Villetta a schiera in acquabona, Busana - Cervarezza - Collagna, Ventasso,
Benvenuti nel comune di Ventasso, nella ridente localita' di Acquabona dove la natura incontra l'appennino reggiano, ricco di cascate, valli aspre, ripidi burroni, suggestivi specchi d’acqua, ampi e ombrosi boschi di castagno, faggio, praterie e brughiere e, per chi li sa trovare, tanti funghi porcini; un vero paradiso…
What it really costs
- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Asking price is €371/m²; with only light maintenance implied by 'tetto, facciata ed infissi nuovi' and 'pronta per essere abitata subito', I estimate about €150/m² renovation, for an effective ~€521/m² versus a local baseline of €408/m². The large size, 3 independent apartments and 1,754 m² land help, but at 745 days on market it is clearly stale, which limits the score.
More on the house and the area
This has real dream-home appeal: a big stone house with a covered terrace, mountain panorama and useful adjacent land in a beautiful Appennine setting. Crucially, it is not a shell at all—the photos and description show functioning kitchens, bathrooms and bedrooms, with new roof, facade and windows, so it looks genuinely habitable now. The main limit is that the interiors are plain and a bit old-fashioned, so the wow comes more from the setting, size and livability than from interior beauty.
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 – €14,000
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 basic and somewhat dated rather than stylish.
- Some small maintenance/refresh works are likely despite the recent exterior updates.
- Hillside access and terraced outdoor areas may be less convenient for some buyers.
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 Tuscan-Emilian Apennines are the immediate setting here. The Secchia valley and the ridge zone around Monte Ventasso are within this area, and parts of the Parco Nazionale dell’Appennino Tosco-Emiliano lie nearby. Cerreto Laghi, with ski lifts, is the nearest ski area and is roughly a 20–30 minute drive depending on the hamlet. Castelnovo ne’ Monti is the nearest larger town of the district, with schools, shops and services. The area is known for mountain pasture, woodland, hiking and small Apennine villages.