Villa
Splendida Villa Panoramica sulla Sibaritide con Terreno Piana Caruso (Contrada Montalto) Posizione e Panorama: a pochi metri dalla piazza di Piana Caruso (Contrada Montalto, detta Soverato Soprano), a qualche km del mare Ionio, dei vestigi di Sibari, Dal Codex di Rossano, una mezz'ora di Camigliatello, per ritrovarsi…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €55,000 (€372/m²), the 148 m² villa is above the local comparison level of €253/m²; allowing roughly €450/m² to renovate the second floor brings the effective cost to about €1,137/m². The sea is only 3 km away and the property has extensive land, but the upper level still requires substantial work and the listing does not state the building year or energy performance.
More on the house and the area
The spectacular panorama toward the Sibaritide and Ionian coast, mature trees, enclosed garden, and generous 1,000+ m² setting give this villa genuine dream-home appeal. The main floor is a real, furnished three-bedroom home with kitchen, fireplace, and bathroom, though distinctly dated; the upper floor is a renovation project rather than immediately habitable space. At €55,000, the combination of sea views, land, and 148 m² is particularly compelling.
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.
Our read of the photos, €450/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€17,000 – €29,000
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.
- The first floor appears usable but dated, with an old bathroom and furnishings that need refreshing.
- The entire upper floor is unfinished and requires substantial renovation before it can function as a second apartment.
- Check the condition of the roof, utilities, heating, access, and the legal status of the added/unfinished spaces.
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 47/100This area lies on the Ionian plain at the foot of the Sila foothills, with the Sila range inland to the west. The Crati plain and the lower valleys of streams coming down from the Sila shape the immediate landscape, with long cultivated stretches of citrus and olive groves around the town. The Ionian coast is close, with sandy shoreline and beach settlements around Schiavonea. The nearest large town is the Corigliano-Rossano urban area itself, which has full services, a port, rail links, and major retail and administrative functions for this part of the coast. Rossano is known for its historic hilltop old town and for the Codex Purpureus Rossanensis, part of UNESCO's Memory of the World register. The wider area is known for clementines and olive production.