Rustico/casale in Località Corano
Pitigliano è un borgo della provincia di Grosseto, in maremma e si distingue per essere arroccato sul tufo. Le sue case sembrano essere sospese sulla roccia. la compagna intorno è molto verdeggiante, caratterizzata da quanto chiunque si aspetta di trovare in toscana: colline piantumate ad ulivi e vigne, querce e…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listing- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The 40 m² building is explicitly an agricultural annex classified D/10, not a legally recognized dwelling, and the description offers 1.5 hectares of land with an attached storage structure. Despite the €43,000 price and extensive grounds, this is not a suitable livable-home purchase without resolving its legal use.
More on the house and the area
This is a very green Tuscan rural setting with roughly 1.5 hectares, mature trees, vines, and a rustic tufa-block outbuilding. However, the property reads more as an agricultural annex or project than a ready-to-live-in farmhouse: the exterior is weathered and overgrown, no interior is shown, and the D/10 classification is a significant livability concern.
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€16,000 – €23,000
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.
- The photos show only the exterior, so the actual interior condition and bathroom usability are unverified.
- The building is classified D/10, suggesting an agricultural use rather than a straightforward residential home.
- The grounds are heavily overgrown and the pergola/outdoor structures appear partly deteriorated; confirm access, services, and residential conversion rights.
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 82/100Pitigliano stands on the southern edge of the volcanic tuff country of the Tufo area, with ravines cut into the plateau and a landscape of woods, fields and small hill settlements. Lake Bolsena lies just to the east, partly within 15 km of the cluster. The Fiora river valley is part of the local landscape. The area includes the Parco Archeologico Città del Tufo around Pitigliano, Sovana and Sorano. Pitigliano itself is a substantial historic hill town with extensive tuff-built fabric and services for the surrounding countryside. Sovana, within the same local area, is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia. The area is known for tuff settlements, Etruscan vie cave cut into the rock, and white wine production around Pitigliano.