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Rudere di 100 mq su due piani con annesso locale di 32 mq, completamente da riattare. Il casolare è circondato su 3 lati da 4.230 mq di terreno, parte boschivo, parte ulivetato. In posizione panoramica tra collina e mare, il fabbricato, si trova nel Parco Nazionale del Cilento, Comune di Castelnuovo Cilento (SA) a circa un 1k e mezzo da Vallo Scalo.
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
The description says 'rudere' and 'completamente da riattare', so this is effectively a ruin/to-restore project at about €1,323/m² all-in (€223/m² price + ~€1,100/m² renovation), far above the €433/m² local baseline. It has also been on the market for 1,077 days, which is a strong negative signal despite the panoramic Cilento location.
More on the house and the area
The setting is the dream here: wide Cilento hill views, a distant sea glimpse, olive trees and an atmospheric old stone farmhouse in the national park. But the building is clearly a full restoration project rather than a usable home today, so the wow comes from landscape and potential more than present livability. At €29k the romance-to-price ratio is strong, but condition keeps it firmly below top-tier wow.
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€51,000 – €76,000
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.
- Completely to be renovated; this is not move-in ready.
- Photos only show exteriors, with shell-like/rudere condition implied.
- Sloping rural plot may complicate access and works.
- Utilities and permissions for restoration should be checked carefully.
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 68/100The cluster is in the lower hills of the Cilento, with the Tyrrhenian coast and the mouth area of the Alento river within about 15 km. Much of the surrounding area falls in or against the Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni National Park. The nearest sizeable town is Vallo della Lucania, which functions as the main service centre for this part of inland Cilento. Paestum and the better-known stretches of the Cilento coast are farther away and do not define the immediate landscape. The area is known for olive groves and mixed hill country between the coastal plain and the inland Cilento ridges.