Villetta bifamiliare in Vigneta, 75, Casola in Lunigiana,
Bifamilare in contesto tranquillo immersa nel verde delle colline con vista sulle Alpi Apuane. La casa è composta al piano terra da un ampio soggiorno con un bellissimo camino per una calda atmosfera, la grande cucina abitabile e il bagno con doccia. Salendo al primo piano ci sono due camere matrimoniali. Al secondo…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €69,000 for 88 sqm, the ask is €784/sqm; with a habitable-condition allowance of about €200/sqm, effective cost is roughly €984/sqm versus a baseline of €532/sqm, so it screens expensive for this stock. Positives are strong livability signals (heating/AC, garage, 36 photos, garden) and attractive mountain setting in Tuscany, but the numbers still sit well above baseline.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely usable home, not a project: there is a fitted kitchen, bathroom, finished rooms and a fireplace, with the listing stating it is immediately habitable. The real wow comes from the garden and the open view to the Apuan Alps, which gives it dream value beyond its simple facade. Beauty is more in the setting than the house itself, but at this price it feels like a very livable Tuscan nature-base.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/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€6,000 – €10,000
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.
- Exterior is plain and a bit tired rather than picturesque.
- Interiors look functional but fairly basic, with limited character.
- Garden/outbuildings need tidying and some refresh.
- Mountain view is partly affected by nearby houses and utility lines.
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 Apuan Alps are within the area, with limestone ridges and marble mountains around Minucciano. The Serchio valley is the main river landscape nearby. Part of the area falls within the Parco Regionale delle Alpi Apuane. The nearest ski area is Careggine in the Garfagnana, roughly an hour by road depending on the hamlet. Castelnuovo di Garfagnana is the nearest town of size, with shops, services and rail connections. The wider area is known for marble extraction in the Apuan range and for the mountain valleys of the northern Garfagnana.