It looks lovely – I’ll take the lot

Buying up a whole village sounds extravagant, but it’s not only the domain of billionaires desperate to create their own estate

Hamlets to make a play for

Three opportunities to become lord of the whole manor

Italian perfection still comes at a price

Those looking to snap up a bargain holiday home in Italy are likely to be disappointed

Lanzarote: A green and pleasant island

Thanks to its unspoilt beauty, sensitive urban planning and pioneering eco-villages, the Spanish town is anything but ‘grotty’

Switzerland: The low-tax high life

Are you wealthy? Looking to escape the 50 per cent tax band? Then setting up home in European republic could be the answer

Ones to watch

Avoid tax in style with these splendid Swiss houses

Bali: Temples to excess

The island is on a new high, with overseas buyers lured by its pristine scenery and prices that beat Thailand

Holiday villas with a local twist in Morocco's Atlas mountains

A new development in the Ouirgane valley is attracting local and foreign interest

British investors are looking to Marrakesh's suburbs for bargains

Wonderful weather, exotic charm and plenty of bargins may lure investors back to this North Africa gem

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What could be more Mediterranean than harvesting your own olives? Zoe Dare Hall finds properties for prospective oil barons

Strike oil

Three more sun-kissed houses with olive groves in the garden

Souk it and see

Three properties for sale in the Moroccan countryside