From a beach-volleyball court tucked beside an Italian pool to an infinity-edge view over the Andalusian hills, today's five homes span five countries and a wide price range — each one built around a pool worth a second look.
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A Piedmont Pool Villa With Its Own Beach Volleyball Court
€995,000 — Roasio, Piedmont, Italy. This colonnaded villa spreads across 448 square meters and four bedrooms, but the real draw is outside: a heated pool stretching 19 by 10 meters, a jacuzzi, and — rare even among this newsletter's standout backyards — a private beach volleyball court.
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A Heated-Pool Escape on the Algarve Coast
€999,000 — Carvoeiro, Algarve, Portugal. Set on a generous 2,183-square-meter plot, this three-bedroom villa keeps its heated pool warm year-round and leaves plenty of room to wander — the kind of space that's increasingly hard to find on Portugal's southern coast at this price.
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A Golden-Visa Pool Estate on the Greek Island of Evvoia
€1,100,000 — Chalkida, Evvoia, Greece. Five bedrooms and 400 square meters of living space sit on a sprawling 4,000-square-meter landscaped plot here, with a 6-by-12-meter pool as the centerpiece — and the purchase itself clears the threshold for Greece's Golden Visa program.
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A Village Pool Retreat in France's Prettiest Mediterranean Town
€1,000,000 — Collioure, Pyrénées-Orientales, France. Tucked into a village often called one of the prettiest on the French Mediterranean coast, this three-bedroom villa's private pool deck looks out over rooftops and hills — 185 square meters of living space on a 305-square-meter plot.
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An Infinity-Pool Estate With Mountain Views in Andalucía
€2,100,000 — La Mairena, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain. At 647 square meters, this five-bedroom estate goes well beyond its infinity pool with mountain views — a private gym, sauna, jacuzzi, and even a cinema room round out the amenities on this issue's priciest pick.
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