Palazzo - Edificio in Bivongi
Casa su quattro livelli di cui il piano terra con magazzini e cantina. Terrazza panoramica al terzo piano e balconi ballatoio al secondo e primo piano. Cucina abitabile al terzo piano con camino e forno a legna. Divisibile in tre appartamenti : uno per ciascun piano. Da ristrutturare.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €30,000 for 265 sqm, the asking price is only €113/sqm; with a typical 'needs renovation' budget of about €700/sqm, effective cost is ~€813/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €356/sqm, so it is cheap to buy but not cheap after works. Large size, 3 baths, panoramic terrace and possible division into 3 units help, but 2,682 days on market is a major warning and caps the score.
More on the house and the area
The big wow here is the panoramic rooftop terrace and hillside borgo setting, with strong mountain and rooftop views that feel very liveable and atmospheric. But the house itself is clearly a worn, outdated palazzo needing substantial renovation: damp, damaged plaster, tired bathroom and generally rough interiors. It is a real house with space over four levels, not a ruin, yet the dream is more about the terrace and potential than immediate livability.
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, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€52,000 – €93,000
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.
- Needs full interior renovation
- Visible damp/water damage and tired finishes
- Terrace/balconies look worn and may need safety works
- Photos do not show a ready usable kitchen despite the description
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 72/100The cluster is in the lower Serre calabresi, with wooded and rocky hills rising inland above the Stilaro valley. The Stilaro river runs through this area, and the valley links the inland slopes to the Ionian side. The Regional Park of the Serre lies nearby in the inland mountain area. The nearest coast is the Ionian coast around Monasterace. The nearest town of some size is Stilo, which has a substantial historic centre and the Cattolica di Stilo, a well-known Byzantine church. This area is also known for the Monastero di San Giovanni Theristis near Bivongi and for the old industrial and mining history of the Stilaro valley.