. EMMA CULLINANfinds properties at a similar price in Italy, France, Portugal and Turkey

Portugal: Albufeira

This four-bedroom, four-bathroom farmhouse is in the village of Paderne, which has a church at its heart and a cobbled square, planted with blue jacaranda trees. The garden contains a pool and covered dining area. There is guest accommodation attached. The beach is 15 minutes’ drive away, golf is 10 minutes away and Faro Airport takes 20 minutes to reach.

Price: €550,000

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Agent: Portugal property.com, 0044-800-0148201

Turkey: Kalkan

This 175sq m three-bedroom, four-bathroom villa is on its own land on the south coast. On the first of three floors, there are two bedrooms and two bathrooms, one with a Jacuzzi, and a kitchenette. Above this is a livingroom, open-plan kitchen and balcony. The top floor has a bedroom and bathroom. The roof terrace offers great views not least of the sea, 70m away.

Price: €567,101

Agent: spotblue.co.uk, 0044-2083396036

France: Dordogne

A river runs almost through this 18th- century mill house with gîte and more than an acre of land. The 350sq m (3,767sq ft) house has an entrance hall with fireplace, large living cum diningroom with river views, study, kitchen and wc on the ground floor. Above are three bedrooms with en suites. On the third floor is a 70sq m (753sq ft) room. It is 20km from Périgueux.

Price: €556,000

Agent: latitudes.co.uk,

0044-2083874090

Italy: Le Marche

Oak and cypress trees surround this farmhouse on a hill near the historical city of Macerata in the north east of the country. On the ground floor of the two-storey house is a livingroom with fireplace, a kitchen and a bathroom.

On the first floor is the main bedroom with en suite bathroom, two bedrooms and a family bathroom.

Price: €500,000

Agent:0044-8452297057, homesinitaly.co.uk

Emma Cullinan

Emma Cullinan

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