Ital home - fantastica cascinetta immersa nel verde!
Proponiamo in esclusiva, in fantastica posizione immersa nel verde delle colline panoramiche di Gazzaniga, bellissima cascinetta da riadattare circondata da terreni pertinenziali. La soluzione è raggiungibile a piedi tramite un sentiero di 2/3 minuti da dove si lascia la macchina ad un piazzale con moltissimi posti…
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
Price €227/m2 vs baseline €382/m2 looks cheap, but the 154 sqm figure is inflated by counting outbuildings/land. The actual habitable structure is only ~64 sqm (two floors of ~32 sqm each); the rest is 9,200 sqm of coppice woodland. So the real building cost per usable m2 is far higher than headline suggests. Needs full renovation (no beds/baths, only accessible by a 2-3 min footpath, no road access to the door), implying ~€1,500/m2 to make habitable. Missing energy class. Access difficulty and rural cascina status limit resale. Cheap entry but modest true value once you separate land from the small building requiring gut renovation.
More on the house and the area
A small abandoned stone cascina (154sqm across two ~32sqm levels) completely enveloped by dense woodland on the panoramic hills of Gazzaniga, sold with 9,200sqm of forest land for just €35,000 (€227/m2). The wow here is entirely about seclusion and nature immersion plus the striking low price; the terracotta-roofed stone building tucked into a forest clearing is genuinely picturesque from above. However, the listing offers zero interior or facade detail, the property needs complete renovation, and it's only accessible on foot. Charming and atmospheric but not a true scroll-stopper given photo limitations and rough condition.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,500/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€61,000 – €90,000
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.
- All 20 photos are aerial/drone shots showing only the roof amid dense forest; no interior or ground-level exterior views
- Needs full renovation, no bathrooms or beds currently
- Only reachable on foot via a 2-3 minute path
- High-voltage power lines visible nearby in some frames
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 62/100The cluster is in the lower Val Seriana, with the Bergamasque Prealps rising immediately around the valley. The Serio river runs through the valley floor. Parco delle Orobie Bergamasche begins farther up the valley and is not on the doorstep here, but the Orobie peaks form the mountain backdrop of daily life. The nearest ski lifts are in the upper Val Seriana around Spiazzi di Gromo and Lizzola, roughly 40–60 minutes by road depending on conditions. Bergamo is the nearest city of size, with the walled Città Alta, main rail links and airport services in the wider urban area. The area is known for its industrial valley settlements mixed with older hillside hamlets and for access into the Seriana valley toward the Orobie.