Baita/bungalow/chalet/trullo in Località Calasca Dentro
SIAMO IN VALLE ANZASCA! OGGI LA FENICE IMMOBILIARE VI PROPONE: CALASCA DENTRO — Baita in pietra e legno, balcone panoramico e oltre 1.100 m² di terreno — €31.000 Il calore del legno, la pietra delle baite alpine e un balcone affacciato sui colori della montagna: un luogo dove ritrovare tranquillità, immersi nella…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listing- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
Must be done first
- Bathroom
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Despite the €31,000 price and 131 m², the property is cadastrally classified as C/2 and the description identifies much of it as deposits, cellars and storage rather than a legal dwelling. It is currently used for mountain stays, but residential legality and conversion feasibility are not established.
More on the house and the area
An exceptionally atmospheric alpine baita with authentic stone walls, old timber floors and beams, a usable rustic living/kitchen space, and a spectacular mountain-valley panorama from its covered balcony. It appears genuinely usable as a mountain retreat rather than an empty shell, but the C/2 classification, remote setting and unfinished attic make it less suitable as a straightforward full-time home.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€52,000 – €77,000
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.
- C/2 cadastral classification means it is not officially a normal residential dwelling; verify permitted use and habitability.
- The property is highly secluded and appears to require difficult foot access; confirm road access, utilities, water, sewage and winter accessibility.
- The attic is unfinished, and the autonomous off-grid-style facilities may be basic.
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 78/100The cluster is in the upper Anzasca Valley in the Pennine Alps, with steep forested slopes and high peaks rising toward the Monte Rosa massif. The Anza river runs down the valley. Macugnaga and the Monte Rosa east face are up-valley within about 15 km, and the lifts at Macugnaga are roughly a 20-25 minute drive. Piedimulera is the nearest lower-valley service centre, while Domodossola is the nearest larger town with a railway station, wider shopping and hospitals. The area is known for alpine valleys, Walser settlement history further up the valley, and mountaineering linked to Monte Rosa.