Palazzo - Edificio in Castrovillari
Palazzo - Edificio in Castrovillari. Needs renovation, garage, balcone, esposizione doppia.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
180 m² palazzo asking €21,500 but needing renovation estimated €700/m² yields an effective ~€819/m² vs the regional baseline of €302/m², so the effective price is well above market. The listing omits building year and energy class.
More on the house and the area
Pretty historic façade with an attractive arched portal and original wood-beamed roof space give real character. The building is a solid, roofed palazzo with floors and bathrooms in place but it needs a sensible renovation (electrics/ plumbing/patching) to become a comfortable home. Excellent price for someone wanting a character property in town, but budget for works and damp repairs.
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€36,000 – €63,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Needs full renovation of finishes and likely updates to plumbing/electrics.
- Signs of damp/peeling plaster in places — some remedial work required.
- Attic/roof space is dusty and will need repair/cleaning before use.
- Narrow historic street — limited immediate parking despite a garage mentioned.
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 82/100The cluster lies on the southern side of the Pollino massif; the Parco Nazionale del Pollino is within about 15 km. The local landscape is mountain valleys with beech and chestnut woods and the karst/river-gorge landforms typical of the Pollino area. Morano Calabro (a member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia) lies within the Pollino area and is a nearby hill town with a medieval historic centre. Castrovillari is the local service town with shops, schools and regional road connections. There are no major ski lifts within 15 km; the nearest organised ski facilities are on the Sila plateau (e.g. Lorica) at a substantially greater distance. The area is known for mountain hiking, mountain-biking and other outdoor activities tied to the national park.