Casa indipendente in vendita a Ragusa, Ibla
Casa Indipendente con vista Duomo di San Giorgio Immersa nell'incantevole cuore di Ragusa Ibla, a pochi passi dal maestoso Duomo di San Giorgio, Coldwell Banker propone in vendita un'opportunità sia per investitori che vogliono realizzare una struttura ricettiva che per coloro che desiderano immergersi nella magia di…
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 €93,000 for 165 sqm, the asking price is €564/sqm; with a habitable-condition allowance of about €200/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €764/sqm. That is well above the local cheap-stock baseline of €445/sqm, though the historic-center setting in Ragusa Ibla and panoramic Duomo terrace add some value.
More on the house and the area
The wow here is the setting: a real rooftop terrace in Ragusa Ibla with a direct, dreamy view of the Duomo and valley beyond. The house itself looks solid, fully usable and genuinely habitable, with multiple bedrooms, bathrooms and heating, but the interiors are simple rather than beautiful. As a liveable base in an extraordinary historic location, it feels very compelling for the price.
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€11,000 – €18,000
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 habitable but fairly plain and a bit dark.
- Terraces show wear and could use refreshing/waterproofing checks.
- No striking original interior features are visible despite the historic setting.
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 55/100The cluster is in the Hyblaean plateau around Ragusa, with limestone hills cut by deep valleys locally called cave. The Irminio river valley lies nearby, and the Mediterranean coast around Marina di Ragusa is about 20 km away so it does not count as an immediate landscape feature. Ragusa is the nearest town of size and has the late-Baroque historic districts of Ragusa Ibla and Superiore; the Val di Noto UNESCO site covers Ragusa together with other towns of south-eastern Sicily. The area is known for dry-stone walls, pasture and carrubo countryside, and for the Baroque towns of the south-east.