Palazzina
Palazzina. cablato, fibra ottica, 1000 m from the sea.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Price €48k (300 €/m²) but the listing gives no condition; I estimate modest works at €200/m² → €32k. Effective cost €80k (≈500 €/m²) well above the regional median €302/m²; 1 km from the sea and 8 photos help, but the total investment makes this an overpriced pick.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€11,000 – €18,000
Wiring, water and sanitary work of any kind, heating, air conditioning and gas go to a registered firm by law, and so do flues and the air openings for gas appliances. That labour stays in the bill. Yours is the stripping out, plaster, paint, floors, tiling and carpentry.
Labour is 61% of a renovation price on average and 67% at the median, across 191 items of the Emilia-Romagna 2025 public price list. Materials are the rest. An averaged price list, not a quote.
Materials you buy yourself carry 22% VAT; supplied by the firm doing the work they go at the 10% renovation rate. On a €30,000 materials bill that is €3,600 of extra tax.
Household wiring installed before 13 March 1990 counts as compliant if it has a main breaker with overcurrent protection, protection against direct contact and a 30 mA RCD. Having a firm bring the existing wiring up to that and certify it is the cheapest lawful route.
Estimate from the listing and its photos, not a survey. Treat it as the starting point for your own quotes. An Italian builder's quote is normally written without VAT and without design fees, so add about a quarter to any figure a firm gives you.
The area around
Location score 61/100The cluster is on the Ionian coast of Calabria, with a long low shoreline and beach settlements around Mirto Crosia and the mouth of the Trionto river. Inland, within this stretch of the province, the ground rises toward the lower Sila foothills. Corigliano-Rossano is the nearest large town and has extensive services, a port area and a substantial historic upper town. The broader area is known for citrus and olive cultivation on the coastal plain.