Cittareale Cielo-Terra su 4 livelli Panoramico
Splendido Cielo-Terra su 4 livelli con giardino, terrazzo e vista panoramica – Marianitto, Cittareale DESCRIZIONE DELL'IMMOBILE Nel suggestivo e tranquillo contesto della frazione di Marianitto, nel comune di Cittareale (RI), immerso nella natura incontaminata dell'Alta Valle del Velino, proponiamo in vendita…
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 at €430/m² vs regional median €633/m², ~32% below baseline. 186m² on 4 levels with garden, panoramic terrace, cellar, fireplace, autonomous heating. Fresh listing (3 days). 59 photos support the condition claim. Built 1960, likely needs cosmetic updates (energy class missing). Mountain frazione location limits liquidity, but strong price-per-m² discount on a genuinely habitable property makes this a solid deal.
More on the house and the area
A 186 sqm four-level townhouse in a mountain hamlet at €430/m² (€80k total) — genuinely cheap, which gives some bargain appeal. The listing promises panoramic mountain views over the Alta Valle del Velino, a terrace, and a private garden, and those nature/location assets are the strongest draw. However, the photos undercut the 'splendido' framing: interiors are cluttered, dated, and furnished in a dark rustic style with old floral upholstery and 1960s cabinetry. The wood-fired oven room and lower floors read as basement-like. The exterior shot shows a plain rendered village facade with a metal external staircase — functional, not charming. Solid value for a mountain retreat, but nothing here stops the scroll.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €150/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
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.
- Interiors are dated 1960s-style with heavy rustic wood furniture and old tiling
- Exterior photo shows an unremarkable village block with utilitarian steel staircase and concrete retaining wall
- Ground/lower levels feel dark and basement-like
- No standout architectural features despite the multi-level layout
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 74/100The cluster is in the Monti della Laga and the wider central Apennines, close to the high basin at the head of the Velino valley. It lies near the edge of the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park. The nearest ski area is Terminillo, reached by a mountain drive of roughly an hour, while the small lift systems around Leonessa are also in the same general travel range. The nearest town of some size is Rieti, which provides the main services and rail and road links for this part of the province. The area is known for high Apennine pasture, woodland, and small mountain villages on the routes between Lazio and Abruzzo.