Rustico in Cerro Veronese
CERRO VERONESE - CONTRADA PRAOLE A pochi chilometri dal centro di Cerro Veronese, immerso nella tranquillità della Lessinia, proponiamo in vendita un interessante fabbricato completamente da ristrutturare, con un terreno di circa 1200 mq, ideale per chi desidera realizzare una soluzione abitativa…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Farmhouse at 232 EUR/m2 vs regional median 330 EUR/m2, a ~30% discount, on 345 m2 for 80k EUR. Fresh listing (3 days). Registered as habitation ('accatastato come abitazione'), multi-level with 1200 m2 land plus 130 m2 deposit, allowing multi-unit conversion. Main caveat: fully needs renovation ('completamente da ristrutturare'), so budget ~800 EUR/m2 for full gut renovation. No energy class and only 1 bath noted, but baseline is solid. Strong potential in a desirable Lessinia location.
More on the house and the area
Derelict stone/plastered farmhouse in Cerro Veronese (Lessinia, Veneto) needing full renovation. Photos show a gutted multi-storey building with peeling green facade, empty window openings and partial roof collapse; the polished stone-clad render is an AI visualization of potential, not the current state. Genuine assets are the historic stone construction, the sweeping mountain/valley views from the rear plot, and ~1200 sqm of land. At €232/m² it's cheap but requires a total rebuild. Charming potential rather than an immediate scroll-stopper.
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, €800/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€68,000 – €121,000
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.
- Building completely derelict—roof partially collapsed, gutted interior, structural cracks
- Third render image is an AI/computer-generated renovation mockup, not real
- 1200 sqm land and mountain valley views are the main draw, not the buildings
- Corner location on a road junction with limited exterior appeal
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 68/100The cluster is in the Valpantena, one of the valleys that run north from Verona into the Lessini Mountains. The Monti Lessini rise within this radius, with wooded slopes, pastures and the cut limestone valleys typical of this part of northern Veneto. The nearest substantial town is Verona, which provides the full set of city services and monuments. The area is known for olive groves on the lower slopes, vineyards, and stone villages linked to the Lessinia foothills.