Appartamento in Montalcino
Appartamento in Montalcino. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, videocitofono, cancello elettrico, fibra ottica, porta blindata, balcone, terrazzo, cantina, esposizione doppia.
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 €31,000 (€508/m²), this habitable 61 m² apartment with garage, cellar, balcony and terrace has an estimated all-in cost of about €43,200, or €708/m² after light works. That is slightly below comparable sub-€100k homes in the area, with Montalcino’s strong tourist appeal adding value.
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€4,000 – €7,000
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.
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 96/100The cluster sits on the hill around the town of Montalcino, a medieval hilltown with a fortress (Fortezza) that is the local service and market centre. The surrounding landscape is the Val d'Orcia cultural landscape and is included in the Val d'Orcia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Immediate surroundings are rolling clay hills worked as vineyards (including estates producing Brunello di Montalcino), olive groves and arable fields, with characteristic lines of cypress and scattered farmhouses. The Orcia river valley is the main valley-forming feature of the wider area. The nearest city of significant size is Siena, to the north, which provides hospitals, a university and rail connections. The area is known principally for Brunello di Montalcino wine production and associated agritourism.