Five countries' worth of pool envy this week — well, three, but it feels like five. We're ranging from a six-bedroom fixer-upper five minutes from the beach to a brand-new Tuscan villa with a two-story great room and a spiral staircase. Here's what's actually on the market right now, from just under €800,000 to just over €2.2 million.
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A Costa Blanca Fixer-Upper With a Finished Pool
€790,000 — Jávea, Spain. The six-bedroom villa on this 1,100 m² plot could use some updating inside, but the outdoors is already done — a private pool framed by tosca-stone arches and a thatched-umbrella lounge, a natural-grass garden, and fruit trees, five minutes from Arenal Beach.
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A Puglian Trullo Compound Under €1 Million
€985,000 — Fasano, Italy. A traditional trullo compound in the Valle d'Itria, three stone cones over a vaulted-ceiling dining room, six rooms total, and a pool that turns the color of the sky at sunset — proof the cheapest home in this issue doesn't look like it.
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A Menorcan Villa Beside a Working Lighthouse
Next up, at €1,150,000 — Ciutadella de Menorca, Spain. Steps from the Cap d'Artrutx lighthouse on Menorca's southwest coast, this three-bedroom villa pairs a lap-length pool with a double-height living room and a garage door straight out of a postcard.
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An Algarve Escape With Room to Spare
€1,150,000 — Carvoeiro, Portugal. Walking distance to Carvoeiro's town center, this single-story three-bedroom sits on a 2,183 m² plot — big enough that the pool, the palm trees, and the house barely feel like they're sharing the same lot.
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A Brand-New Tuscan Villa on the Coast
The priciest home in this issue is also the newest — €2,200,000 — Forte dei Marmi, Italy. A nine-room villa built new on the Tuscan coast, with a spiral staircase, an open-plan kitchen big enough to entertain, and a rectangular pool set into a wraparound deck.
That's the lineup — six figures to seven, three countries, one very good excuse to start learning Italian. Hit reply and tell us which one you'd actually buy.