Appartamento in Giardini-Naxos
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE piena proprietà per la quota di 1/1 di appartamento della sup. comm. di 56,43 mq. L'unità immobiliare oggetto di valutazione è posta al piano 5 del corpo centrale, interno 25, ricadente nel complesso denominato “Les Roches Noires” L’immobile è composto da un vano e un bagno, oltre…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is explicitly an auction property, so it fails the catalog’s safety threshold despite the €27,667 asking price and Giardini-Naxos location. The listing also conflicts on layout: it presents three rooms and two bedrooms, but the description says one room and one bathroom, with only one photo.
More on the house and the area
The Giardini-Naxos location and proximity to the sea are promising, but no sea view, exterior character, terrace, or interior beauty is proven by the available image. The property may be a usable small apartment according to the listing, yet its actual condition and bathroom provision are unclear, so it does not currently inspire a strong dream-home reaction.
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 – €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.
- Only one photo is provided, showing a cracked road and overgrown roadside rather than the apartment.
- The listing description is internally unclear: it states a habitable apartment but also lists 0 bathrooms and describes a complex layout.
- This is an auction purchase, so legal status, access, utilities, condominium issues, and actual interior condition require tribunal-document checks.
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 78/100Mount Etna rises to the south-west and fills much of the horizon in this part of eastern Sicily. The Alcantara river runs just south of Calatabiano and its lower valley opens inland toward the Alcantara gorge country. The Ionian coast is a few kilometres away, with beaches and the river mouth on the coast between Giardini Naxos and Fiumefreddo. The Parco fluviale dell'Alcantara begins inland up the valley. The nearest ski lifts are on Etna, roughly 45-60 minutes away depending on the access road. The nearest town of size is Taormina a short distance north, with a substantial historic centre and tourist services, and Catania is the main city of the wider area with airport and major services. The area is known for citrus cultivation on the plain and for the meeting of Etna, the Alcantara valley and the Ionian coast in a small radius.