Casa indipendente a Calice al Cornoviglio,
**Casa Indipendente in Vendita a Calice al Cornoviglio** Scopri questa affascinante casa indipendente situata all'inizio del pittoresco borgo di Calice al Cornoviglio, risalente ai primi del '900. Con una superficie complessiva di 183 mq, questa proprietà si sviluppa su tre livelli, offrendo ampi spazi e una…
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In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €519/m², the asking price is close to the local comparison level, and the house is described as habitable with certified systems, double glazing and heating. Allowing about €200/m² for modernization brings the effective cost to roughly €719/m², while the inland location 15 km from the sea offers limited location premium.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial, genuinely livable early-1900s village house with 183 sqm, two bathrooms, functioning kitchens, tiled floors, and a handsome brick fireplace. The home feels practical rather than spectacular inside, but the historic character and reported panoramic valley-and-castle setting give it strong dream-home potential.
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€12,000 – €20,000
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.
- Energy class G may mean higher running costs.
- No private garden or terrace is clearly shown in the photos; the semi-basement stone rooms may be more storage/project space than 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 61/100The cluster sits in the inland valleys east of La Spezia, in the Ligurian Apennines above the lower Vara basin. The Vara river valley is the main landscape within reach, with wooded slopes, small farmed clearings and scattered hamlets. The Montemarcello-Magra-Vara Regional Park extends into the lower Vara and Magra area within reach, around the river confluence plain nearer Santo Stefano di Magra and the coast. La Spezia is the nearest city of size, with port services, rail connections and full urban amenities. The area is known for inland Val di Vara villages, woodland and mixed farming between the Apennine ridge and the Gulf of La Spezia.