Rustico/casale in Contrada Fedele Grande
A soli 7 km da Ceglie Messapica, in una zona riservata e silenziosa, dove il tempo sembra rallentare e la natura detta il ritmo delle giornate, KW Privilege propone in vendita un trullo autentico a 4 coni, collegato a un’antica lamia, immerso nello scenario più vero e affascinante della Valle d’Itria. La proprietà si…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €90,000 plus an estimated €700/m² renovation allowance, the effective cost is about €2,200/m²—well above the €691/m² local benchmark. The authentic trullo, 11,545 m² of olive-grove land and Valle d’Itria setting add appeal, but the listing does not confirm habitability, bathrooms, utilities or renovation scope.
More on the house and the area
This is a highly atmospheric Puglian trullo-and-lamia compound with exceptional historic character, stone cones, vaulted rooms, an original oven, and extensive olive-grove land. However, it is a restoration project rather than a usable home today: the interiors are unfinished and there is no bathroom, so the remarkable setting is constrained by livability.
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€12,000 – €21,000
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.
- Not currently habitable: the gallery shows raw, dusty interiors with no fitted kitchen or bathroom.
- Significant restoration and utility work will be needed despite the sound-looking traditional structures.
- Large 11,545 sqm plot and mature trees increase maintenance demands and should be checked for water, access, and planning constraints.
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 82/100The area sits on the Murge plateau in the Valle d’Itria landscape of low karst hills, red soil, olive groves and dry-stone walls. Ceglie Messapica has a substantial historic centre and a ducal castle. Within about 15 km are other trulli-country towns including Martina Franca, Cisternino and Ostuni on its hill. The wider area is known for trulli, masserie, olive oil and rural stone architecture.