Baita/bungalow/chalet/trullo
Autentico trullo con ampio terreno nel cuore della campagna pugliese. Immerso nella quiete della suggestiva Contrada Pupo, proponiamo in vendita un caratteristico trullo di circa 34 mq, circondato da un terreno di 11.200 mq, una proprietà dal fascino autentico che rappresenta un'opportunità unica per chi desidera…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Connections
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €65,000 asking price is already €1,912/m² versus €832/m² for comparable local stock; adding roughly €37,400 for the bathroom, utility connections and restoration brings the effective cost near €3,012/m². The 11,200 m² of land and possible extra construction provide upside, but the listing does not state the current condition or whether the trullo is immediately habitable.
More on the house and the area
This is a highly photogenic, authentic Puglian trullo with domed architecture, vaulted interiors, traditional stone details, and 11,200 sqm of olive-grove countryside. However, it is currently closer to a partially finished rural home than an immediately usable residence: the bathroom addition is an open shell and utilities are not yet connected.
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€14,000 – €20,000
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 34 sqm trullo is not fully move-in ready: the planned bathroom extension is unfinished.
- Water and electricity connections still need to be installed; a well is only proposed.
- The surrounding land is extensive but currently rough and undeveloped, with construction work and materials visible.
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 area is the inland plain of the upper Salento, with olive groves, fields and scattered masserie. The Adriatic coast is nearby, with the Torre Guaceto coastal reserve within about 15 km, where dunes, wetlands and rocky and sandy shoreline stretch south of Carovigno. Brindisi is the nearest city of size, with a port, rail links and full services. This part of Puglia is known for olive oil and for fortified farm estates and whitewashed small towns of the Brindisi countryside.