Rustico con terreno vista mare
Rustico con terreno vista mare. garage, esposizione esterna, balcone, impianto tv con parabola satellitare.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
As listed it's EUR 500/m2 (25,000/50m2) but I estimate major works (~EUR 700/m2) giving an effective ~EUR 1,200/m2 versus the local median ~EUR 244/m2, so this looks overpriced for Calabria despite a 3 km sea view and 26 photos; the listing does not state the property's condition or year.
More on the house and the area
Lovely hillside plot with real sea views and a broad lawn — the setting sells this place. The buildings are a mostly-unfinished/used-rural shell (hay, storage, bare concrete) and will need substantial renovation to become a comfortable home, but at this price it's a true project bargain.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€10,000 – €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.
- Interior largely unfinished/used for storage — raw concrete walls and ceilings, no visible finished rooms.
- Older plastered section shows cracking and wear; some roof/structural work likely needed.
- Clearing, utilities and permits for full residential fit-out should be confirmed.
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 67/100The Tyrrhenian coast is within the local landscape here, with beaches and the shoreline around Cittadella del Capo and the Bonifati marina area. Inland, the first ridges of the Calabrian Coastal Range rise quickly behind the coast. The lower valley of the Fiume Esaro is nearby. Belvedere Marittimo is the nearest larger coastal town, with a seafront, marina and a substantial historic centre on the hill above. This stretch of coast is known for small seaside resorts backed by steep inland hills and for citron cultivation in the upper Tyrrhenian part of Calabria.