Casa di paese in Via Roma s.n.c, Riccò del Golfo di Spezia,
Casa di paese in Via Roma s.n.c, Riccò del Golfo di Spezia,. Needs renovation.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €29,000 (€558/m²), the asking price is already about 23% above the local comparison level, and renovation at roughly €700/m² brings the effective cost to about €1,258/m². The property is only 5 km from the sea, which adds appeal, but the renovation burden makes this an ordinary-to-weak deal.
More on the house and the area
A charming Ligurian village property with attractive old stonework, a sunny enclosed garden, and authentic rural character. However, it is presented only from the outside and clearly needs renovation, so it reads more as a promising restoration project than a ready-to-live-in dream 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, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€10,000 – €18,000
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 gallery shows no interior, so livability, layout, kitchen, bathroom, and utilities cannot be verified.
- The stone house is explicitly listed as needing renovation; the extent of structural and systems work is unclear.
- The garden is heavily overgrown and the narrow village setting may limit access and privacy.
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 62/100The cluster lies in the inland hills between the lower Vara valley and the Magra side of eastern Liguria, with the Ligurian Apennines close by. The Vara river runs through this part of the province. The Montemarcello-Magra-Vara Regional Park is nearby on the lower Magra side. The nearest large town is La Spezia, which has the main rail station, port, services and a full range of shops. This part of eastern Liguria is known for wooded valleys, small ridge villages and access routes between La Spezia and the inland Apennine passes.