Affascinante rudere in pietra cilentana, da ristrutturare
Proponiamo in vendita, a San Mauro Cilento, a pochi passi dal centro del paese, un affascinante rudere in pietra cilentana, completamente da ristrutturare. L’immobile è disposto su due livelli, piano terra e primo piano, e conserva il fascino autentico delle costruzioni tradizionali del territorio, offrendo ampie…
What it really costs
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This is a stone ruin ('rudere') completely to restore, so I estimate about €1,100/m² renovation: effective cost is roughly €178,600 total, or €1,685/m². That is far above the local baseline of €433/m² even before accounting for the execution risk, though the location 4 km from the sea adds some appeal.
More on the house and the area
There is some authentic appeal in the small Cilento stone farmhouse and its terraced olive-land setting. But this is clearly a full renovation project rather than a usable home, with no habitable interiors shown and ruin-level condition stated in the listing. Close to the village and sea helps, yet the wow is mostly potential, not present livability.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€42,000 – €62,000
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.
- Fully to be renovated; described as a stone ruin
- No bathroom or kitchen shown, so not currently livable
- Overgrown land and likely site-clearance/access works needed
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 82/100The cluster is in the Cilento, with inland hills dropping toward the Tyrrhenian and the coast of Acciaroli and Pioppi within the commune. The Tyrrhenian coast is the main landscape feature here, with rocky sections and small beaches along this stretch. It lies inside Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni National Park. The nearest town of size in daily use is Agropoli to the north; the larger urban reference is Vallo della Lucania inland, with hospitals, schools and services. Acciaroli is known as a fishing village and seaside resort, and Pioppi for the Museo Vivo del Mare and for its link to studies of the Mediterranean diet. The wider area is known for olive groves, Mediterranean scrub and Cilento food traditions.