Il Nido | HSH 2509
Piccolo Fabbricato Rurale nella Campagna di Buscemi Nella tranquilla campagna di Buscemi si propone in vendita una caratteristica casina rurale di circa 25 mq, completamente da restaurare e attualmente utilizzata come ricovero per gli attrezzi. Il fabbricato conserva il fascino essenziale delle piccole costruzioni…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
A project, not a home yet
In the listingNeeds renovation- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
Must be done first
- Roof
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €65,000 purchase includes only a roughly 25 m² rural building currently used as a tool shed, plus about 5,700 m² of olive-growing land. It is presented as an agricultural/refuge project rather than a legally habitable dwelling, and would require complete restoration.
More on the house and the area
The olive-filled 5,700 m² hillside setting is genuinely beautiful, with expansive valley and mountain views and a strong rural-Sicilian atmosphere. However, the tiny stone building is currently an uninhabitable agricultural outbuilding, so this is a land-and-restoration project rather than a home you could realistically live in now.
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€2,267,000 – €3,349,000
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.
- The 25 m² building is a tool shed requiring complete restoration, not a livable home.
- There is no bathroom, kitchen, or bedroom, and the roof and masonry appear seriously weathered.
- Utilities, legal conversion to residential use, and access should be verified.
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 76/100The cluster sits in the Hyblaean uplands, a limestone plateau of dry valleys and low canyon country rather than high mountains. The Anapo valley and the gorges around Palazzolo Acreide are the main landscape feature within reach, and the area is close to the Cavagrande del Cassibile oriented reserve. Palazzolo Acreide itself has a substantial historic centre and is part of the late Baroque Val di Noto UNESCO listing. Syracuse is the nearest larger city with full services, rail connections and major archaeological sites. This part of southeastern Sicily is known for olive groves, stone-built hill towns and archaeological remains from the Greek and Roman periods.