Palazzo - Edificio in Trun
Palazzo - Edificio in Trun
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €41/m² the headline price looks cheap, but the comparison is based on very limited local data and the 2,371 m² palazzo has only one room, no bathrooms and no stated condition. Assuming substantial renovation, the effective cost is about €741/m², with major uncertainty about habitability and total works.
More on the house and the area
The property has an attractive Alpine setting with open land and mountain views, and the large stable interior appears structurally usable for its current purpose. However, the photos show a utilitarian horse facility rather than a home, with no residential amenities at all, so it is a substantial conversion project rather than a livable Italian house.
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€470,000 – €832,000
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.
- This is an operating-looking equestrian or agricultural building, not a residential home.
- There are no bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen, or visible living spaces.
- Major conversion, permitting, and utility work would likely be required to make it habitable.
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 72/100Trun lies in the Vorderrhein (Anterior Rhine) valley in the Surselva district of Graubünden (Grigioni). The immediate surroundings are high-Alpine valley terrain: steep valley slopes, conifer forest and alpine pastures with mountain peaks and cols within about 15 km. The Vorderrhein river runs along the valley floor close to the settlement. The area is part of the Swiss Alps (canton of Graubünden) rather than the Italian Apennines. The nearest town of size is Ilanz (Ilanz/Glion), which provides regional services and a railway station on the valley line. Romansh is widely spoken locally and the local economy includes dairy farming, forestry and mountain tourism activities such as hiking and mountain-biking; summer alpine pastures are used for grazing. There is no national park or UNESCO designation within the immediate 15 km area.