Casa indipendente in Piazza Martiri di Cervarolo, 21, Villa Minozzo,
in borgata a 900 metri di altitudine nel fresco e pace dell'alto appennino, splendida casa in sasso con ampio terreno accorpato. In posizione dominante del borgo con splendida vista sulla vallata e a pochi passi sia dal Monte Cusna che dall'Aberina Reale, in un polmone di ossigeno naturale, proponiamo questa splendida…
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
At €69,900 for 150 sqm, the ask is €466/sqm, already above the local baseline of €412/sqm; with a habitable-home allowance of about €200/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €666/sqm, so it is not cheap versus this low-priced stock. The description supports a genuine livable stone house (heating, double glazing, renovated bathroom, 64 photos), but the mountain hamlet location at 900 m altitude limits value upside despite the large attached land.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable stone country house with a pretty facade, garden space and a genuine hillside view. The interiors are habitable with kitchen, heating and furnished rooms, but they are simple and dated rather than dream-home gorgeous. Good value and livable now, though it would benefit from cosmetic upgrading.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/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€10,000 – €17,000
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 look very plain and dated rather than beautiful.
- Some minor damp/wear is visible in a few rooms.
- Only one bathroom shown for a fairly large house.
- View is pleasant but partly screened by trees.
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 Tuscan-Emilian Apennines are the immediate landscape here. The Secchia valley runs through this part of the province, and the ridge around Monte Cusna lies within the area; much of the surroundings falls in the Parco nazionale dell'Appennino Tosco-Emiliano. The nearest ski area is Febbio on the slopes of Cusna, a short drive from Villa Minozzo. Castelnovo ne' Monti is the nearest larger town with everyday services, and the Pietra di Bismantova is nearby in the same mountain district. This area is known for Apennine pasture, chestnut woods and mountain villages.