Take five for €695,000

Kildare, Crete or Lake Como? Emma Cullinan compares properties at home and abroad

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Greece: Crete

This four-bed villa has generous sea views out to Cape Tersanas and surrounding countryside and is only a short stroll to the beach. On the northwest of the island, the 200sq m villa has its own swimming pool and garden. Interior floors are in marble tiles and timber. All bedrooms have en suites, with the main one opening to a verandah. Living is open-plan with glazed doors to the pool and terrace looking out to sea.
Price: €699,000
Agent: aocrete.com

Italy: Lake Como

Built in the early 1930s this eight-bed, five-bathroom house is between Lake Como and Lake Lugano. The lofty house is on four floors plus attic and cellar, currently divided into apartments. The classic Italianate garden comprises a series of terraces and overlooks wooded hills and valleys. Also outside are parking spaces and a two-car garage. The lakeside village of Argegno is 15 minutes away.
Price: €700,000
Agent: internationalhorizons.co.uk

Madeira: Funchal

Built in the 1920s, this hillside home looks out across year-round flowers in its own garden, down to the capital city of Funchal and the Atlantic Ocean beyond. The inner living space is cosy with a fire and then moves onwards and outwards via a diningroom/ winter garden that opens to the exterior where there is a swimming pool. The 30sq m main suite has great views of the bay as does an upstairs livingroom. The island’s cable car is seven minutes away.
Price: €700,000
Agent: imopalheiro.com

Wed Jan 25 2017 - 12:00

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