Trilocale in Via Roma 38
L'appartamento al piano terra in vendita a Portopalo di Capo Passero è un grazioso immobile di 51 metri quadrati catastali. Con una disposizione di 3 vani, tra cui una camere da letto, un bagno e una cucina soggiorno, questo appartamento è perfetto per chi volesse investire nel settore turistico e creare una casa…
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 €75,000 (€1,471/m²), even assuming it is ready to live in with modest €200/m² costs, the effective price is about €1,671/m²—over three times the local comparison level of €486/m². Its immediate seaside location and tourist appeal add value, but the listing does not state the condition or renovation history, so the premium is difficult to justify.
More on the house and the area
A clean, furnished and clearly move-in-ready apartment with a usable kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and living area. Sicilian lemon-patterned ceramics and traditional wooden furniture add local personality, but the interiors are fairly ordinary and the gallery provides no proven sea view or outdoor space.
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 – €6,000
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.
- No exterior, terrace, garden, or view is shown.
- Energy class G suggests potentially high running costs.
- The 51 sqm layout appears compact, with limited natural light visible in the photos.
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 81/100The cluster is at Capo Passero on the Ionian coast, with the sea on both sides of the headland and beaches and rocky shoreline around Portopalo and the Isola di Capo Passero immediately offshore. The coast here is the southern tip of eastern Sicily, with open views over the sea and low Mediterranean scrub rather than mountains. The Vendicari Nature Reserve is nearby along this stretch of coast. Marzamemi is the nearest small centre of note on the same coastal strip, with a historic tuna-fishery settlement. Noto is the nearest major town of art in the area, known for its Baroque centre and UNESCO status, but it lies beyond the immediate surroundings. The area is known for fishing, tuna fisheries, and the meeting point of the Ionian and Mediterranean seas at the island tip.