One Stop Properties is seeking €950,000 for this six-bedroom semi at Bishops Court, two miles from Waterford city. EMMA CULLINANfinds properties at a similar price in France, Africa, Italy and Spain

France: Indre et Loire

There are 25 rooms in this 15th- and 18th-century chateau and its two wings and tower. These include 10 bedrooms and five receptions. The castle is in Touraine, south of Tours, in the Loire region, renowned for its chateaux. It comes with 17 acres (7.2 hectares) of parkland and meadow dotted with outbuildings and a 19th-century chapel.

Price: €1,059,800

Agent: latitudes.co.uk, 00-44-20-83874090

Africa: Mauritius

This two-bedroom villa is on a former sugar plantation whose landscape is now filled with tropical plants. This scheme, known as Villas Valriche, is in the Savanne region of Mauritius. The 288-home scheme (some under construction), is on 525 acres and is set around a golf course. The villa comes with an infinity pool.

Price: $1.439 million (€1.1 million)

Agent: Cluttonsresorts.com, 00-44-20-75843050

Spain: Ibiza

There are sea views from this modern Mediterranean villa sitting in the hills behind Santa Eulalia, which has a long sandy beach and is 21km from the airport. Accommodation includes four bedrooms, two reception rooms and three bathrooms. The house is in a cul-de-sac and has a swimming pool in its enclosed garden. There is a garage too. Price: €995,000

Agent: knightfrank.com, 00-44-20-76298171

Italy Umbria

This six-bedroom, six-bathroom stone farmhouse on a hillside is divided into two apartments (one without a kitchen). One is on the upper ground level and has three bedrooms, all en suite. There is a sitting room with stairs to an open-plan area. The apartment at lower ground level has two sitting rooms, a kitchen/dining area, two bedrooms and a bathroom.

Price: €1 million. Agent: Cluttonsitaly.com, 00-39-75-8450100