Casa colonica in San Giovanni Ilarione
Casa colonica in San Giovanni Ilarione. Habitable, autonomo heating, accesso per disabili, arredato, cantina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
A habitable 117 m² farmhouse at €40,000 (€342/m²) is reasonably priced, with heating, cellar, furnishings, and 35 photos supporting the listing. Allowing about €23,400 for light updating gives an effective cost near €542/m², above the €317/m² local comparison level, so this is solid but not exceptional value.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely livable Veneto farmhouse with exceptionally warm exposed timber ceilings, a fireplace, traditional furnishings, a working kitchen, bedrooms, heating, and a spectacular mountain-valley panorama. The house is charming rather than polished, with visible age and some cracking, but at €40,000 for 117 m² it offers unusually strong dream-home appeal.
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€8,000 – €13,000
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.
- Visible cracks and weathering suggest a technical inspection is important.
- Interiors are habitable but distinctly dated and may need cosmetic updating.
- The attic/storage area and access ladder appear basic; only one bathroom is listed.
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 68/100The cluster lies in the eastern Lessini, with low Prealpine ridges and wooded valleys around San Giovanni Ilarione. The Alpone valley is the main local valley system here, and the area is known for old volcanic terrain and fossil sites around Bolca in the same part of the Lessini. The nearest larger town is San Bonifacio, which has the usual rail and road services on the Verona–Vicenza corridor. Verona is the nearest major city for higher-level services and airport access.