Autentico trullo nel cuore del salento
AUTENTICO TRULLO NEL CUORE DEL SALENTO. Needs renovation, garage, caminetto, esposizione interna, accesso per disabili, terrazzo, impianto tv con parabola satellitare.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €67,000 plus an estimated €49,000 renovation, the effective cost is about €1,657/m², well above the €875/m² local comparison level. The authentic trullo has attractive features including a garage, terrace and fireplace, but the renovation burden makes the asking price only fair.
More on the house and the area
This is a highly atmospheric Salento trullo complex, with distinctive stone construction, traditional details, outdoor terraces and a substantial olive-grove setting. However, the interiors are essentially unfinished agricultural spaces with no visible bathroom or kitchen, so it is a restoration project rather than a usable home today.
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€14,000 – €25,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- The trullo appears to require substantial renovation, with no bathroom or kitchen shown.
- Interiors are raw and utilitarian rather than move-in ready.
- Utilities, permits, structural condition and year-round habitability are not demonstrated.
- The property is rural and may have access and infrastructure limitations.
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 56/100This is inland Salento, a low limestone plain with olive groves and scattered small towns. The nearest coast in daily life is the Ionian side around Ugento and Torre San Giovanni, about 15 km away, with sandy shoreline and coastal pinewoods. The Serra di Supersano, a modest ridge in this part of southern Salento, lies by the town. Lecce is the nearest city of size, with a university, hospitals and the Baroque historic centre. The area is known for olive growing and for the wider Salento cultural landscape of pajare, dry-stone walls and small historic centres.