Rustico in Francavilla in Sinni
Al Centro del Parco Nazionale del Pollino, circondato da Boschi di funghi, tartufi e castagne, Vendesi Fabbricato di 100 mq con terreno di circa 10.000 mq, arricchito da una Fontanella di acqua naturale proveniente dalla montagna ed una Grande Quercia Secolare. Facilmente raggiungibile. Ottimo investimento.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingRenovatedSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €65,000 for 100 sqm, the asking price is €650/sqm; with a cautious €300/sqm allowance because the text is vague despite the 'Renovated' condition, the effective cost is about €950/sqm versus a very low baseline of €390/sqm. The 10,000 sqm land and Pollino park setting add appeal, but the listing looks expensive for this stock and the description gives little concrete evidence of renovation quality or residential features.
More on the house and the area
The setting is the real draw: a quiet Pollino National Park location with mountain views, trees and a generous plot feels peaceful and dream-worthy. But the house itself is only a basic roofed shell with raw unfinished interiors, so this is a project rather than a home you could live in now. Good value for land and location, limited wow as an actual ready-to-own Italian home.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €300/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€10,000 – €17,000
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.
- Interior is unfinished shell/al grezzo, not move-in ready
- No kitchen, bathroom fittings, floors or finishes are visible
- Exterior is plain concrete-block rather than characterful
- Utilities/permissions for completion are not 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 72/100The cluster lies in the Sinni valley with wooded hills at the edge of the southern Lucanian Apennines. The river Sinni runs through the area. To the south-west, within this radius, begins the Pollino massif and the Pollino National Park, the largest national park in Italy, with high forested ridges and limestone mountains; the slopes above San Severino Lucano and Chiaromonte are the nearest mountain zone. The nearest town of some size is Senise, which provides basic services around the Monte Cotugno reservoir area just beyond the immediate surroundings. This part of Basilicata is known for mountain forests, the Sinni valley, and the transition from inland Lucania toward the Pollino area.