Terratetto unifamiliare in Općina Lanišće
Ćićarija, Lanišće: vendiamo una casa in pietra con cortile! In vendita una casa in pietra in rovina, situata nel comune di Lanišće, nel cuore della Ćićarija e circondata da una natura incontaminata. La casa si sviluppa su due piani, dispone di un cortile di pertinenza ed è collegata su un lato all’abitazione…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
A project, not a home yet
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Connections
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €47,000, the complete ruin renovation brings the estimated total to about €124,000, or €1,771/m², before accounting for utility connections and project risks. The €671/m² asking price looks low, but the remote location and limited local comparison data make this a substantial renovation project rather than a clear bargain.
More on the house and the area
The house has attractive traditional stonework, aged shutters, tiled roofing, and a genuinely green, wooded setting with a productive-looking garden. However, it is explicitly a ruin with no usable living facilities and needs a complete renovation, so this is a restoration project rather than a realistically livable cheap home.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€28,000 – €41,000
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.
- The listing explicitly describes the property as a ruin requiring complete renovation.
- No bathroom, kitchen, or habitable interior is shown; utility connections are only nearby.
- A substantial budget and approvals may be needed to restore the two-story stone structure.
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 cluster sits within the Ćićarija (Čičarija) karst highland of northern Istria, a low mountain/plateau landscape. Terrain within about 15 km is typical karst: limestone bedrock, sinkholes and sparse pasture openings interspersed with mixed deciduous and conifer woods. Settlement pattern is dispersed: small villages and hamlets, low population density and limited local services; agriculture is small-scale and pastoral with some forestry. The Slovenian border is a few kilometres to the north; the area is connected by minor local roads rather than major highways. There are no ski lifts or alpine-resort facilities inside 15 km. The immediate area is the kind of inland Istrian upland associated with rural tourism, hunting and quiet countryside rather than built attractions or seaside amenities.