Rustico/casale in Via San Salvatore
Graziosissimo rustico in pietra a vista completamente immerso nella natura. Adatto come rifugio per i fine settimana e per le vacanza per chi vuole evadere dalla città e dalla frenesia. Si raggiunge con auto di medie dimensioni attraverso una strada sterrata. Gli ultimi 100 metri sono percorsi a piedi. Il terreno di…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listing- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
Must be done first
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €18,000 plus an estimated €24,200 of works, the effective cost is about €1,918/m²—over four times the €456/m² local comparison level. The listing describes a 22 m² rural shelter with a tool-storage area, composting toilet, no conventional bathroom, and the final 100 metres accessible only on foot; its legal residential status is not stated.
More on the house and the area
A charming stone Ligurian retreat with original character, a spectacular mountain setting, extensive vineyard-garden land, and a generous outdoor terrace. Unlike a bare ruin, it has a repaired roof, floors, a functioning kitchenette, solar panels, rainwater collection, and a furnished sleeping room, making it usable as a minimalist weekend home. Its tiny size, lack of a conventional bathroom, and difficult access keep it below dream-home territory.
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€9,000 – €13,000
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.
- Extremely small at about 22 m², with only one sleeping area.
- No conventional bathroom; it relies on a composting toilet.
- The final 100 meters are on foot, with access via a dirt road.
- Off-grid systems and the remote setting may require ongoing maintenance.
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 72/100The Maritime Alps rise immediately inland, with steep olive-covered valleys and ridges above the Argentina valley. The Argentina river runs down to Taggia and the Ligurian coast. The nearest substantial town is Sanremo, which provides full services, a rail station, a marina and the main commercial centre of this part of western Liguria. The old hill villages of the Sanremo hinterland, including Ceriana, are known for olive cultivation and for dense medieval settlement patterns on narrow ridgelines above the coast.