Casa Indipendente con Cortile e Giardino - Zafferana Etnea
Se cerchi una soluzione indipendente con spazi esterni da vivere, questa è l'opportunità che fa per te! Caratteristiche principali Casa indipendente di circa 80 mq, disposta su due livelli Ingresso accogliente Cucina abitabile con accesso diretto al cortile e al giardino Cortile e giardino interno, ideali per pranzi…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Habitable townhouse (2002), no renovation needed. But at 988 EUR/m2 it's ~2.2x the town median of 446 EUR/m2. Fresh listing (1 day), decent photos, good condition and outdoor spaces, but priced well above local baseline. No energy class data. Garage is a separate purchase. Fairly priced by absolute standards for a habitable 2002 build, yet expensive relative to Zafferana Etnea market.
More on the house and the area
A modest independent townhouse in Zafferana Etnea on the slopes of Etna. The exterior is an ordinary pink-fronted terraced house on a plain street. Interiors are dated but functional — a worn wooden kitchen, standard bathrooms, and renovated stone/marble staircases being the only mild bright spot. The main selling point is the outdoor courtyard and garden, but photos show it overgrown, cluttered, and unkempt rather than appealing. Nothing here stops the scroll; it's a fairly average, livable but tired property at a low price point.
The listing and its photos show a house you can move into. Anything you spend beyond the price is your choice, not a repair.
- Facade is plain and dated with visible AC unit and wiring
- Garden/courtyard is overgrown and cluttered with junk
- Outdoor kitchen and terrace areas are in neglected, rundown condition
- Interiors are dated (old kitchen, dark bathrooms) despite 'habitable' label
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 91/100On the eastern slopes of Mount Etna, with the volcano and its lava fields inside the local landscape. The Parco dell’Etna surrounds this side of the mountain. The Ionian coast is nearby, with the sea at Santa Tecla and Acireale below the slopes. The nearest ski area is Etna Sud at Rifugio Sapienza, about 30–40 minutes by road, with the Etna cable car and seasonal ski lifts. Acireale is the nearest town of size, with a historic centre and services, and Catania is the main city for daily infrastructure and the airport. This area is known for Etna, volcanic terrain, chestnut woods higher up the slope, and for honey and other products from the mountain villages.