Five homes, five stretches of European coast and countryside, and one thing every one of them shares: a pool worth planning your day around. This issue heads to the Costa del Sol, the hills above Lucca, Portugal's Algarve coast, Spain's Costa Brava, and the Sorrento Peninsula — all under €2 million.
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A Costa del Sol Pool Estate in Estepona
€1,500,000 — Estepona, Málaga, Spain. Perched on the Costa del Sol, this 4-bedroom home runs 376 square meters, with the pool pictured above as its centerpiece.
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A Tuscan Pool Villa Above Lucca
€1,900,000 — Mutigliano, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy. Fifteen rooms across 400 square meters, set in the hills above Lucca, with the pool shown above as the payoff after the climb.
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An Algarve Pool Retreat on the Albufeira Coast
€1,790,000 — Albufeira, Algarve, Portugal. Minutes from Praia da Oura, this 8-room (T8) home spans 413 square meters — plenty of room to wander before landing at the pool pictured above.
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A Costa Brava Pool House in Begur
€1,800,000 — Begur, Girona, Spain. Four bedrooms, five bathrooms, and 413 square meters on the rocky Costa Brava — the pool above is the view you'd actually stay in for.
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A Sorrento Peninsula Pool Hideaway in Massa Lubrense
€1,320,000 — Massa Lubrense, Naples, Italy. Nine rooms, 220 square meters, and a spot on the Sorrento Peninsula where the pool pictured above does a lot of the talking.
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