Villetta a schiera in Località Camporaghena 16
Antica casa in pietra con cortile privato Situata nell'incantevole borgo di Camporaghena, nel comune di Comano, questa antica casa in pietra offre una splendida opportunità per restaurare una proprietà tradizionale toscana e creare una dimora ricca di carattere e autenticità. La proprietà conserva il fascino…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €339/m², the €65,000 asking price looks attractive, but substantial restoration of the old stone house is still needed despite the renewed roof. Allowing roughly €600/m² brings the effective cost to about €939/m², above the local €663/m² benchmark; the listing does not state the building year or formal condition.
More on the house and the area
This is a highly atmospheric stone townhouse with exceptional historic arches, a private walled courtyard, and dramatic Apennine mountain views. The roof has reportedly been renewed, but the photographed interiors are unfinished and utilitarian, with no clearly habitable kitchen or bathroom; it offers a compelling restoration project, not a ready-to-live-in home.
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.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €600/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€38,000 – €67,000
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.
- Major renovation is required; the interiors are largely raw stone rooms rather than move-in-ready living spaces.
- Only one bathroom is listed, and no usable kitchen or finished living areas are shown in the gallery.
- Access, utilities, structural condition, and permissions for attic conversion should be verified.
- The mountain setting is excellent, but the property is a restoration project rather than an immediately usable home.
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 74/100The area lies in the northern Tuscan Apennines, with the Apuan Alps close to the west and the Apennine ridges around the Lunigiana valleys. The Rosaro valley and the upper course of the Aulella river are part of the local landscape, and the Magra basin is the wider valley system of the area. The Parco Nazionale dell'Appennino Tosco-Emiliano is nearby on the eastern side of the Fivizzano territory, and the Parco Regionale delle Alpi Apuane is nearby to the west. The nearest ski area is Cerreto Laghi, reached by mountain road in about an hour. Fivizzano itself is the main local centre, while Aulla is the nearest larger service town in the Lunigiana with rail links and wider everyday services. The area is known for the stone villages and hill settlements of Lunigiana and for the route corridors between Tuscany, Liguria and Emilia.