Introvabile
INTROVABILE. Needs renovation, autonomo heating, garage, caminetto, balcone, terrazzo, impianto tv con parabola satellitare, parzialmente arredato, cantina, esposizione doppia.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €38,000 (€69/m²), the house looks cheap initially, but renovating 550 m² at an estimated €700/m² brings the effective cost to about €769/m², well above the local €421/m² benchmark. The listing confirms major renovation needs and gives limited detail on the building’s age and energy performance.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely atmospheric mountain-village townhouse with sweeping wooded hillside views, multiple balconies, a garden, traditional shutters, terrazzo floors, and impressive old vaulted cellar spaces. It is a real, roofed and usable home with kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms, heating, garage, and storage, but it is distinctly dated and will need a serious renovation rather than simple redecorating. At €38,000, the scale, setting, and character create strong bargain appeal for a buyer seeking a substantial Italian restoration project.
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, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€109,000 – €193,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- The interiors are very dated and need substantial renovation, especially the kitchen, bathrooms, finishes, and systems.
- Some outbuildings and cellar areas appear utilitarian or deteriorated; the condition of the roof and utilities should be professionally verified.
- The large 550 sqm footprint may mean significant renovation and ongoing maintenance costs.
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 58/100The cluster sits at the mouth of the Valle Imagna and close to the first Bergamasque Prealps, with the Canto Alto and the Albenza ridge in the surrounding relief. The Brembo river runs just west of the built-up area, and the Serio valley system is nearby on the eastern side of Bergamo’s hinterland. The nearest substantial town is Bergamo, which has the Città Alta, major services, rail links and an airport at Orio al Serio farther south. This part of the province is known for the transition from the Bergamo plain to the prealpine valleys, with dense settlement on the lower slopes and valley floors.