Rustico/casale in Contrada Cannizzara 16
L'Agenzia internazionale Remax presenta in vendita in C. da Cannizzara Ciancia n. 16, zona Frigintini, una casa rurale di mq, 175. L'immobile si trova nell'aperta campagna di Frigintini, a due passi dalla Chiesa della Cannizzara e al famoso ristorante pizzeria Al Vecchio Mulino. La casa è posizionata su un…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Heating
- Bathroom
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €99,900 (€571/m²), the estimated all-in cost rises to about €1,271/m² if renovation is needed, far above the €389/m² local comparison level. The listing does not state the condition or bathrooms and requires purchasing additional farmland, whose price is not disclosed.
More on the house and the area
A highly atmospheric Sicilian farmhouse with beautiful honey-colored stonework, traditional tiled roofs, extensive dry-stone walls, fruit trees and olive groves. The setting and historic agricultural character are genuinely appealing, but the interior is basic and utilitarian, with no bathroom listed, so this is a substantial renovation project rather 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€35,000 – €62,000
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.
- Very rustic condition with sparse, unfinished-looking interiors and no bathroom listed.
- The additional rear field or part of it is compulsory, increasing the purchase price.
- Utilities and full residential habitability need careful verification.
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 72/100The area sits in the Hyblaean plateau, with limestone hills cut by ravines. The Tellaro and Irminio river valleys are part of this south-eastern Sicilian landscape, and the Mediterranean coast is about 12 km away. Modica itself is one of the late Baroque towns of the Val di Noto, a UNESCO World Heritage site, with a large historic centre spread along a deep valley. Ragusa is nearby as the main town of size, with full services and another major Baroque historic centre. The area is known for Hyblaean dry-stone countryside, carob and olive cultivation, and Modica chocolate.