Houses For Sale In Europe (page 2)

This stone house for sale in Dordogne sits in a quiet hamlet near Varaignes, with three bedrooms, a barn and 3,415 m² of land. The house has 88 m² of living space on two floors, and the plot is big enough for a vegetable garden, a small orchard or just a lot of grass to roll a mower over. It is in good condition, so you can move in first and decide on projects later. The asking price is €165,400. ### The House: Three Bedrooms on Two Floors You come in through an entrance hall that leads to the living room, which is the natural place for a wood-stove evening or a long Sunday lunch with the door open in summer. The kitchen is on the same floor. So are a bedroom, a shower room and a separate WC. That ground-floor bedroom is handy. Guests, parents or anyone who would rather skip the stairs can sleep there without sharing a floor with everyone else. Upstairs, a landing opens onto two more bedrooms, which gives the family or visiting friends a quiet sleeping floor of their own. The walls are old local stone, the kind of country house in Dordogne that looks right in the landscape and stays cooler when the summer heat arrives. ### Land, Barn and Open Views The plot covers 3,415 m² and is laid out as a garden around the house. Beyond the boundary there is open Périgord countryside, and nothing blocks the outlook. Morning coffee outside here means fields and trees, not a neighbour's wall. A detached barn stands on the land. Right now it works for storage, garden equipment or a workshop. Some buyers will see a conversion project in it, for a guest cottage or studio. Any change of use needs planning permission, so check with the local mairie before you plan anything. A plot this size also means upkeep. If you only use the h ... click here to read more

This country home for sale in Kløfta sits on 8,945 m² of land beside the forest, under 15 minutes by car from Oslo Airport Gardermoen. The house dates from around 1900 and has 161 m² of living space, four bedrooms and room to spread out. It is a renovation project, so it suits a buyer who likes to work on a house and see it come together. The reward is a large, private plot within commuting distance of Oslo. That is hard to find in this part of Akershus. ### The Country Home and Its 8,945 m² Plot The plot is roughly 2.2 acres, with open fields on one side and forest as the closest neighbour. Step out of the door and you are on your own land, with no row of garden fences in sight. The garden gives you space for vegetable beds, fruit trees or a proper lawn. A 10 m² balcony/terrace looks over the surrounding countryside, a good spot for morning coffee before the day starts. The land is classified as LNFR, which covers agriculture, nature and outdoor recreation. In practice that keeps the surroundings open and quiet. It also limits what can be built, so any plans for extra buildings or animals should be checked with the municipality first. The main building is a leisure home (hytte) spread over two floors, with six rooms in total. Each floor has its own entrance, and the upper one is reached by an external staircase of steel and wood. That layout could work for a family with grandparents or grown-up children, or for a self-contained second unit. Any rental use would need to meet municipal rules. ### A Renovation Project: What to Expect The house is sold as-is and needs comprehensive renovation. You could restore the old structure with respect for its age, or modernise it to your own taste. The building is registered i ... click here to read more

This 3-bedroom villa for sale in Sagra, Costa Blanca, has a private pool, an outdoor kitchen and a games room on a 521 m² plot. Built in 2010 and updated by the current owners, it stands in a quiet village in northern Alicante province, a short drive from the market town of Orba and about 30 minutes from the coast at Dénia. The layout suits a permanent move, a holiday home in Costa Blanca or a rental investment. You get three double bedrooms, two shower rooms, 137 m² of living space and an outdoor setup built for long lunches that run into the evening. ### The Villa: Three Bedrooms Over Two Floors An electric gate opens onto a generous driveway with off-road parking, and a separate pedestrian gate means you never have to open the big one for a quick walk out. A path runs around the house to the front door. Inside, a glass-enclosed staircase with a stainless steel balustrade rises from the entrance hall, which gives the house a clean, modern feel from the first step. The living room has a pellet-burning stove for cooler winter evenings and a small workstation under the stairs, handy if you work remotely. French doors lead to the enclosed naya, set up as a dining room with a view over the back garden and pool. The separate kitchen is well equipped: fitted units, twin integrated electric ovens (one of them a steam oven), an induction hob, an under-counter fridge and a separate freezer. Behind it, the utility room holds a second fridge-freezer, the washing machine and the gas boiler for heating and hot water. The double bedroom on the ground floor has fitted wardrobes, air conditioning and its own shower room, which works well for visiting family or anyone who would rather avoid stairs. Upstairs are two more double bedr ... click here to read more

This farmhouse for sale in Palmela, south of Lisbon, has 587 m² of living space and almost 1.5 hectares of land. Four bedrooms and five bathrooms mean a family and a couple of guest households can share the place without queueing for a shower. The condition is good, so the question is less what needs doing first and more when you can move in. Rural houses of this size are uncommon this close to the capital, and the land is what sets this one apart from the apartments and townhouses most buyers compare it with. ### The Farmhouse and Its 1.5 Hectares The plot measures 14,920 m². That is a lot of room by the standards of the Lisbon peninsula, where land tends to be scarce and expensive. You could keep it simple and low-maintenance, or put it to work with orchard trees, vines, a vegetable garden or space for animals. The listing doesn't describe what is currently planted or built on the land, so ask for a site plan and walk the boundaries on your viewing. Inside, 587 m² is spread over four bedrooms and five bathrooms. Having more bathrooms than bedrooms is a practical bonus if you host often, whether that is grown-up children, friends for the summer or visiting relatives. The property is described as being in good condition, which usually means you can use the house first and plan any updates around your own schedule. Check the roof, electrics and plumbing as you would with any rural property of this size. ### Living in Palmela: Castle, Wine and the Setúbal Peninsula Palmela is best known for its hilltop castle, which looks over the Setúbal peninsula and, on a clear day, far beyond. The town sits in one of Portugal's long-established wine areas, and Moscatel de Setúbal and the local reds are easy to find in nearby cell ... click here to read more

This house for sale in Diepenheim, Overijssel, sits on a 1,610 m² wooded plot at the edge of a quiet recreational park. Built in 1967 as a detached semi-bungalow, it has three bedrooms, 83 m² of living space and a garden so private that the main sound is birdsong. The house is not permitted for permanent residence, so it suits weekends, seasonal stays and long holidays. If you want a holiday home in Overijssel with real space around it, this is worth a close look. ### The House and Its 1,610 m² Garden The plot is the main attraction. The house stands at the edge of the small residential park 'Kagelinksbos', between Diepenheim and Hengevelde, with mature trees on one side and open fields on the other. The garden is laid out for low maintenance, which matters when you only visit part of the year. You get the woodland feel without a weekly battle with the lawn. The terrace looks over the trees and the countryside beyond. It is the kind of spot where you drink your morning coffee with no traffic in earshot. The land is held in full ownership. There is also a detached garage or shed of about 13 m² with a pitched roof, plus an attached carport for the car, bikes and garden tools. ### Inside: Living Room, Kitchen and Three Bedrooms A covered entrance leads into a roomy hallway with a staircase and a storage closet. The living room comes next, with a wood-burning stove and a run of large windows facing the garden. In winter you can sit by the stove and watch the bare trees. In summer the windows frame the green. The half-open kitchen was renovated in 2010. It has a gas hob, extractor hood, fridge and combination microwave. The dishwasher is new, fitted in 2024. Since the kitchen opens onto the living area, whoever is cooki ... click here to read more

This bungalow for sale in Diever sits on 582 m² at the edge of the Drents-Friese Wold National Park, with forest right outside the door. Built in 1965, it is a compact detached house with 59 m² of living space, two bedrooms and a woodland garden that needs little upkeep. Think of it as a forest cottage you can lock up and leave, then return to for a weekend of walking, cycling and quiet. It is sold as a recreational property, and the section on buying explains what that means in practice. ### The House: Layout, Heating and Attic You enter through a central hallway. Off it are the meter cupboard, the first bedroom, a separate toilet and the bathroom, which has a walk-in shower, a washbasin unit, mechanical ventilation and a window for daylight. A hatch leads up to the attic. It has a standing height of about 2 metres, it is walkable, and it houses the central heating boiler. An extra bedroom or hobby room is a realistic idea for the next owner, subject to the usual permits. At the end of the hallway is a simple, closed kitchen with a gas stove and a built-in fridge. It opens into the living room, where large windows and French doors face the terrace. The second bedroom, the larger of the two, leads off the living room and has two big windows onto the garden. Radiators heat the house, and it has double glazing and ceiling insulation. The condition is good, and the total volume is 305 m³. On the terrace side there is an indoor storage room with double wooden doors. It is the obvious place for bicycles, garden cushions and muddy boots after a day in the woods. ### A Woodland Garden Beside the Drents-Friese Wold The 582 m² plot is laid out as a low-maintenance woodland garden, so you spend your weekends walking rather t ... click here to read more

This stone house for sale in Dordogne sits in Busserolles, in the Périgord Vert, with an 867 m² plot, a barn and a second cottage to restore. At €23,000 it suits a buyer who wants real work to do and something entirely their own at the end of it. The main house is a terraced stone building with one bedroom and about 55 m² of living space. The rooms are already laid out. Around it you get a barn, a separate small house and close to 900 m² of land. That combination is rare at this price, and so is the amount of work that comes with it, so read on before you book flights. ### The Stone House and Its 867 m² Plot Inside the main house, the ground floor holds an entrance, a kitchen, a living room, a bedroom and a shower room with toilet. It is a simple, workable plan for one or two people, and the listing also mentions a balcony. Picture coffee up there on a summer morning, looking over the Périgord Vert countryside. Above the living space is an attic of about 43 m². It is the obvious place to add a second bedroom or a bigger sleeping area if you want to host family. Next to the house stands a 44 m² barn. Buyers in this part of France use barns as workshops, storage for tools and bikes, or as a future extension, subject to the usual permissions. The plot of 867 m² is enough for a vegetable garden, a terrace for long lunches and parking, without becoming a weekend of mowing. ### The Second House: Gîte or Guest House Potential The plot includes an independent house of about 33 m². It needs complete renovation, so treat it as a second phase rather than a bonus you can use next summer. Once restored, it could work as a guest house for visitors or as a small gîte. The Dordogne is one of the most visited rural regions in Fra ... click here to read more

This single-storey house for sale in Puymoyen sits at the end of a cul-de-sac, a few minutes from Angoulême, on a 1,630 m² plot that could be divided. Living on one level matters more than it sounds. There are no stairs to climb with the shopping, it suits older relatives, and it is easy to lock up and leave for a few weeks. At 131 m² this is a family-size home, and at €251,300 it comes with far more land than most houses near a city of this size. ### The House: 131 m² on One Level The living space is generous. A separate living room and a lounge mean one can be the everyday room while the other stays quiet for guests or evenings with a book. The kitchen is fitted, so you can move in without a first-week shopping list of appliances. Three bedrooms share a shower room, with a separate WC. The insulated, tiled garage is the flexible space. It could become a fourth bedroom or a home office, which is useful if you work remotely or want a guest room with its own door. As with any conversion, check the planning rules with the local mairie before you commit. The practical work has been done. The windows are double glazed throughout, a heat pump was installed recently, and the house is connected to mains drainage, so there is no septic tank to inspect or maintain. ### The Garden, Double Garage and a Possible Second Plot The garden is large and fully enclosed, so children and dogs can run free without you checking the gate. There is room for a vegetable patch, a terrace for long lunches, or all of it left as lawn. A detached double garage gives you covered parking for two cars, or a workshop and storage for garden tools and bikes. The plot is also a possibility. The seller points out that it could be split in two, with tw ... click here to read more

This chalet for sale in Dokka, Innlandet, is a 1968 cabin with a guest annex, 28 m² terrace and a 637 m² freehold plot set back from the road. At 39,800 euros it is a small, honest Norwegian cabin: 33 m² indoors, two bedrooms split between a main cabin and a separate annex, and a garden with room for children to run around. You leave the car by the road, walk about 50 metres along a footpath, and the noise of everything else drops away. ### The Cabin, the Annex and the Outbuildings The compound is made up of several small buildings rather than one big one, and that is what makes it flexible. The main cabin starts with a proper Norwegian entrance hall (a vindfang) where boots and wet jackets can stay out of the living space. Beyond it you find a kitchen, a living room with a fireplace and a bedroom. Large windows in the living room bring in daylight and look out over the surrounding landscape. A few steps away stands the annex, which has its own combined kitchen and living area and a separate bedroom. Guests or extended family can have their own space, and nobody has to queue for the one kettle. Two outbuildings and an outdoor toilet complete the set. The outbuildings are useful for firewood, tools, bikes and fishing gear, and some owners might turn one into a workshop or hobby room. The cabin was built in 1968 and is listed in good condition. The indoor area is 33 m² (BRA-i), with a further 40 m² of external usable area (BRA-e), making 73 m² of built area in total. ### Terrace, Garden and a 637 m² Freehold Plot Most of the living here happens outdoors. The terrace measures 28 m², big enough for a long dinner table and a few deck chairs, and it is where morning coffee tastes best on a clear day. Around it, the 637 m ... click here to read more

This house for sale in Ljugarn on Gotland comes with a neighbouring plot that already has preliminary building permission. That second plot changes what the purchase can be. Keep it as extra garden, build a guest cottage, or give a grown-up child their own place next door. The main house dates from 1957, has four bedrooms and 115 m² of living space, and sits on a 1,893 m² lot a short distance from the Baltic. It needs updating, so it suits a buyer who wants to shape it rather than move straight into a finished interior. ### The House: 115 m² Plus a 65 m² Basement Built in 1957 as a winterized holiday home (a vinterbonat fritidshus in Swedish), the house has six rooms in total. You come in through a hallway that opens onto the living room, with the dining area right beside it. The four bedrooms are on the main floor, and the source describes large windows looking onto the garden. The kitchen works as it is, but it is clearly the room with the most scope for a new layout and fittings. Downstairs, the basement adds about 65 m² of extra space, including a den (gillestuga) and a bathroom. Think of it as a TV room, a home office or a place for visiting friends to retreat. There is one bathroom in the house, so anyone planning to rent it out or host big family summers may want to look at that early. The structure is solid and the proportions are generous, which is a good starting point for a renovation. A 1950s Gotland house rewards a sensible, step-by-step approach: update the kitchen and bathroom first, then decide what to do with the rest. ### Garden, Greenhouse and the Extra Building Plot The garden has several mature fruit trees and a patio for summer barbecues and morning coffee. A small greenhouse extends the grow ... click here to read more

This 4-bedroom villa for sale in Boliqueime, Algarve, stands on a fenced 1,150 m² plot with a heated pool, a short drive from Vilamoura. Inland, the pace is quieter than on the coast, yet the marina, the golf courses and the sand at Quarteira are all within easy reach. The house is in good condition, with 275 m² of living space, three en-suite bedrooms and a garden that already has its irrigation system in place. ### A 275 m² Villa Built Around Natural Light The living area is open plan. The fully equipped kitchen runs into the dining and sitting areas, and large glass doors open onto a terrace overlooking the pool and garden. You can cook with the doors open and still be part of whatever is happening outside. There are four bedrooms. Three are en suite, and the fourth room is flexible: use it as a bedroom, a home office or a games room. A separate guest bathroom brings the total to four, so a full house in August does not mean queueing. A laundry room that doubles as an equipped pantry, plus several storage spaces, keeps clutter out of the main rooms. Comfort is covered in every season. Air conditioning runs throughout, the tiled areas have underfloor heating for the cooler months, and a high-efficiency 275-litre heat pump supplies hot water. ### Garden, Heated Pool and Terrace The garden is fully fenced, mature and partly lawned, which gives the plot real privacy. A recently installed automatic irrigation system handles the watering, a useful detail if the house stands empty for part of the year. The pool is heated, so the swimming season stretches well beyond high summer, and an outdoor shower sits nearby for rinsing off before you go inside. The large terrace is set up for dining and lounging, with open views. ... click here to read more

This house for sale in Charente is a stone barn near Grassac with 190 m² of space, a 2,300 m² plot and half its roof already redone. It sits in a quiet hamlet, and at 56,700 EUR it is priced for someone ready to take on a conversion. ### A House for Sale in Charente Priced as a Project Let's be straight about what this is. It is not a finished home. It is a solid stone shell with a lot of room to work with. The condition is rated good and the roof is partly new, but the layout, the fit-out and the connections are still yours to plan. At this price you get 190 m² under cover and more than 2,300 m² of land, and that ratio is the whole appeal. ### The Stone Barn and Its Outbuilding The main building is a traditional stone barn with roughly 160 m² of floor space. Barns give you something a standard house never will: volume, thick walls and the freedom to decide where every room goes. The listing points to three realistic uses: a primary residence, a second home, or a rental project. An adjoining building of about 40 m² completes the property. It could become a studio, a workshop or a home office, which is handy if you want to live in one part while you work on the other. ### Roof, Utilities and Renovation Scope The roof is the expensive part of any barn, and here half of it has been completely redone. The other half is described as in very good condition. That removes the biggest unknown for many buyers. What remains is the conversion itself. The utilities still need to be connected, so ask early where the nearest supplies are and what bringing them to the building will cost. Turning a barn into a dwelling normally requires planning permission for a change of use, so check with the local mairie before you commit to p ... click here to read more

This five-bedroom villa for sale in Mijas sits on a 780 m² plot with a private pool and open views across the surrounding hills and countryside. It suits buyers who want space and quiet without losing half the day in the car: Fuengirola and Mijas Golf are about 10 to 15 minutes away, and the sea is not much further. ### The Villa: 328 m² Over Two Floors The house has 328 m² of living space arranged over a ground floor and a first floor, with five bedrooms and five bathrooms. That ratio matters. Every bedroom works as a proper guest room, and nobody queues for a shower when family and friends arrive in August. Views open up from both levels, so the hills are part of the day whether you are making breakfast or heading up to bed. The interior is in good condition and the villa is sold fully furnished. For a buyer living abroad, that removes a lot of the usual early work: no furnishing a house from a distance, no waiting on deliveries. You can check the details with your own advisers, arrive and settle in. A private garage keeps the car under cover. ### Pool, Garden and Terrace in the Mijas Countryside Outside, the private garden and swimming pool take up much of the plot. A large terrace faces the open countryside, and there is a separate raised area plus a balcony for anyone who prefers a different angle on the same landscape. Picture coffee on the terrace in the morning, a swim before lunch and a last drink on the elevated spot while the hills go dark. The Mediterranean climate of the Costa del Sol means a good part of the year can be spent outdoors. With 780 m² there is room for a long table, sun loungers and a garden that does not feel squeezed. A pool and garden need regular care, particularly if you only live he ... click here to read more

This detached villa for sale in Orihuela Costa has four bedrooms, 74 m² of terraces and a communal pool, all in the quiet Lomas de Don Juan area. Built in 2006 and in good condition, it comes furnished and equipped with household appliances, so you can arrive with a suitcase and start using it. The beach is about 2.5 km away, which puts it close enough for a short drive to the sand but far enough to keep the street quiet. ### The Villa: 133 m² Plus 74 m² of Terraces The house has 133 m² of total built area, of which 101 m² is usable living space. The more striking figure is the outdoor space: 74 m² of terraces, which is a lot for a home of this size. On the Costa Blanca, where you eat outside for much of the year, that counts for more than an extra reception room would. There are four bedrooms and two bathrooms. That layout works for a family, for two couples sharing a holiday, or for a household that wants a spare room for a home office. One of the bedrooms opens directly onto a private 12 m² terrace with open views. It is the kind of spot where you would take a first coffee in the sun before the day gets going. Hot and cold air conditioning is installed, which matters in a Spanish summer and is just as welcome on a cool January evening. Parking for two vehicles is inside the plot, so there is no hunting for a space on the street. ### Living in Lomas de Don Juan Lomas de Don Juan is a quiet, established residential area of Orihuela Costa. It is not a resort strip, and it is not an isolated development either. The villa sits within a residential complex that has a communal swimming pool and landscaped green areas. You get a pool to cool off in without having to look after one, which many second-home owners find th ... click here to read more

This villa for sale in Los Alcázares has three bedrooms, 162 m² of living space and a communal pool, on the Mar Menor coast of Murcia. The listing describes it as waterfront and places it in Lo Pagán, one of the best-known stretches of the lagoon. The plot is a compact 154 m², so this is a house you can lock up and leave without worrying about a big garden. It is in good condition and has air conditioning, with enough bedrooms for guests. That makes it workable as a second home in Spain, a permanent base or a rental investment. ### The House and Its Layout The villa has three bedrooms and two bathrooms across 162 m² of living area. For a family, that means a bedroom each with one spare. For two couples sharing a week, it means nobody queues for the shower at eight in the morning. The living area is slightly larger than the plot. That usually points to accommodation spread over more than one level, so confirm the exact layout and floor plan on a viewing. The property is sold in good condition, and the listing mentions no major works. As with any resale, ask for the latest maintenance records and utility bills before you decide. ### Communal Pool and Air Conditioning The pool is communal, not private. You get the swim without the cleaning, the chemicals or the winter cover. The trade-off is community fees and shared rules on opening hours, so ask the agent for the current annual figure and what it covers. Summers in Murcia region are properly hot, with July and August regularly above 30°C. Central air conditioning is a real asset here. It also makes the house easier to rent out in high season, since guests tend to ask about it first. ### Living Near the Mar Menor in Los Alcázares The Mar Menor is the largest saltw ... click here to read more

This 1840 house for sale in Charente-Maritime stands in Matha, with 481 m² of living space, a guest house and a walled garden of about 2,500 m². It is a big house, and it was built to be used. Seven bedrooms, four bathrooms and twelve rooms in all give a large family space to spread out, or a sound base for a small guest-accommodation business. The renovation is done and the condition is good, so you would be moving in rather than starting a building project. Wooden floors, fireplaces and old doors from the nineteenth century are still in place. ### The House and Its Walled Garden The main house has 481 m² on its floors. The reception room is accessible for people with reduced mobility, which matters if parents or grandparents will be staying. There is also a games room, a useful place for teenagers or a wet afternoon. The outbuildings add storage and workshop space, and a carport shelters cars and a motorhome. Outside, the enclosed grounds cover about 2,500 m² (2,507 m² on the plot data). A wall surrounds the landscaped garden, so children and dogs have room to play without you worrying about the road. A separate guest house stands in the grounds. Visiting friends get a door of their own, and you could also use it for a gîte or a self-contained apartment for a relative. ### Living in Matha, Between Cognac and Saintes Matha is a working small town in the Charente-Maritime department, in the Poitou-Charentes area. The house is within walking distance of shops and schools, which is uncommon for a property with this much land. You can fetch bread and the paper on foot and still sit in a garden that feels private. The town sits roughly in a triangle with Saintes and Cognac. Saintes has Roman remains and a pleasant riv ... click here to read more

This detached bungalow for sale in Lanaken sits on a 2,561 m² plot at the edge of a forest in the Zilverkust area, with 300 m² on one level. Built in 1991 and in good condition, it has four bedrooms, two bathrooms and a garden big enough that you stop noticing the neighbours. There is not a single staircase to think about, and the Dutch city of Maastricht is a short drive away. ### The Bungalow: 300 m² on One Level You come in through an entrance hall with built-in cloakroom cabinets and a separate guest toilet. From there the hallway opens into the main living area, where large double-glazed windows bring in plenty of daylight. A sitting area connects to the living room and has a custom-made bookcase and a TV connection. It is a natural spot for a winter evening with a book. The kitchen is fully equipped, with Neff, Bora and Atag appliances. It has an induction hob with integrated extractor, a dishwasher and a breakfast island with a worktop, so the cook is not shut away from the household. Next to it is a utility room with an American-style refrigerator and connections for a washing machine and dryer. There are four bedrooms, one of them currently used as an office. Three have built-in wardrobes. The master suite adds a walk-in closet and an en-suite bathroom with a double sink, walk-in shower, bathtub and toilet. A second bathroom with a bathtub and bathroom furniture serves the other bedrooms. ### Garden, Garage and Outbuildings The plot is the real headline. At 2,561 m² it leaves room for lawns, planting, a play area or simply a long stretch of quiet between you and the road. The house is oriented so the garden catches sun and stays private through the day. The double garage has a sectional door, and beside i ... click here to read more

Ground-floor apartment for sale in Orihuela Costa with golf course views, a glazed veranda and two private gardens at Golf Lo Romero. It has two bedrooms and two bathrooms, with 77 m² inside and a covered terrace that takes the usable area to roughly 92 m². Built in 2022 and bought new in 2023, it is in good condition and ready to move into, with the asking price set at €289,950. The owner has put real thought into the outdoor space, and that is what separates this flat from the standard new-build on the Costa Blanca. A ground-floor home with its own front and rear garden is easy to live in. You step out of the living room with a coffee, and you don't wait for a lift. ### The Apartment and Its 149 m² Plot Inside, the layout is open-plan and bright. The kitchen is fully equipped, with a large fridge, built-in dishwasher, hob and oven, and a black glass splashback that keeps the look clean and modern. Two extra storage cupboards mean you won't be hunting for places to put suitcases and beach gear. Both bedrooms have generous built-in wardrobes. Both bathrooms have a shower with a sliding glass door, so guests or family never need to queue. Hot and cold air conditioning can be set room by room, which matters when one person wants a cool bedroom in August and another wants a warm living room in January. The plot totals 149 m². The front and rear gardens are laid with low-maintenance artificial grass, so there is nothing to mow or water while you are away. That suits anyone planning to lock up and leave for a few weeks. ### A Glazed Veranda You Can Use All Year The covered terrace is the feature most buyers will remember. The owner has added a four-metre-wide glass curtain and extra upper windows, so the veranda can be ... click here to read more

This three-bedroom villa for sale in Orihuela Costa has a private rooftop solarium with panoramic sea views, a short walk from Villamartín Plaza. It is a detached house arranged over three levels, with 160 m² of living space on a 298 m² plot, in one of the best-established residential areas of the southern Costa Blanca. At €299,950 it suits a family relocating to Spain, a couple wanting a base for golf and sunshine, or a buyer looking for a rental-ready holiday home. ### The Villa: Three Levels and a Rooftop Solarium The living room is the main room downstairs, and the source describes it as bright and filled with natural light. The kitchen is separate and modern, with a dishwasher, so cooking smells and clutter stay out of the sitting area. A utility area next door takes the washing machine and gives you extra storage, which matters more than people expect once you live somewhere full-time. There are three bedrooms and two bathrooms, enough for a family or for friends who visit often. Because the layout runs over three levels, bedrooms and living space are naturally separated, and guests are not on top of each other. Then there is the roof. The private solarium has panoramic views of the sea, and it is the feature that sets this villa apart from most houses in this price bracket. Picture coffee up there in the morning and a drink in the evening while the sky changes colour. The villa also has several other outdoor areas for eating outside or sitting in the sun, and a swimming pool is listed among its features. ### Living in Villamartín, Orihuela Costa Villamartín is a lived-in neighbourhood rather than a resort that empties out in winter. Bars, restaurants, shops and everyday services are within walking distance, ... click here to read more

This house for sale in Hoogstraten has seven bedrooms, a private pool and 33 solar panels with a 40 kWh battery on a 954 m² plot in Meerle. It stands on a quiet dead-end street among other detached homes, with forest close by. Built in 1986 and renovated in 1997, it is a large family house in good condition. ### The House: 304 m² of Family Space You step into a tall, open hallway with a spiral staircase, and the house opens up from there. The living room is open-plan, with big windows facing the garden and a Flam wood-burning stove glazed on three sides. A dining area sits next to it. The kitchen is separate but open, with a central cooking island, built-in appliances and a small dining nook for everyday breakfasts. Sliding doors lead from the living area straight onto the covered terrace. Three bedrooms are on the ground floor, which gives you options: guest rooms, a home office, a playroom, or a bedroom for a relative who prefers to avoid stairs. This level also has a bathroom with a bathtub and double washbasin, a separate toilet, a laundry room with washing machine connections and a storage room with built-in cabinets. Upstairs there is a generous landing and four more bedrooms. The master suite has a walk-in closet and air conditioning, and another bedroom looks out over the garden. The upstairs bathroom has a jacuzzi bathtub, a closed shower, a toilet and a double washbasin. Dormer windows bring extra light to this floor. A small utility room holds the heating system and an additional electric boiler, and it gives access to the attic for storage. ### Garden, Pool and Covered Terrace The plot is 954 m². There is a large front garden and a private rear garden with a swimming pool and a garden shed. The covered ... click here to read more

This single-storey house for sale in Charente, in Mornac near Angoulême, has a 3.10 m ceiling living room, a veranda and an 810 m² fenced plot. Built in 2002 and extended with a veranda in 2010, it is in good condition and ready to live in. It has two bedrooms, 94 m² of living space and no stairs. At 199,000 EUR it suits anyone who wants a low-effort home in the French countryside, as a main residence, a second home in France or a rental. ### A Single-Storey House for Sale in Charente The living room is the first thing you notice. The 3.10 m ceiling makes it feel larger than its floor area suggests. The fitted and equipped kitchen is open to it, so whoever is cooking stays part of the conversation. A fireplace with an insert takes care of cold evenings, and air conditioning deals with the hottest weeks of July and August. The veranda, added in 2010, is a bright extra room. Use it as a winter lounge, a reading corner or a second dining table when guests come. Light fills it for most of the day. Both bedrooms have a dressing room, a practical detail in a house of this size. The bathroom has a walk-in shower finished in natural stone. The layout is simple and everything is on one level, so there is nothing to rework and no space wasted on corridors. ### The 810 m² Plot, Terrace and Electric Gate The whole plot is fenced and closed by an electric gate. You can drive in, shut the gate behind you and be private straight away. If you plan to use the house as a holiday home in Charente and be away for weeks at a time, that security makes leaving much easier. A tiled terrace of 74 m² runs alongside the house, and the property data also lists a balcony. The terrace is large enough for a proper outdoor table and a few lounge ... click here to read more

This house for sale in Twist, Lower Saxony, was renovated in 2024 and backs directly onto forest, a few kilometres from the Dutch border. It is a detached family home from 2001 with 127 m² of living space, three bedrooms and a 693 m² plot. The renovation was thorough: new kitchen, new bathroom, new heating boiler, fresh plaster and new flooring. The previous owners have done the work, so you can move in and start using it. For buyers who work or have family in the Netherlands, or who want a second home in Germany with room to spare, the location is as practical as the house. ### The House: 127 m² Renovated from 2024 You enter through a proper hallway with a staircase, a storage cupboard under the stairs and a renewed guest toilet. The living room is bright, with a bay window and French doors that open straight onto the terrace. On a dry evening you can leave them open and the room becomes part of the garden. The kitchen is closed off from the living room and fitted with a new unit and built-in appliances. Next to it are two utility rooms, which give you plenty of storage and a direct route to the carport. Unloading the shopping in the rain takes about ten seconds. Upstairs are three bedrooms, one of them with its own balcony for the morning sun. The bathroom is the most heavily upgraded room in the house. It has a large walk-in shower, a bathtub, a second toilet, a vanity unit, a bidet, a designer radiator and underfloor heating. Above that, a retractable staircase leads to a large attic, useful for suitcases, seasonal gear and everything you don't need weekly. The new Bosch central heating boiler, installed in 2024, is also up there. ### Energy Label B and What Was Renewed The house is fully insulated, including ... click here to read more

This farmhouse for sale in Santiago do Cacém sits on 3.6 hectares of land in São Francisco da Serra, in Portugal's Alentejo Litoral. The house is a manageable 131 m² and in good condition. The plot is where the scale is: 35,750 m², or roughly 270 m² of land for every square metre of living space. That ratio is hard to find within reach of the Atlantic coast, and it changes what a second home can be. Think vegetable beds, fruit trees, space for animals or simply a great deal of quiet. ### The Farmhouse and Its 3.6 Hectares The listing gives the essentials rather than a room-by-room tour, so here is what is confirmed: 131 m² of living area, a plot of 35,750 m² and a property in good condition. That last point matters. A farmhouse that does not need an immediate renovation can be used from the first summer, and you can decide later what, if anything, to change. The data does not mention a pool, outbuildings, a well or specific crops, so ask about those before you plan a visit. A few questions are worth putting to the seller early. How much of the land is flat and usable? Is there a reliable water source? What is already planted? And how are the boundaries registered? In rural Portugal, a single holding is often made up of several separate land registry entries, so request the caderneta predial and the land registry certificate at the start. ### Living Near Santiago do Cacém São Francisco da Serra is a small village in the municipality of Santiago do Cacém, and day-to-day life runs through the town. Santiago do Cacém has the supermarkets, cafés, services and a hospital you will want within reach. It also has a hilltop castle and, just outside town, the Roman ruins of Miróbriga. The countryside around here is classic Ale ... click here to read more

This villa for sale in Estoi, Algarve, is a whitewashed quinta with a saltwater pool, three guest cottages and 25 years as a small hospitality business. It sits on 1,760 m² of enclosed grounds in the hills behind Faro, and it has two lives on offer: a family compound with room for everyone, or a self-catering stay that already knows how to earn its keep. The seven bedrooms are split between a two-bedroom main house, three independent cottages and a tiny house. Each building has its own kitchen or kitchenette, so nobody has to share a hob. ### The Main House and Three Guest Cottages The owners' house has a generous living and dining room, an equipped kitchen, storage, two bedrooms and a full bathroom. Outside, a covered terrace with its own dining area and barbecue works as a second living room for most of the year. Terracotta floors and rustic fireplaces give the interior a lived-in, country feel, and the owners' collection of artworks stays in the picture of how the place looks today. The guest accommodation is where the layout earns its keep. The Quinta has two bedrooms, a bathroom, separate living and dining rooms, a kitchen and a rooftop terrace. From up there you get partial sea views and a long sweep of countryside and hills. Casa Avós is a one-bedroom cottage with a mezzanine en-suite bedroom, a living room, a kitchen and dining area, and a private patio. The Granja is a studio-style space with its own kitchen and dining area. A tiny house completes the set. ### Pool, Gardens and Outdoor Living The 5 x 10 metre pool uses sea-salt filtration, which is gentler on skin and swimwear than chlorine. Sunbathing areas surround it, and there are several shaded corners for lunches that run on into the afternoon. Matur ... click here to read more

This cabin for sale in Trøndelag sits at Nord-Statland, close to the shoreline, with a sea view and 103 m² of terraces and balconies. Built in 1999 and in good condition, it is a two-bedroom retreat on a 941 m² plot, with an 11 m² annex and a share in a communal lot where a boathouse can be built. It suits anyone shopping for a holiday home in Trøndelag that works for long summer weekends and for colder months too. Electricity, running water, road access and a fireplace are already in place, so there is very little between you and the first evening on the terrace. ### Inside the 65 m² Cabin The living area is 65 m² and the plan is straightforward. You come in through the hallway and step into the living room, where large windows face the landscape and the sea and a fireplace takes the edge off cooler evenings. The kitchen has the essential appliances and enough room to cook and eat without tripping over each other. Two bedrooms, one bathroom and a storage room complete the layout. Nothing here is a project. The cabin has been well maintained since 1999, with solid construction and quality materials inside and out. That matters for a second home in Norway, because your budget can go to furnishings and boat gear rather than builders. The storage room is a small detail that you will appreciate once the fishing rods, bedding and spare bits start to pile up. ### Terraces, Annex and 941 m² of Land The outdoor space is the real headline. Terraces and balconies add up to 103 m², which is considerably more than the interior. That is room for a long dining table, a barbecue and a couple of loungers, with space left over. Morning coffee facing the water and late dinners in the long northern light are what this layout is built ... click here to read more

This chalet for sale in Åseral sits in Bortelid, with ski-in/ski-out access to alpine and cross-country trails from a sunny, elevated plot. It is a single-level, 94 m² home with three bedrooms, in good condition and ready to use. In winter you clip into your skis near the front door. In summer the marked hiking trails are a short walk away. The raised position gives the terrace sun for much of the day and shelter from the wind. ### The Chalet: Layout and Standard Everything is on one level, so there are no stairs to haul luggage up after the long drive. The living room has large windows facing the surrounding mountains, and a modern fireplace for the evenings. The kitchen is open-plan and flows into a dining area with room for a full table of family or friends. There are three bedrooms, and two of them have their own lofts (hems in Norwegian). Those lofts add extra sleeping space or storage, which helps when children bring friends or two families share the week. The single bathroom has a separate shower zone and underfloor heating. The entrance hall is heated underfloor too, a practical detail when you are peeling off wet boots and ski clothes. ### Terrace, Garden and Plot The sunny terrace is the place for morning coffee and, later in the day, the barbecue. There is space for a proper outdoor table and the view is open. The chalet stands on a raised position, which gives some privacy and keeps the wind down while the sun stays on the deck. The plot is 230 m² with a small garden. It is easy to look after and large enough for children to play. An external shed (bod) takes skis, firewood and outdoor gear, so the house itself stays uncluttered. The land is leased rather than owned outright. Read the lease carefully b ... click here to read more

This chalet for sale in Espedalen, Innlandet, is a 3-bedroom mountain cabin with a fireplace and wood stove, 300 metres from groomed ski trails. Built in 1999 in a classic Norwegian style, it sits on a 1,361 m² freehold plot of heather and low shrubs, with a driveway running right up to the door. It is a small, practical cabin of 65 m² in good condition. It is the kind of place where you drop your bags, light the stove, and plan tomorrow's ski route over dinner. For anyone looking at a mountain cabin in Norway without a large budget, it is worth a closer look. ### The Cabin and Its 1,361 m² Plot The exterior is vertical timber siding under an asphalt shingle roof, a combination that copes well with mountain weather. Inside, wooden paneling and solid wood floors run through the whole cabin, so it feels like a traditional hytte rather than a converted house. The living room and kitchen share one open space. Large windows on three sides bring in light and look out over the surrounding mountain terrain. A masonry chimney serves both a fireplace and a wood stove, which is the first thing you will want to use on a cold evening. The kitchen sits right next to the living room, so whoever is cooking stays close to the fire and the conversation. There are three bedrooms with light, paneled walls and ceilings and solid wood flooring. One has a built-in wardrobe and a family bunk bed. Together the rooms sleep up to six people, which suits a family with children or two couples. A 25 m² covered terrace opens off the living area. It stays usable when the weather turns, which in the mountains happens often. A detached 17 m² outbuilding gives you dry storage for firewood, skis, bikes and garden equipment. One practical point: the ... click here to read more

This detached three-bedroom villa for sale in Paphos District sits in Armou, a single-storey home built around 2010 with 142 m² of living space. It is vacant and in good condition, so a buyer can plan a move rather than a building project. The asking price is €235,000, and the plot measures 201 m². Armou is a small rural community in the hills of Paphos District, and this is a house for people who want a quieter base than the coast. Cyprus real estate at this price, with three bedrooms and two bathrooms, is not easy to find once you get close to the sea. Here the trade-off is clear: you give up the beach on your doorstep and gain space, calm and a modern layout. ### The House: 142 m² on One Level Everything is on the ground floor. You come into an open-plan living and dining room with the kitchen alongside, so whoever is cooking is still part of the conversation. That kind of layout works well for family meals and for holiday weeks when the house fills with guests. There are three bedrooms. The master has its own en-suite shower room, and a separate bathroom with a toilet serves the other two. Verandas run along the house, which in Cyprus is where most of the living happens from spring through autumn: breakfast outside, a long lunch in the shade, a drink once the heat has dropped. The house dates from around 2010 and is listed in good condition. That makes it a relatively recent build by island standards, so a buyer should expect cosmetic updates and furnishing rather than major structural work. It is being sold vacant, so there is no tenant to deal with. A viewing and a survey will tell you exactly what you would want to change. ### Plot and Position near Armou The plot is irregular in shape and covers 201 m². Ac ... click here to read more

This house for sale in Tverlandet, just outside Bodø in Nordland, looks straight over Skjerstadfjorden from an 80 m² terrace. It is a compact one-bedroom home with a landscaped garden, a garage with workshop and more outbuildings than most houses twice its size. The plot is freehold and open, so the sun reaches the house for much of the day and nothing blocks the fjord. This far north the summer evenings stay light well past dinner, and the terrace is where you will end up. In winter the wood-burning stove and the air-to-air heat pump keep the living room warm while the light over the water changes by the hour. ### The House: 72 m² Facing Skjerstadfjorden Inside, the living room is built around large windows that frame the fjord. The kitchen has profiled cabinets, a laminate worktop, a ceramic hob, a fridge/freezer and a dishwasher. There is room for a dining table, and a door leads straight out to the terrace, so breakfast outside is a short walk. The main bedroom is panelled in wood and has its own window. A second room has been converted from an auxiliary space into a proper main room, useful for guests or family. The bathroom was renovated in 2011 and upgraded in 2020, with a tiled floor with underfloor heating, wet-room panels on the walls, a moulded sink and a mirrored cabinet with lighting. The condition is good, so this is a house to use rather than rebuild. ### Terrace, Garden and Outbuildings The terrace of roughly 80 m² has several seating areas, which makes it work as an outdoor living room from spring to autumn. The entrance has a partly enclosed terrace as well, a practical shelter when the weather turns. The garden mixes lawn with natural vegetation on a 180 m² plot, easy to look after if you are not ... click here to read more

Sunday mornings here have a particular rhythm. The shutters swing open onto a garden still cool from the night, the Serra da Caldeirão rising in pale gold layers beyond the tree line, and by the time the coffee is ready, you can hear the faint clatter of the weekly market setting up on Praça da República down in town. That's the kind of morning this house delivers — not occasionally, but reliably, season after season. Built to evoke the spirit of a traditional Portuguese Quinta, this four-bedroom detached villa in São Brás de Alportel sits on the quiet edge of one of the Algarve's most genuinely local towns. It's a rare thing: a home that has the bones of old Portugal — hand-painted Santa Catarina azulejo tile floors, cane and beam ceilings, classic painted shutters framing every window — and the mechanics of a modern, well-maintained property. Nothing here feels like a stage set. The traditional details are structural, not decorative afterthoughts. Step inside and the sitting and dining room immediately tells you what daily life here feels like. High ceilings. A proper fireplace for December evenings when the Algarve actually gets cold enough to use one. Double arched doors that open directly to the garden so that, on the nine or ten months of the year when the weather cooperates, the line between inside and outside just disappears. The covered terrace off this room is where long lunches happen — grilled dourada with a bottle of something from the Alentejo, nobody in a rush to move. The kitchen sits just off this main living space, fully equipped and practical, the kind of setup that works for a family of six on holiday or a couple making weekend escapes from Lisbon. All four double bedrooms have en-suite bathrooms, ... click here to read more

Step out onto 65 square metres of terrace on a warm October morning, coffee in hand, and watch the fishing boats push out from the Marina of Portimão as the River Arade catches the early light. The air smells of salt and the faint sweetness of the pastéis de nata cooling in the café downstairs. This is not a fantasy sequence — this is a Tuesday at Encosta da Marina. Portimão doesn't get talked about the way Lisbon does, and that's precisely why it works so well as a second home base. It's a real town with real life in it. The covered market on Rua Serpa Pinto still sells whole octopus and freshly shucked clams before 9am. The sardine festival in August — the Festival da Sardinha — transforms the riverside promenade into something loud, smoky, and completely irresistible. Locals and visitors pack the long tables together, eating grilled sardinha assada on slabs of bread while brass bands play late into the night. That's the Portimão rhythm: unhurried but alive. This 191 m² apartment sits within the Encosta da Marina development on Rua do Oceano Atlântico, a quiet residential address that puts you precisely 600 metres from Praia da Rocha on foot. It's a walk you'll want to do barefoot in July. Praia da Rocha is one of the western Algarve's signature beaches — wide amber sand backed by ochre cliffs, with warm Atlantic water that stays swimmable from May through October. In winter, the same beach is almost yours alone; the light goes golden by four o'clock and the cliff walks above the shore are empty enough that you'll hear nothing but wind and gulls. Back at the apartment itself, the layout makes immediate sense. Two bedrooms, two bathrooms — one of the bedrooms en-suite — and a circulation hall with a built-in wardrobe ... click here to read more

The first thing you notice, stepping out the door in early October, is the smell. Not a vague countryside smell — it's sharper than that. It's the green, faintly bitter scent of freshly pressed olive oil drifting up from the frantoio in the valley below, mixing with wood smoke from somewhere across the hill. You're standing on 2.5 hectares of your own Tuscan land. The rows of century-old olive trees stretch down the slope in front of you, silver-leafed and heavy with fruit, and Montepulciano's medieval towers catch the morning light on the ridge just a few kilometers away. This is not a fantasy. This is Tuesday morning, and it belongs to you. This one-bedroom, one-bathroom stone property sits at the center of a working agricultural estate on the hills between Montepulciano and the Val d'Orcia — a landscape so carefully preserved that UNESCO has protected it as a World Heritage Site. The building itself, reconstructed in 2022 and in excellent condition, spans approximately 82 square meters across two levels. It's compact, yes, but deliberately so. Every square meter has been considered. The lower ground floor and ground floor layout flows naturally between living and resting, with thick stone walls that keep the space cool through the long Tuscan summers and warm when the tramontana wind picks up in January. What makes this property genuinely unusual is what surrounds it. The 25,304 square meters of land — divided between 7,905 square meters of arable terrain and 17,362 square meters of specialized olive grove — is not decorative. These trees produce. High-quality Tuscan extra virgin olive oil, cold-pressed from olives grown in one of the country's most celebrated agricultural zones, commands serious prices at market an ... click here to read more

On a still morning in Castelsagrat, the mist sits low in the valleys below and the only sound from the terrace is birdsong and the distant clank of a cowbell drifting up from the fields. You're holding coffee, the stone barbecue is still warm from last night, and the countryside rolls out ahead of you in every direction. This is what drew people to this corner of Tarn-et-Garonne long before the rest of the world caught on. This 19th-century stone house sits just outside one of the most quietly compelling villages in the department — a place with a proper boulangerie, a café where the locals actually linger, and a rhythm of life that feels deliberately unhurried. At 110 square metres across three bedrooms and two bathrooms, it's the kind of house that works hard in all seasons. The walls are thick, the floors are tiled, and the sitting room log burner throws enough heat to make February evenings genuinely cosy rather than something to endure. Step inside and the character hits you immediately. Exposed stone, original beams overhead, and a country kitchen that's made for slow cooking — the sort of room where someone inevitably ends up opening a second bottle of wine because the cassoulet needs another hour. The layout is practical without being clinical. The large storage rooms running off the main living space are a genuine opportunity: convert them into a guest annex, a home office, or additional accommodation for rental income. The bones are there; it just needs a vision and a builder. No close neighbours. That's not a throwaway phrase here — it genuinely means you can open every window on a summer night, eat dinner outside at ten o'clock, and not worry about a soul. The terrace is large enough to matter, with a buil ... click here to read more

Step out onto the south-facing terrace at eight in the morning, coffee in hand, and the whole sweep of the Andalusian countryside rolls out in front of you — cork oaks on the hillside, the Sierra de Mijas catching the first light, and somewhere beyond it all, the Mediterranean glittering in the distance. That's the daily opening scene at this four-bedroom villa in Cerros del Águila, one of those quietly coveted residential pockets of Mijas Costa where the roads are unhurried, the neighbours mostly know each other, and you can still hear birdsong over the terrace. This is a 211 square metre home on a 527-square-metre enclosed plot, and it has been renovated to a standard that means you don't arrive and immediately start making a list of things to fix. New luxury bathrooms, a high-spec kitchen fitted with energy-efficient appliances, a heat-pump climate system that keeps things cool in August and warm in January — the bones are solid and the finish is genuinely move-in ready. That matters more than it might sound for an international buyer who isn't going to be on-site every week. The layout is generous without being excessive. Four bright bedrooms, every one of them with fitted wardrobes, arranged across the villa with the kind of space that actually works for a family or a group of friends rather than just looking good in photographs. The living room is anchored by a fireplace fitted with an integrated air-circulation and CO filtration system — not something you see often in properties at this price point, and a reminder that whoever renovated this place thought carefully about how it would actually be used across all four seasons, not just in the peak summer weeks. Outside is where the property really earns its keep. ... click here to read more

On a still morning in the Aude countryside, you can step out onto the covered balcony with a coffee and hear almost nothing. A woodpigeon, maybe. The soft rush of the stream threading through the woodland at the bottom of the meadow. Then silence again—the particular silence of 2.8 hectares that belong entirely to you. This is Villebazy, a hamlet tucked into the rolling green hills of the Languedoc, and this four-bedroom villa is one of those rare finds that doesn't announce itself loudly. It doesn't need to. The distinctive Basque-influenced architecture—white rendered façades, deep red timberwork, wide roof overhangs—gives it a quiet confidence. It sits on its own land, properly private, with mature trees forming a natural boundary around the open meadow behind the house and a small woodland beyond that. No neighbours peering over the fence. No road noise. Just space. Inside, the ground floor is organised around a generous living and dining room of around 41 square metres. The wood-burning stove is the heart of this space in winter—the kind of feature that makes you genuinely want to spend January here rather than dreading it. The fitted kitchen sits alongside, compact but practical at around 12 square metres, with a door that opens straight outside. Easy enough to imagine carrying a glass of wine out to the terrace on a warm September evening. What gives this house a real practical edge is the ground-floor bedroom suite. At roughly 28 square metres, with built-in wardrobes and its own shower room and WC, it offers single-level living without compromise. For a family where grandparents visit, or for owners who eventually want to be here full-time without worrying about stairs, that's a consideration worth taking ser ... click here to read more

This five-bedroom house for sale in Seine-Maritime sits in Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf, on a 3,012 m² enclosed plot, five minutes from the train station. It is described as a manor house, with 235 m² of living space, a south-facing terrace with a jacuzzi and a row of outbuildings that keep cars, bikes and tools out of the way. The condition is good, so the question here is less about renovation and more about how you want to use all that room. ### The House: A 25 m² Kitchen, Two Fireplaces and Five Bedrooms The ground floor starts with a wide entrance hall, with a large closet and a separate WC. It sounds like a small detail until a family comes in on a wet Normandy afternoon. The kitchen is the room most visitors will remember. It is fully fitted and equipped, and at about 25 m² it is big enough to cook and eat in at the same time. The utility room has a sink and a door straight onto the garden, which is handy for muddy boots and garden tools. There are two reception rooms, both generously proportioned. The living room has a fireplace insert, and the sitting room has its own fireplace. In a region with a mild but often damp oceanic climate, that gives you two ways to take the chill off an evening. Upstairs, three good-sized bedrooms occupy the first floor, including a master suite with a dressing room. The house has five bedrooms in total. The data shows a single bathroom, so check on your visit whether that suits the way your household lives. ### Garden, Terrace and Outbuildings The plot covers 3,012 m². It is landscaped and fully enclosed, which matters if you have children or dogs, or simply like the idea of closing the gate and knowing the grounds are your own. The large south-facing terrace with a jacuzzi catches ... click here to read more

Pull up to Casale Al Vento on a Saturday morning in early October and you'll understand immediately why people come to this corner of Umbria and never quite manage to leave. The air carries wood smoke from a neighbor's chimney somewhere beyond the tree line, the hills are turning amber and rust, and the stone facade of this 1800s farmhouse glows warm gold in the morning light. It's the kind of place that makes your shoulders drop the moment you step out of the car. Built in the early nineteenth century as a working farm complex, this 242-square-meter country house between Città della Pieve and Lake Trasimeno has been carefully converted into four self-contained one-bedroom units across two floors — preserving every original detail worth keeping while adding the comfort that makes a property livable year-round. Rough-cut stone facades with brick inserts, arched openings, original terracotta tile roofing, exposed wooden beam ceilings on the ground floor. The bones of this place are extraordinary, and the renovation understood that. Nothing has been over-polished. It still feels like Umbria, not a hotel lobby. Each of the four units — two downstairs, two up — follows the same generous layout: a living room with an open kitchen, one bedroom, one bathroom. Terracotta floors throughout. Wooden window frames with double glazing and mosquito nets, which matter more than you'd think when July evenings beg for open windows. The courtyard outside spans nearly 2,000 square meters, currently unlandscaped and waiting — a rare opportunity to shape an outdoor space entirely to your own vision. Gravel paths, a pergola dripping with wisteria, a long table for twelve under the open sky. The canvas is blank. Città della Pieve sits just a ... click here to read more

On a clear morning in Baho, with the Canigou still dusted white above the plain and the air already warming before nine o'clock, you understand exactly why people move to Roussillon and never quite manage to leave. The swifts cut low over the pool. The scent of rosemary drifts up from the garden beds. Inside, the light pours through the wide south-facing windows and lands in long rectangles across a living room that's genuinely made for living in. This four-bedroom detached villa sits in one of the most quietly desirable residential pockets just outside Perpignan — Baho, a village that feels a world apart from the city yet sits only fifteen minutes from the centre by car. Four kilometres from the TGV station at Perpignan, nine from the airport, seventeen from the beaches of Canet-en-Roussillon. The geography here is almost unfairly good: mountains to the west, sea to the east, Spain thirty minutes south, and the medieval city of Perpignan spread across the plain below. Built in 1994 on a plot of 1,500 square metres, the villa covers around 166 square metres of interior space across two levels. The current owners have spent years quietly improving the outdoor areas — the terraces around the pool have been extended and refinished, the tarmac driveway gives the whole approach a clean, well-kept feel — and it shows. This is a house in good condition that someone has looked after properly, not one that's been left to coast. The ground floor revolves around a 50-square-metre living and dining space — genuinely generous by any standard — anchored by a fireplace on one wall and wide openings on the other that fold the garden and pool into the room almost completely. On a warm October evening, with the terrace lights on and th ... click here to read more

Early on a Sunday morning in Castiglione del Lago, the light does something particular. It comes off Lake Trasimeno at a low angle, turning the water silver and the old stone walls of the hilltop town a warm amber. You're sitting on your loggia with a coffee, watching that light shift across the Umbrian countryside, and the only sound is birdsong and the faint clanging of the weekly market setting up on Via della Vittoria below. This is what owning a second home here actually feels like. Not a postcard. A morning you return to, again and again. This 117-square-metre first-floor apartment sits within a small residential complex of just eight units, built in 2011 from traditional stone and brick on the gentle slopes between Umbria and Tuscany — a stretch of countryside that locals call the Val di Chiana border, where the landscapes of two regions blur into something that belongs entirely to itself. The complex is quiet, well-managed, and intentionally small. Eight owners, not eighty. That matters. Inside, the apartment carries the rustic character that this part of Italy does so well, without tipping into the overwrought. Terracotta floor tiles run throughout. Exposed wooden beams cross the ceilings. The window frames are wood, and they open wide. The living room is generous and genuinely bright — south-facing light for most of the day — with an open kitchenette that keeps the cook part of the conversation. A fireplace anchors the room in winter, and on those grey December afternoons when the mist sits low over Lago di Chiusi, you'll be glad it's there. The loggia off the living room is ten square metres, just large enough for a proper table and chairs, small enough to feel private. One of the two double bedrooms also op ... click here to read more

Stand at the upper window of this 19th-century farmhouse on a clear October morning and you'll understand immediately why painters have been coming to Val d'Orcia for centuries. The light does something extraordinary here — it slides across the hills in long amber ribbons, catching the silver of olive leaves and the rust of freshly turned earth, while somewhere below the property, a flock moves slowly through a field and you can just hear the hollow clinking of their bells. This is Radicofani. And this 600-square-metre stone estate, sitting on three private hectares between Sarteano and the medieval fortress town itself, is one of the last genuine opportunities to own a piece of it. Let's be honest about what this property is: a serious restoration project. The bones are extraordinary — two storeys of hand-cut local stone, original facades that have stood since around 1800, a small annex, and land that stretches to 7.5 acres of arable soil and garden. But it needs work. Real work. Which is precisely why the price makes sense, and precisely why the right buyer — someone who wants to shape something rather than simply purchase it — will recognise what's sitting here waiting. The structure itself is sound in the way that 19th-century Tuscan construction tends to be: built thick, built slow, built to last. The original stonework has the particular warmth of locally quarried travertine and tufo, the kind of material you simply cannot replicate in a renovation. Walls that are nearly a metre deep in places. Vaulted ceilings on the ground floor that, once restored, create the sort of volume modern construction can only approximate. The floor plan across two levels offers genuine flexibility — a main residence of six bedrooms w ... click here to read more