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10. Marbella in Spain’s Costa del Sol rounded out the list of the best places to buy a bolt hole. Photo: Drew Graham
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1. St Mark’s Campanile in Piazza San Marco, Venice. The city has been ranked the best place in the world to buy a holiday home. Getty Images
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2. Paphos in Cyprus scores 6.91 for its pleasant Mediterranean climate, affordable property prices and rich history. Getty Images
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3. Abu Dhabi picked up points for its weather and for being the safest destination in the survey. Photo: Khushnum Bhandari / The National
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4. Dubai scored well for the number of restaurants in the city, its low rainfall and a lack of crime. Photo: Pawan Singh / The National
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5. Funchal in the Madeira islands in Portugal is the fifth-most popular place to buy a holiday home
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6. Corfu in Greece is the sixth-best place to buy a holiday home. Photo: Calin Stan / Unsplash
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7. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, ranked in seventh place. Photo: Vidar Nordli / Unsplash
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8. Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Spain ranked eighth among the best places to buy a holiday home. Photo: Maria Lupan / Unsplash
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9. Ninth-placed Larnaca solidified a second top 10 entry for Cyprus. Photo: Hert Niks
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10. Marbella in Spain’s Costa del Sol rounded out the list of the best places to buy a bolt hole. Photo: Drew Graham
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1. St Mark’s Campanile in Piazza San Marco, Venice. The city has been ranked the best place in the world to buy a holiday home. Getty Images
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/MHQ4AGZI6H2J3NUHGAY3YFVQ4I.jpg?smart=true&auth=6b8451a59c4c1df67277adc663229643be55dd7fc27501619275a27d8e6ddf45&width=400&height=225)
2. Paphos in Cyprus scores 6.91 for its pleasant Mediterranean climate, affordable property prices and rich history. Getty Images
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3. Abu Dhabi picked up points for its weather and for being the safest destination in the survey. Photo: Khushnum Bhandari / The National
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4. Dubai scored well for the number of restaurants in the city, its low rainfall and a lack of crime. Photo: Pawan Singh / The National
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5. Funchal in the Madeira islands in Portugal is the fifth-most popular place to buy a holiday home
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6. Corfu in Greece is the sixth-best place to buy a holiday home. Photo: Calin Stan / Unsplash
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7. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, ranked in seventh place. Photo: Vidar Nordli / Unsplash
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8. Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Spain ranked eighth among the best places to buy a holiday home. Photo: Maria Lupan / Unsplash
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9. Ninth-placed Larnaca solidified a second top 10 entry for Cyprus. Photo: Hert Niks
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10. Marbella in Spain’s Costa del Sol rounded out the list of the best places to buy a bolt hole. Photo: Drew Graham
Dubai and Abu Dhabi rank in top 10 places to buy a holiday home: Venice tops the list
The UAE capital ranks third thanks to low crime levels and an average cost of living
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