Sherry FitzGerald Armstrong is seeking €175,000 for this three-bedroom bungalow at Cullentragh, Mountnugent, Co Cavan. EMMA CULLINANfinds properties at a similar price in Menorca, France, Italy and England

FRANCE: Herault

This former wine domaine, Chateau Les Carrasses, is to be transformed into 28 homes costing from €207,000 with pool and tennis courts. The project will use natural materials and work with stone facades, exposed beams and views of vineyards, Canal Du Midi and Pyrenees beyond. Completion due July 2011.

Price: €207,000 to €608,450

Agent: Latitudes 0044 20 8951 5155

SPAIN: Menorca

A terraced house in a complex of 12 properties with communal pool and gardens in Addaya, Menorca. Has three double bedrooms with fitted wardrobes, and a fourth bedroom or storage room, bathroom, shower room, lounge/diner with fireplace, refurbished kitchen, terrace with barbecue and roof terrace with sea views.

Price: €200,000

Agent: Bonnin Sanso 00 34 971 35 04 05

ENGLAND: Dorset

Two and three-bedroom holiday homes in an eco-friendly scheme of seven lodges and four barn conversions near Sherborne and half a mile from the village of Bradford Abbas. Set on 2.9 acres surrounded by fields and approached off country lanes down a long private drive.

Price: £135,000- £295,000 (€157,335- €343,832)

Agent: Knight Frank Sherborne 0044 1935 812236

ITALY: Lucca

Restored stone house in ancient village on three floors. Cellars are on the ground floor. The first floor has a livingroom with fireplace and kitchen/dining area with access to a balcony with views over the mountains. On the second floor there are two double bedrooms and a bathroom. The third floor is a loft space.

Price: €210,000

Agent: Geocasanet Immobiliare 0039 0583 807008