Casale nel cuore del Cilento con terreno
Ci sono proprietà che non si limitano a essere viste. Si sentono. In Contrada Santa Caterina, a Ogliastro Cilento, questo casale da ristrutturare custodisce il fascino autentico delle cose vere: muri solidi, spazi sinceri, natura intorno e una vista che regala respiro. È una proprietà che non chiede di essere…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €85,000 for 120 sqm, the ask is €708/sqm; with a typical 'needs renovation' budget of about €700/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €1,408/sqm. That is far above the local baseline of €433/sqm, so despite the sea at 3 km, panoramic setting and land, this looks expensive for its condition.
More on the house and the area
The setting is genuinely appealing: a secluded Cilento farmhouse among olive trees with lots of land and a very photogenic restored-look potential. But this is not a ready home yet — the structure appears roofed and substantial, while the interiors are raw and partly deteriorated, so it sits as a solid renovation project rather than an immediately usable dream house. At €85k with 1 hectare near the coast, the value helps the romance.
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€24,000 – €42,000
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.
- Major renovation needed before it is truly livable
- Interiors are unfinished/raw with visible deterioration and no fitted kitchen or bathrooms shown
- Countryside setting may mean access and utility checks are essential
- Panoramic/sea proximity is described more than clearly proven in photos
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 77/100The cluster sits in the Cilento hills above the lower Alento valley, with the Tyrrhenian coast and the Gulf of Salerno about 4 km away. The Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni National Park begins nearby and covers the inland ridges and much of the surrounding territory. Agropoli is the nearest larger town, with a full range of shops, services and a rail station, and Paestum is nearby with the UNESCO archaeological area of the Greek temples and museum. The area is known for olive groves, Mediterranean scrub and the Cilento coast-and-hill landscape.