Casa indipendente in Cortile di Giovanni
Al piano terra troviamo due camerette e un bagno. Salendo al livello successivo è presente un'ulteriore cameretta soppalcata con soffitto basso, e un secondo bagno. Al piano superiore l'abitazione si compone di cucina abitabile, soggiorno, bagno, salone doppio, una cameretta e una camera da letto. La proprietà…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Heating
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €482/m², the home is already above the local €409/m² reference, and estimated modernization costs bring the effective price to roughly €783/m². It is broadly usable but needs bathroom and window upgrades and has no heating, with no strong location premium to offset the cost.
More on the house and the area
A charming, substantial village house with a beautiful cobbled courtyard, balconies, traditional shutters, terrazzo floors, antique furnishings, and strong historic character. The interiors are fully furnished and usable rather than a renovation shell, though they feel old-fashioned and need selective updating; at €80,000 for 166 sqm, it offers compelling value.
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.
Our read of the photos, €350/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€19,000 – €32,000
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.
- Clearly livable but dated, with bathrooms and window frames needing modernization.
- No heating is mentioned; only air conditioning is present.
- The low price is attractive, but the multi-level layout and low-ceiling mezzanine may limit comfort.
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 70/100The cluster sits in the hilly interior of central-western Sicily on the foothills of the Monti Sicani. The immediate countryside is agricultural, with olive groves, vineyards, areas of cereal cultivation and small wooded copses. Palazzo Adriano is a historic Arbëreshë (Italo‑Albanian) community. The town was a filming location for the film Nuovo Cinema Paradiso. Nearest larger service towns within about 15 km include Corleone and Bisacquino, which provide municipal services, shops and weekly markets. Palermo is the provincial capital and the nearest city with an international airport and higher-tier services (drive time typically over an hour).