Sasso in Tizzano Val Parma
Caratteristico terra-tetto, libero su 3 lati, nel caseggiato centrale del borgo di Rusino (1000 m d’altitudine). Piano terra: ingresso, lavanderia, cucina abitabile e ampia taverna. Piano primo: 2 camere matrimoniali e bagno con doccia e terrazzino. Mansarda: 2 camere matrimoniali. Piccola area di pertinenza esterna…
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 €60,000 for 170 sqm, the ask is €353/sqm; with a habitable-condition allowance of about €200/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €553/sqm versus a €353/sqm baseline, so this is not a discount play. Positives are immediate habitability, 15 photos, heating and furnished status, but the mountain hamlet location at 1000 m with no garden keeps it only fair rather than a standout deal.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely attractive stone village house with a lovely mountain outlook and real rustic character inside, including beams, terracotta floors and exposed stone walls. Crucially, it looks like a complete, usable home with kitchen, bathroom, heating and furnished rooms rather than a project. The wow comes more from the setting and honest character than from polished interiors, which are livable but quite dated.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/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€11,000 – €19,000
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 dated and need cosmetic refreshing.
- Only one bathroom for a 4-bedroom house.
- Outside space is small; no real garden.
- Mountain borgo setting at 1000 m may feel remote and winter-exposed.
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 63/100The cluster sits in the Parma Apennines, in a belt of ridges, woods and pasture between the lower hills and the higher Tuscan-Emilian Apennine crest. The Enza valley is nearby and this part of the province is cut by smaller streams and folded hill slopes rather than by a broad plain. The Parco Nazionale dell'Appennino Tosco-Emiliano lies to the south, with the main protected high-ground scenery farther up the province rather than at the doorstep. The nearest substantial town is Parma, which provides the full set of city services and rail connections. This area is known for hill farming and for products tied to the Parma hinterland, including Parmigiano Reggiano.