Nel cuore di caprieto, a 837 metri di altitudine
Una casa indipendente immersa nella tranquillità e nella natura, dove il fascino della montagna incontra il calore di una vera casa da vivere. ✨ Due livelli, ampi spazi interni, taverna, forno a legna, giardino privato e una splendida vista sulla vallata. ???? Il luogo ideale per chi cerca pace, aria fresca e la…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The asking price is €48,000 for 65 sqm (€738/sqm), but the description is vague and gives no clear habitability/renovation status, so I assume a cautious ~€700/sqm renovation cost. That brings the effective cost to about €1,438/sqm, far above the low Liguria baseline of €387/sqm; panoramic mountain setting helps a little, but at this price it looks ordinary to weak rather than a standout deal.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable mountain home with a private garden, valley outlook and a peaceful Ligurian setting that feels genuinely livable. The house appears structurally complete and furnished, with character touches like exposed beams and a wood oven, but it is dated and would benefit from cosmetic updating rather than major reconstruction. At €48k, the combination of independence, outdoor space and view gives it solid dream value.
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€13,000 – €23,000
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 rather than picturesque
- Interiors look dated and somewhat dark
- Garden/outdoor areas need tidying and refresh
- Mountain hamlet location may feel quite isolated
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 73/100The cluster is in the Ligurian Apennines, in the upper Scrivia valley system with wooded ridges and narrow mountain valleys around it. The Scrivia river runs through this part of the area. Castello della Pietra stands in the Vobbia valley on a rock outcrop between two sandstone towers. The Natural Regional Park of Antola lies nearby, centred on Monte Antola and the upper valleys of the Scrivia, Trebbia and Borbera. The nearest ski area is Santo Stefano d'Aveto, roughly 1 hour 30 minutes by road. The nearest larger town is Busalla in the Scrivia valley, while Genoa is the main city used for higher-order services and transport. This part of inland Genoa province is known for chestnut woods, beech forest, hiking on the Ligurian Apennine crest, and old stone hamlets in the valleys.