Casa Indipendente in vendita a Vizzini
Casa Indipendente in vendita a Vizzini. Habitable, autonomo heating, caminetto, balcone, terrazzo.
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Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €69,000 asking price is attractive at €288/m², but allowing roughly €48,000 for habitable-condition updating brings the effective cost to about €488/m², above the €413/m² local comparison level. The listing offers good size and three bathrooms, but Vizzini is inland and the description provides limited detail on the building’s age and energy performance.
More on the house and the area
A remarkably grand historic townhouse with ornate Sicilian façade details, multiple balconies, and sweeping views across the rooftops and surrounding hills. The 240 sqm home appears genuinely habitable, with working kitchen and bathrooms, solid floors, heating, and abundant traditional character, though the interiors are old-fashioned. At €69,000, the size, panoramic setting, and palazzo-like exterior create exceptional 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€16,000 – €27,000
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 fully usable but quite dated and would benefit from cosmetic modernization.
- The roof terraces and exterior surfaces show signs of age and should be checked for waterproofing and maintenance.
- Town-center access means street parking and dense neighboring buildings rather than private outdoor space.
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 58/100This is inland hill country on the Hyblaean plateau, with a mosaic of cereal fields, pasture and valleys cut into the limestone tableland. The area is associated with the upper Dirillo valley and with the rural landscapes of south-eastern Sicily rather than with a single major natural landmark. Caltagirone is the nearest town of size; it has a substantial historic centre, rail links and services, and its historic centre is on the UNESCO list within the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto. Vizzini is known above all for its connection with Giovanni Verga and for the agricultural interior of the Hyblaean area.