Appartamento in Via Cacocciola 1
MILO APPARTAMENTO AL PIANO TERRA CON INGRESSO INDIPENDENTE, TERRENO PRIVATO E GARAGE. Via Cacocciola n. 14 Milo La tua casa tra i vigneti dell’Etna, dove la tranquillità incontra il panorama! A pochi passi dalla rinomata villa di Franco Battiato, in una zona caratterizzata da vigneti, natura e aria pulita,…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €85,000 (€850/m²), the apartment is already well above comparable local pricing, and estimated renovation costs of about €70,000 bring the effective cost to roughly €1,550/m². The property needs renovation, the façade is unfinished, and the promised private land still requires subdivision and technical verification; the stated room count also differs from the description.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, furnished four-bedroom home with a functioning kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms, terrace, garage, and outdoor space—not an empty shell. Its strongest feature is the broad sea-and-countryside panorama amid vineyards and greenery near Mount Etna, though the interiors are dated and the building exterior needs finishing and refurbishment.
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€20,000 – €35,000
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 home is clearly usable but dated and advertised as needing renovation.
- The unfinished facade and weathered exterior will require work.
- The private land division, parking arrangement, utilities, and legal/technical details need verification.
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 86/100Mount Etna rises directly above the area, and Sant'Alfio lies on the eastern slopes within the Etna landscape. The Ionian coast is nearby, with the shore around Riposto and Mascali below the volcano. Parco dell’Etna covers the upper slopes within the local area. The nearest ski lifts are on Etna, around Piano Provenzana and Rifugio Sapienza, roughly 30–45 minutes by road depending on starting point and conditions. Giarre is the nearest town of size, with everyday services and rail connections on the Catania–Messina line. The area is known for Etna’s lava terrain, chestnut woods and terraced cultivation on the volcano’s eastern flank.