Inside Jean Johansson's real life 'idyllic' Place In The Sun - but there is a catch

presenter has opened up about her own "idyllic" holiday home on an island in Scandinavia, but not just anyone can buy a property there. Speaking exclusively to ,the mum of one revealed her husband's family have a summer house on a small island called Gotland which is in between Sweden and Finland. The island is located just 45 minutes from Stockholm by airplane or four hours by catamaran. Although she admits it is in need of refurbishment, which she would love to film for a television show, she had nothing but praise for the beautiful and historic locale.

"It's really idyllic. I remember when my husband first took me there, I was thinking Gotland! I think it was an old Viking settlement in the capital and the east bay has a medieval wall around it. It's a walled city. It is so special and so unique. It's not just all about Spain and Cyprus. I walk out my back door and I'm straight into the sea. We could never afford that in Spain or France or Italy. It's just unspoiled and traditional," she gushed.

"It's everything as Brits, we think about Scandinavia. Little bay trees, a little salmon restaurant by the lakes, white sandy beaches. The only thing it cannot guarantee in the summer is the sun - because it's Scandinavia. It's really beautiful, very idyllic, just like something from a Scandinavian noir novel. It's, it's really worth a visit," she enthused.

"It's an island that offers everything from a mediaeval city to going out. (Iconic film director) Ingmar Bergman loved this island. In fact, he filmed that famous film with a man playing chess with death here.

"I'm just really lucky, especially because I get to do the Mediterranean in my job. So when I go to relax at my place, it's somewhere that's so unique and so different.

"So it's like fate that my holiday home is somewhere that I can escape to that's so different from all those locations I visit for my work. I'm really lucky," she said.

Sadly, for anyone hoping to purchase their own little piece of this paradise, it is not as straightforward to buy in as some other locations.

Jean explained: "It's not easy to buy there. I think there are some rules. I think maybe you have to be the nationality first of all to get a place - I could be wrong, that may have changed.

"There are not many properties available. This one has been in my husband's family for a couple of generations now. So it's not a place you could just pitch up to," she said.

"It's great to visit, but to buy a property there is a lot more difficult than Spain or France or anywhere around the Med."