Trulli
In posizione panoramica proponiamo complesso composto da tre trulli con a fianco una torretta comunicante ed una veranda chiusa in legno, annessi due vani tecnici, riscaldamento a pellet, il tutto circondato da terreno alberato misto ed uliveto di circa 11.000 mq. PUTIGNANO è un comune di 25813 abitanti sito nel…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Trullo complex (three trulli + tower + veranda) on ~11,000 sqm of olive/mixed land near Putignano, listed at €1,100/m2 vs baseline median €643/m2, so ~71% above the local median. Stated 'Habitable' with pellet heating, but no building year or energy class provided. The premium is partly justified by the large land parcel and trullo character, which the raw eur_m2 baseline doesn't capture well — the baseline is a poor comparator for a trullo-plus-land compound. 39 photos support genuine listing. 241 days on market is moderately stale but not extreme. Renovation likely light for a habitable trullo (~€400/m2 contingency). Net: reasonably priced given the land, but the above-median price and missing energy/year data keep it at fair rather than good.
More on the house and the area
Complex of three trulli with a communicating castellated tower and enclosed wooden veranda, set on ~11,000 sqm of mixed woodland and olive grove near Putignano. The exposed drystone conical trullo ceilings and stone-vaulted interiors deliver genuine historic Puglian character, and the crenellated tower is an unusual, eye-catching feature. Aerial shot shows a striking cluster amid greenery. Interiors are authentic but dated (rustic furniture, terracotta tiles, aqua curtains), and the property is livable rather than restored. At €1,100/m2 with substantial land it's a solid regional offering, but the wow rests mainly on the trulli-plus-tower novelty and the land, not on finish quality.
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, €400/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€9,000 – €16,000
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.
- "IN TRATTATIVA" watermark suggests deal pending
- Dated furnishings and interiors, needs modernization
- No sea distance or energy class data
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 area lies on the Murge plateau, with karst countryside of dry-stone walls, olive groves and scattered farm buildings. The Grotte di Castellana are in the town’s immediate surroundings. Alberobello, with its UNESCO trulli districts, is nearby and the wider area overlaps the Valle d’Itria landscape known for trulli, masserie and limestone rural settlement.