Ireland: Co Roscommon
Estate agent Vincent Egan is seeking €50,000 for this 700 sq m (7,535 sq ft) house on half an acre in Ballinameen, Co Roscommon.
France: Poitou Charentes
Halfway down the French west coast, in the commune of Liglet, this two-bed house overlooks a village square with boules court. Downstairs is a living room, dining room and kitchen. Upstairs are two bedrooms and a bathroom. The back garden is not attached to the house but is just a few steps away. The village features a bakery, a library (with English and French books), walking club, art club and an annual Christmas fair. Poitiers, with its airport and rapid-train service, is just over 60km away.
Price: €49,000
Agent: frenchestateagents.com
Spain: Andalusia
Inland between Murcia and Cordoba, this semi-detached cortijo (Andalucian rural house), sits in deep countryside, in a river valley, yet is close to the villages of Isidores and Castril Granada. It offers simple living, with stone walls and floors and exposed beams. It has a living room with fireplace, kitchen/dining room, three bedrooms and two bathrooms, one of which is pretty with a built-in bath and two circular freestanding basins. There are outbuildings.
Price: €50,000
Agent: Rusticom.co.uk
Portugal: Beira Baixa
In the countryside at Vila Velha de Ródão, equidistant from Porto and Lisbon (about 100 miles), this house is on the east side of Portugal, near Spain. The two-storey, 113 sq m (1,216 sq ft) house is traditional, with tiled floors and whitewashed walls. There is a living room, kitchen and pantry on the ground floor and three bedrooms above, along with a store. The bathroom is in one of the attached outbuildings. Fruit trees in the garden include cherries, pears, figs and olives and there are grape vines too. Castelo Branco city is 15 minutes away.
Price: €48,500
Agent: rightmove.co.uk
Italy: Abruzzo
Half way down Italy and close to the east coast this house is located in the hillside village of Pietranico. Traditional features include the wooden front door, decorative stonework, terrazzo floors and fireplaces. The house is made from local Majella limestone: views take in Mount Majella, Gran Sasso and across the countryside to the sea. On the ground floor is a living room and kitchen. Two bedrooms are on the upper floor and a bathroom is on a mezzanine. Autostrada A25 (to Rome) is 6km.
Price: €50,000
Agent: abruzzomaremonti.com
