Home in one
France, from €800,000 (£667,300)
It's dawn in the Loire Valley. The morning mist rises off the lake, next to a perfectly manicured green. The sun rises behind the distant trees, as a swan paddles lazily here and there. Listen carefully and you hear the thwack of a ball, as a different type of early bird tees off. At these moments, Les Bordes feels like a particularly special place.
What was once a private golf club with a fearsome reputation (its original course
