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Island, Tregastel, Côtes-d’Armor, €9.5mn (£7.978mn/$10.743mn)
What A private island with a 19th-century château, which has five bedrooms, a banqueting room and a number of terraces. Among the 2.5-acre grounds there are more than 200 species of trees, a swimming pool and two beaches.
Where Just off the coast at the fishing village of Ploumanac’h, 3km from the town of Perros-Guirec. At low tide you can walk or drive the 700 metres to the island, and there are two landing stages for boat access.
Why The château was built by Lithuanian-Polish inventor Bruno Abdank-Abakanowicz and was formerly a meeting place for Polish writers including Henryk Sienkiewicz, winner of the 1905 Nobel Prize for Literature.
Who Sotheby’s International Realty
Château, Côtes-d’Armor, €1.85mn
What A château dating to the late-18th century with five bedrooms, a stainless steel kitchen, large fireplaces, exposed beams and 5 acres of land.
Where Overlooking Saint-Brieuc Bay. It’s a five-minute drive to the beach and 20 minutes to Saint-Brieuc town, from where the TGV train to Paris take two hours and 20 minutes.
Why It’s a demi-château; the eastern side was never completed because of the French Revolution. Instead, a small cottage has been built on the site with two further bedrooms, a kitchen and living room.
Who Forbes Global Properties
Thatched cottage, Finistère, €1.89mn
What A thatched cottage built in the 1970s with six bedrooms, a kitchen-dining room, living room and a garage.
Where Ten minutes’ drive from Moëlan-sur-Mer, on a rocky promontory looking out to Groix island. Nantes is three hours’ drive away.
Why The sea views from the picture window in the living room. There’s a south-facing terrace and coastal hiking trails are 30 metres away.
Who Forbes Global Properties
House, Finistère, €1.26mn
What A pretty pink house built in 1850 overlooking the sea with four bedrooms, two bathrooms and a walled garden.
Where Right on the sea, where the fishing cove of Doëlan meets the ocean. The town of Clohars-Carnoët is less than 10 minutes’ drive away and the renowned oyster beds at Bélon are 20 minutes.
Why The 1,605 sq metre garden is protected by old stone walls and there are unobstructed views over the sea from the terrace.
Who Sotheby’s International Real Estate
House, Ille-et-Vilaine, €575,000
What A stone country house in 8 acres of land. Inside there are four bedrooms, four bathrooms and a cinema room.
Where It’s five minutes’ drive to the town of Louvigné-du-Désert and 40 minutes north-west to Mont Saint-Michel and the coast.
Why It’s set amid peaceful countryside with a courtyard, a small lake and several outbuildings.
Who Hamptons International
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