Villa unifamiliare in Viggianello
Privato vende a Viggianello (PZ), in frazione Torno, una villa indipendente allo stato grezzo immersa nella tranquillità del Parco Nazionale del Pollino. La struttura, disposta su 2 livelli per 236 mq complessivi, include un comodo garage ed è dotata di un ampio terreno circostante. L'immobile gode di una posizione…
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 €50,000 for 236 sqm the ask is only €212/sqm, but this is a shell ('allo stato grezzo') with no internal utility connections, so a heavy fit-out is needed; using about €900/sqm brings the effective cost to roughly €1,112/sqm. That is far above the local stock baseline of €311/sqm, with only a small positive for the independent villa and panoramic setting in the Pollino area.
More on the house and the area
The setting has some appeal: open hillside surroundings, a bit of panorama, and useful land around the house. But this is clearly an unfinished shell rather than a livable home, with very plain architecture and no visible finished interiors. It could become a practical country house, but the wow is mostly potential, not present reality.
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, €900/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€47,000 – €83,000
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.
- Villa is sold allo stato grezzo, with unfinished raw interiors.
- No internal water or electricity connections are installed yet.
- No bathroom or kitchen is shown, so it is not currently a ready home.
- Exterior is plain and surrounding area feels semi-rural rather than picturesque.
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 78/100The cluster is in the Pollino massif, with Monte Pollino and Serra Dolcedorme in the wider mountain area. It lies inside Pollino National Park, with beech woods, high ridges, gorges and mountain streams in the surrounding 15 km landscape. The Mercure-Lao valley is nearby, and the Lao river system is one of the defining natural features of this part of the massif. The nearest substantial town is Castrovillari, which provides the main services, shops and hospital for the area. This part of Basilicata and the Pollino is known for protected mountain scenery, hiking, rafting on the Lao, and traditional hill settlements tied to the park territory.