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Property for sale in Zanzibar

Once the preserve of explorers, the island of Zanzibar is opening up to overseas investors

The ritzy Villa le Trident is up for sale

Anything went at this Riviera villa, which was at the heart of the flamboyant inter-war scene. Who will take on the mantle?

Property for £35,000 in Turkey

Turkey's Mediterranean coast provides an escape from our credit-crunch blues

The pioneers of Italian living

Twenty years ago, the author Imogen Edwards-Jones was shocked when her parents moved to Tuscany but it turned out to be a great idea

The spinning skyscraper of Dubai

Architect David Fisher has created a building that is permanently on the move

Second homes in Northern France

Provence it ain’t, but the stretch of coast across the Channel has charms aplenty

The Spanish Property Doctor: There’s never been a better time to rent in Spain

The market on the costas has well and truly crashed, but a glut of property and desperate owners make renting a bargain

Getting round the French inheritance laws

Buy property in Gascony and live cheaply

Clean air, good schools and foie gras - no wonder Britons are flocking there

Buying a house quickly in the Languedoc

How I bought a £100,000 holiday home at breakneck speed

Are meddlesome bureaucrats sapping France's famous joie de vivre?

French Mistress: Heaven knows they’re misérables now

Susy d'Epinoy: How I fell for Tangier

The ex-wife of James Hunt and Richard Burton tells how she fell for Tangier

Judith Wade: The Briton opening up Italy's grand gardens

Italy’s grand gardens are largely private pleasures- but a British woman is persuading their owners to open up

Buying property in the Swedish ski and golf resort of Klövsjö

This small village 300 miles from Stockholm is being transformed into a year-round holiday destination

Buying property in Berlin

Almost 20 years after reunification, Berlin’s bohemian lifestyle is attracting overseas buyers. Just don’t expect a quick profit