Bilocale
Bilocale Monika - Gioiello nel Centro Storico di Viadana Vivi la Storia, Abbraccia il Futuro Benvenuto in un'esperienza abitativa unica, dove ogni angolo racconta una storia e ogni dettaglio è stato pensato per farti sentire a casa. Bilocale Monika non è solo un appartamento: è un viaggio nel tempo, un rifugio di…
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Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €74,800 (€1,169/m²), the estimated effective cost is about €87,600 or €1,369/m² after allowing €200/m² for likely minor work, well above the local €762/m² benchmark. The historic-center setting, terrace and apparent livability add appeal, but the listing does not say the property's exact condition or renovation status.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely livable, furnished apartment with a fitted kitchen, bathroom, heating, air conditioning, terracotta floors, and attractive exposed timber beams. Its standout feature is the exceptionally atmospheric historic entrance, covered in preserved murals and framed by arched passages, while the apartment itself is comfortable but more conventional and compact.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€4,000 – €7,000
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 most striking frescoes are in the shared entrance rather than inside the apartment itself.
- The apartment is compact, with a single bedroom and limited living/dining space.
- The photos do not establish the condition of the roof, windows, or building services.
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 58/100This is the Po plain on the River Po, with levees, fields, irrigation channels and scattered riverside settlements. Sabbioneta lies nearby and is a UNESCO World Heritage site as a planned Renaissance town with ducal walls, a theatre and a regular street grid. Casalmaggiore itself is the nearest town of size, with services, shops and a working historic centre on the Po. The area is known for agriculture in the lower Po valley and for the network of small historic centres between the Lombard and Mantuan plain.