Lisney is seeking €2.3 million for 1 Vergemount Hall, a four-bedroom Victorian semi-detached house off Clonskeagh Road, Dublin 6. Kate McMorrow finds properties for a similar price in Spain, France, the UK and Italy

SPAIN: Costa del Sol

In Guadalmina, a quiet coastal area beyond San Pedro, where everyone is flocking to from crowded Puerto Banus, a six-bed, five-bath traditional-style villa. Built to a high specification, with a very smart kitchen, air-conditioning, Jacuzzi, private pool and lush gardens

Price: 2.25 million

Agent: Costa del Sol Estates 1800 467 467

FRANCE: Dordogne

An hour from Bordeaux and close to a medieval village, a 14-bedroom chateau on a 30-hectare domaine. Also 14 bathrooms, 33 guest bungalows, seven conference rooms, a caretaker's house, two tennis courts, a pool and orangery

Price: 2.3 million

Agent: J Francois May 0033 450 02 9441

ITALY: Tuscany

Casa dello Zoppo is on the ridge of a hill overlooking the rolling countryside south of Cetona. The restored stone farmhouse has four bedrooms, a beautifully landscaped garden with automatic irrigation, a swimming pool and 800 olive trees

Price: 2.2 million

Agent: Knight Frank 0044 20 7861 1057

THE UK: Norfolk

An historic moated house near Wymondham on 34.3 acres - the original house was mentioned in the Doomsday Book. Includes nine bedrooms, four reception rooms, a two-bed apartment and three-bed cottage. Also a tennis court, loose-boxes and paddocks

Price: 2.24 million

Agent: Bidwells 0033 1603 763939 and Knight Frank 0033 20 7269 8171