Baita/bungalow/chalet/trullo in Viale 25 Aprile 54
Meraviglioso chalet totalmente in legno, prefabbricato, completamente arredato con mobili su misura, 2 camere da letto (una matrimoniale e una singola con divano letto matrimoniale), un bagno, una cucina con elettrodomestici, sala da pranzo, veranda panoramica con salottino, con zanzariere e teli anti-pioggia, balcone…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €10,000 for 50 m² (€200/m²), even allowing about €200/m² for works, the effective cost is roughly €400/m²—well below the limited local reference, with the 3 km proximity to the sea adding appeal. However, this is described as a furnished prefab chalet inside a holiday park rather than a conventional home, and the listing does not clarify ownership, ongoing park fees, or residential/legal status.
More on the house and the area
A cheerful, fully furnished wooden chalet with a warm cabin interior, fitted kitchen, bathroom, two bedrooms, veranda, balcony, and a leafy pine-park setting. It appears immediately usable rather than a renovation project, but the compact holiday-park context and lack of a genuinely impressive view limit the dream-home appeal.
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€3,000 – €5,000
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 a prefab holiday-park chalet, not a conventional Italian house; ownership, residency, and resale rules should be checked carefully.
- Likely ongoing park fees and restrictions may apply.
- The interiors are fully equipped and usable but quite compact and heavily cluttered.
- Despite the advertised panoramic veranda, the photos show mainly trees and neighboring structures rather than a clear view.
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 69/100The cluster is in the lower Magra plain between the Ligurian Sea and the Apuan Alps. The Magra River and the plain at its mouth are the main landscape feature within reach. The Montemarcello-Magra-Vara Regional Park is partly within this area, including the lower river and the promontory above Bocca di Magra. The nearest coast is the mouth of the Magra with the beaches and shore around Marinella and Fiumaretta, and Lerici is just beyond the plain. The Apuan Alps rise just to the east, with marble country around Carrara within short driving distance. Sarzana is the nearest town of size and has a substantial historic centre and the Fortezza Firmafede. The area is known for the Magra estuary, nearby seaside settlements, and as the transition zone between eastern Liguria and northern Tuscany.