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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 €78,000 for 115 sqm, the ask is €678/sqm; with a modest habitable refresh (~€250/sqm for likely updates such as single-glazed windows), the effective cost is about €928/sqm. That is well above the Liguria townhouse baseline of €522/sqm, partly offset by the near-coast location (~5 km from the sea) and the flexible 3-unit layout.
More on the house and the area
This has real Ligurian borgo atmosphere: a narrow stone passage, arched ground floor and an authentically stacked village setting close to the hills and not far from the sea. The house is clearly habitable, with kitchens, bathrooms, heating and multiple usable rooms, but the interiors are simple, dated and need refreshing rather than inspiring as-is. At this price and size, it feels like a solid liveable base with charm, not a full dream-home wow property.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €250/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 – €16,000
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.
- Interiors are plain and dated rather than visually special.
- Single-glazed windows suggest comfort/efficiency upgrades may be needed.
- No private terrace, garden, or outdoor living space is shown.
- Borgo access and parking may be less convenient than a standalone house.
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 sits in the Ligurian Apennine hills above the eastern Riviera di Levante, with short valleys dropping toward the coast. The nearest coast is the Ligurian Sea around Sestri Levante and Moneglia, with beaches and a working seaside town within the local daily orbit. The area is close to the Val Petronio and the ridge routes inland toward Monte San Nicolao and the divide between the coast and the Vara basin. Sestri Levante is the nearest town of size, with a rail station, full services and a historic centre on the peninsula between two bays. Moneglia, on the same stretch of coast, is a Bandiera Blu seaside town. This part of eastern Liguria is known for olive groves, wooded slopes, slate-built villages and the mix of hill hamlets with quick access down to the sea.