Top 20 of Best Places to Invest in Europe!

Investment has always been a sign of confidence. And confidence has been in short supply over the past few years as a credit crisis and now a sovereign debt crisis affect many parts of the world.

20. Cyprus (Return: 188%) With healthy property growth and relatively affordable prices, Cyprus is still has good property investment potential.

19. Spain (Return: 189%) Still a solid investment though one hotspot is tipped to be Valencia.

18. Italy (Return: 199%) Sicily and the Abruzzo coast on the Adriatic are the top property tips for Italy.

17. France (Return: 201%) Top tip in France in Pau in the southwest due to its close proximity to both ski resorts and beaches. 

16. Netherlands (Return: 208%) All around Holland there are good properties to be bought and prices are expected to rise overall in the next ten years..

15. Austria (Return: 211%) Best properties to be had around the ski resorts.

14. Ireland (Return: 222%) With healthy property growth over the past eight years, growth is expected to continue at nearly the same rate in the next ten.

13. Czech Republic (Return: 260%) With low property prices and continual inward investment, the property market is set to be buoyant over the next ten years..

12. Germany (Return: 261%) Currently with low home ownership, German financial changes will make home ownership much more accessible and lead to strong price growth.

11. Luxembourg (Return: 263%) Continued significant demand for properties here has meant good property price inflation fuelled by Luxembourg's tax haven status; this is set to continue.

10. Hungary (Return: 269%) Budapest is set to keep its property inflation in the coming decade.

9. Finland (Return: 273%) Perhaps not a country expected in this top ten, but with property prices expected to rise almost four-fold in the next decade, it's one to look further into.

8. Slovenia (Return: 278%) City and ski-properties are the attraction on this small country with big potential. 

7. Slovakia (Return: 326%) With the fastest growing central European economy, Slovakia is set to offer a whacking 326% return.

6 Belgium (Return: 340%) Compared to wages, property prices are low in Belgium and there are good rental yields to be earned too.

5. Sweden (Return: 352%) With average property prices around £55,000 (US$90,000) and good wages, expect a four and a half fold increase in returns.

4. The Baltic States (Return: 356%) Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania offer low tax regimes and great investment environments. 

3. Portugal (Return: 360%) A name from the past, but huge potential on the Atlantic coast between Lisbon and Porto. 

2. Poland (Return: 393%) Massive inward investment from the European Union and from large multinational companies will make property investments here a near goldmine. 

1. Romania (Return: 414%) With properties from £5,000 (US$8,500) and the joining with the EU in 2007, Romania stands out as the number one European investment hotspot.