Rustico/casale in Contrada Mastrissa
RE/MAX propone in vendita, nella rinomata Contrada Mastrissa nel Comune di Castelmola, un caratteristico rudere con terreno di pertinenza e comoda rimessa indipendente. L’immobile è adagiato sulle suggestive colline a soli 260 metri s. l. m. , immerso in un paesaggio incontaminato con splendida vista sul mare, su Taormina e sulle colline circostanti. Pur godendo della tranquillità della...
What it really costs
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The description explicitly calls it a 'rudere', so this is a ruin requiring full restoration; using about €1,100/m², the effective cost is roughly €1,725/m² (€75,000 + ~€132,000 works over 120 m²). That is far above the low Sicilia farmhouse baseline of €437/m², despite the attractive Castelmola/Taormina sea-view setting.
More on the house and the area
The sea-and-hills panorama is genuinely beautiful, with a dreamy Sicilian setting above Taormina and land that adds lifestyle appeal. But the listing itself calls it a rudere, which hard-limits the score: this is a scenic project site, not yet a real usable home. At €75k for 120 sqm with view and land it has fantasy value, but the wow is mostly location, not current habitability.
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€48,000 – €70,000
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.
- Described as a rudere, so this is a major reconstruction project rather than a ready home.
- Livability is likely very limited or absent until full renovation and utility checks.
- Value depends heavily on planning/legal feasibility for rebuilding or enlarging.
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 71/100The cluster is in the lower Alcantara valley, with the Peloritani foothills and the first ridges inland above the Ionian coast. The Alcantara River and the Gole dell’Alcantara are within this area, with the river cutting a basalt gorge used as a regional botanical and geological park. Taormina is the nearest town of size nearby, with a substantial historic centre and visitor services. The area is known for the Alcantara gorge landscape, citrus and olive cultivation, and its position between the inland valley and the Taormina coast.