Has Wimbledon inspired you to dust off your tennis racquet? Buy in one of these places and you could enjoy a balmy knock-around anytime of the year... Three-bed villa at Aphrodite Hills, Cyprus Aphrodite Hills, Cyprus the Med just outside Paphos, facilities on offer at the 234-hectare Aphrodite Hills resort include its world-class [...]
We’re weeks away from high season in resorts around the Med so owners of holiday lets should be booked out by now. If you’re looking for a lettable second home, consider these top ten tips for maximising your income. 1. Get to grips with the local rules for holiday lets. You may need to register [...]
The highlight of many Mediterranean homes is a roof terrace, ideal spots for enjoying a sundowner. As these ones show, your own solarium could be more affordable than you thought … If you’re buying a home in the sun, you probably want to sit outside catching some rays. Fortunately, while gardens can come at a [...]
Why not add an eco edge to your overseas home and go ‘off-grid’? Here’s a pick of homes where your electricity - and in some cases water - bill could be zero… Sunshine is free and in abundance in southern Europe, which makes powering your home and its hot water on solar energy a real possibility. Thermal [...]
National Gardening Week falls in April, making it the ideal month to showcase some overseas homes with exceptional gardens. Which of these is your favourite? Floral delights in the Limousin Limousin, France Tucked away in a pretty hamlet in the Limousin, the landscaped garden of this charming period property is the ideal place to [...]
This month’s 2017 Masters Tournament is the highlight of the sporting calendar for serious golf fans. To mark the occasion, here is a pick of fabulous overseas homes next to a fairway Golf homes at the Residences in Vilamoura, Portugal Vilamoura, Portugal Home to five championship golf courses, an award-winning 875-berth marina and [...]
European city pads often double as clever investments that provide a fun base for enjoying a culture-rich urban lifestyle. Here are three cities offering just that… Valencia, Spain Historic old town, trendy beachfront or suburban community, Valencia has a neighbourhood to suit all types of property-buyer and currently its favourable property prices give it the [...]
For a more traditional Mediterranean home, how about a character house in an old town or village? One of these might take your fancy. . . Monda, Spain Head 20 minutes inland from the famous Costa del Sol resort of Marbella and you reach the pretty whitewashed town of Monda. Nestling in the hills and [...]
New Year, new healthy you? A property in one of these destinations would be the ideal place to kick off your 2017 detox or fitness regime… Catalonia, Spain Overlooking some of Spain’s finest fairways and with views of the Montseny mountains, this boutique apartment development within the award-winning PGA Catalunya resort in Girona would be [...]
Fifty years since the first golf course opened in the Algarve, record numbers of players are teeing off there. Could it be your ideal place for a home by the fairway? Article written by The Overseas Guides Company In a year that marks the 50th anniversary of the Algarve’s birth as a leading golf destination, [...]