Baita/bungalow/chalet/trullo in Contrada Capece
Nel cuore dell'Alto Salento a Francavilla Fontana precisamente nell'affascinante e storica area adiacente alla Specchia Capece proponiamo la vendita di un autentico complesso di trulli e lamie in pietra da ristrutturare completamente. La proprietà rappresenta un ottimo investimento immobiliare e vanta un intero…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
A project, not a home yet
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Structure
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €60,000 for 50 m², the purchase price is €1,200/m²; complete restoration could add roughly €1,100/m², bringing the effective cost near €2,300/m², well above comparable local homes. The one-hectare olive grove and authentic trulli architecture add value, but the listing does not say whether utilities, permits, or residential status are in place.
More on the house and the area
A highly photogenic complex of traditional Puglian trulli set among ancient olive trees on a full hectare of land, with exceptional rural character and privacy. However, the interiors are currently uninhabitable shells with rubble floors and severe wall deterioration, so this is a major restoration project rather than a ready-to-live-in home.
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€20,000 – €29,000
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.
- Complete renovation required; the interiors are raw, damaged and appear to lack finished floors.
- No usable kitchen, bathroom or utilities are shown in the gallery.
- Verify structural condition, planning permissions and restoration costs for the trulli cones and lamie.
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 51/100The area sits on the Murge threshold into the Salento plain, with mostly flat to gently rolling agricultural land of olive groves, vineyards and fields. The nearest larger centres are Brindisi and Taranto, both with full city services, ports and rail connections. Ostuni, with its hill town and historic centre, is nearby on the same inland belt. This part of Puglia is known for olive oil, wine and rural masserie.