Palazzo - Edificio in Trequanda
piano terra stanza di sgombero dal quale si può ricavare un monolocale, stanza tecnica con caldaia e lavanderia, primo piano soggiorno di passo, cucina, bagno e camera matrimoniale, secondo piano camera matrimoniale e camerina, e bagno, terzo piano mansarda non abitabile
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €890/m², plus an estimated €200/m² for adapting the storage room and accounting for the non-habitable attic, the effective cost is about €1,090/m²—far above the €350/m² local benchmark. The listing offers multiple floors and two bathrooms, but it does not clarify the legal usability of the attic or storage spaces.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely atmospheric Tuscan stone palazzo in a historic borgo, with striking masonry, green hillside views, and a charming outlook over the village below. The 100 sqm home is clearly usable rather than a ruin, with two kitchens/bathrooms and multiple bedrooms, though the finishes are dated and the non-habitable mansard limits the practical living space.
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€7,000 – €11,000
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.
- Interiors are habitable but dated and would benefit from cosmetic modernization.
- The home is spread across several floors with narrow stairs; the top mansard is explicitly non-habitable.
- The ground-floor storage room and technical/laundry space may require work if converted into additional living area.
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 72/100Trequanda sits on the cultivated hills between the Val d'Orcia and the Val di Chiana in southern Siena province. The 15 km radius is primarily agricultural: vineyards, olive groves and mixed arable land on rolling hills. Montepulciano is about 10 km to the east and is the nearest town of size, with a medieval centre, restaurants, shops and the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano wine appellation. Pienza and parts of the Val d'Orcia landscape lie to the south-west within roughly 15 km. Chianciano Terme, a thermal spa town with tourist facilities, is also within the local area. There are no high mountains or ski lifts within 15 km; the nearest larger city is Siena (roughly 35–40 km north-west) for provincial services and rail connections.