Casa indipendente in Via Fontana Grande 32
Vendesi antica casa tutta al piano terra composta da due vani più i servizi con spazio interno e piccolo terrazzino, interamente da restaurare. Ubicato nella Via Fontana Grande, zona centralissima a pochi metri dal Corso Vittorio Emanuele. Classe energetica "G". Prezzo € 18.000, 00 poco trattabili60.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The home is explicitly 'interamente da restaurare', so I estimate about €1,100/m² renovation; effective cost is roughly €84,000 total, or €1,400/m² (€300 + €1,100), well above the local baseline of €600/m². The central location in Palazzolo Acreide and terrace help, but the baseline is weak and the very low ask likely just reflects the full restoration needed.
More on the house and the area
There is some authentic Sicilian character in the stone portals and old facade, and the central old-town street helps a little. But this is clearly a full restoration project rather than a ready home, with no livable interior shown and no proven view or attractive outdoor space. At €18k it has bargain appeal, but the wow is mostly potential, not present-day liveability.
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€24,000 – €35,000
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.
- Entirely to be restored
- No bathroom or kitchen shown
- Only street-front photos; interior condition unclear
- No view or outdoor beauty proven
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 76/100The cluster sits in the Hyblaean uplands, a limestone plateau of dry valleys and low canyon country rather than high mountains. The Anapo valley and the gorges around Palazzolo Acreide are the main landscape feature within reach, and the area is close to the Cavagrande del Cassibile oriented reserve. Palazzolo Acreide itself has a substantial historic centre and is part of the late Baroque Val di Noto UNESCO listing. Syracuse is the nearest larger city with full services, rail connections and major archaeological sites. This part of southeastern Sicily is known for olive groves, stone-built hill towns and archaeological remains from the Greek and Roman periods.