What will €195,000 buy in France, Denmark, Italy, Greece or Co Longford?
Ireland: Longford
Number 5 Canal Drive is a
two-bedroom, two-bathroom, end-terrace house
with a C1 Ber walking distance from the train station on the edge of Longford town, with off-street parking. The 99sq m (1065sq ft) property overlooks a green space, has a dual-aspect open-plan kitchen/living/diningroom and is within a couple of minutes of the Royal Canal greenway.
Price:
€197,500
Agent:
Sherry FitzGerald Quinn
France, Limousin, Haute-Vienne, Saint-Laurent-sur-Gorre
France: Haute-Vienne
This
one-bedroom, one-bathroom chalet
with porch, is set on stilts over a carp-stocked lake in Saint-Laurent-sur-Gorre in the Haute-Vienne region of Limousin. Set on more than six acres of mixed forest, with access to two fishing lakes that are licensed until 2042, the renovated property of 50sq m (538sq ft) feels remote but is within walking distance of a village.
Price:
€199,000
Agent:
lakesfrance.com
Kløften 5, Sandersvig, 6100 Haderslev, Denmark
Denmark: Knud Strand
Sandersvig Camping is a seaside site with pitches and timber chalets as well as a snack bar and pizzeria at Knud Strand in southeast Denmark. This
two-bedroom summer chalet
overlooks the water and includes a shed to store sports equipment. It was built in 1962 and extended 25 years ago, and now measures 55sq m (592sq ft) and comes with a wood-burning stove and a covered terrace area of 14sq m (160sq ft).
Price:
€200,364 (DK 1,495,000)
Agent:
mikkelsentoftlund.dk
Italy, Grosseto, Monte Argentario, Porto Santo Stefano
Italy: Grosseto
About 150km south of Florence, in the province of Grosseto on the charming peninsula of Monte Argentario, is a
one-bedroom, own-door studio apartment
on the seafront in the resort of Porto Santo Stefano. Accessed via a set of steps, the main space is broken plan with sea views from the kitchen/livingroom. The unit extends to 45sq m (484sq ft).
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Price:
€189,000
Agent:
lamaisondelite.it
Greece, Patras, Pelekanos
Greece: Patras
Just a block from the coast in the northern suburbs of Greece's third largest city, Patras, this
two-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment
set on the fourth floor of a six-storey building, is well laid out and has a peek-a-boo view of the sea from its 16sq m (12sq ft) balcony. It extends to 80sq m (861sq ft), has an open-plan kitchen/livingroom and two double bedrooms.
Price:
€190,000.
Agent:
spitogatos.gr
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