Via Venezia, 20, Vignone
Via Venezia, 20, Vignone. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
As listed, €4,315 for 86,300 m² gives an implausible €0/m²; treating the property as habitable (≈€200/m² renovation) yields an effective ≈€200/m² vs the regional median €345/m² (~42% discount). The extremely low price and the oversized area look like a data error, so proceed with caution.
More on the house and the area
Bright, fully finished bathrooms and a modern kitchen in a historic townhouse façade suggest a move-in-ready home in a charming town setting. The price is a huge bargain if the paperwork and actual living area match the listing, so verify measurements and visit to confirm the staged photos and exact layout.
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€5,696,000 – €9,626,000
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.
- Listing data looks inconsistent (area/price mismatch) — verify measurements and lot information
- Some photos appear heavily staged or CGI — confirm actual condition on viewing
- No clear exterior private garden/terrace or views shown
- Number of bathrooms/rooms unclear in the listing — check floorplan and utilities
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 78/100The cluster is in the hills immediately above Verbania on the west side of Lake Maggiore. Lake Maggiore lies within about 10 km, with the Borromean Gulf and the Borromean Islands off Stresa and Pallanza. The lower Lepontine Alps and the Val Grande massif rise just inland. Val Grande National Park begins a short distance to the northwest and is the main protected landscape of this part of the province. The nearest ski area is Mottarone, roughly an hour by road depending on the exact starting point. Verbania is the nearest town of size, with ferry connections on Lake Maggiore, lakeside districts, and the Villa Taranto botanical gardens. The area is known for the Lake Maggiore shore, chestnut and beech woods on the inland slopes, and access into the wild valleys of Val Grande.