Rustico/casale
Vuoi la possibilità di riportare allo splendore un vecchio casale e vivere nella tranquillità, in aperta campagna, con un panorama mozzafiato? Allora questa soluzione fa proprio al caso tuo! A Villamagna in Contrada Cona, a poca distanza dal centro del paese, ai confini di Bucchianico, Ripa Teatina e Chieti, ben…
What it really costs
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The description clearly points to a full restoration project ('riportare allo splendore un vecchio casale'): using about €1,100/m² renovation, the effective cost is ~€1,182/m² (€17k + ~€228.8k works on 208 m²). That is still well above the Abruzzo farmhouse baseline of €338/m², but the entry price is extremely low and the large detached farmhouse with garden/parking near the village makes it a strong renovation play rather than a turnkey bargain.
More on the house and the area
The setting is genuinely appealing: rolling Abruzzo countryside, olive trees, land, and a lovely old farmhouse façade with some historic character. But this is clearly a restoration project, not a ready home — the house looks weathered throughout and the ancillary buildings are rough, so wow comes more from the potential and panorama than current livability. At €17k for 208 sqm, the price creates strong dream-value, but condition keeps it well below top-tier.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€83,000 – €122,000
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.
- Major full renovation needed before it is realistically habitable
- Only exterior photos shown, so interior condition/livability is unproven
- Outbuildings/secondary structures look very rough and partly derelict
- Country road setting with overhead wires and a working-farm feel, not polished
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 61/100The area sits on the lower hills between the Foro and Alento valleys, with the Maiella massif visible inland and the Adriatic coast at Francavilla al Mare and Ortona about 10–15 km away. The nearest larger town is Chieti, which has a substantial historic centre, services and the university; Pescara is also close for shopping, rail links and the airport, but outside the immediate landscape. Inland, the Maiella National Park begins farther into the mountains beyond the 15 km radius. This part of coastal Abruzzo is known for vineyards and olive groves, with Montepulciano d'Abruzzo wine widely produced in the surrounding countryside.