Vendesi casa di paese su tre livelli, ideale per B&B – Via San Sebastiano, Palazzolo Acreide (SR)
Il piano terra, di circa 48 mq, è composto da un soggiorno con disimpegno, una cucina in muratura e un bagno con doccia. Il primo piano, anch'esso di circa 48 mq, ospita una camera matrimoniale, una stanzetta e un bagno con doccia. Il secondo piano, di circa 49 mq, è composto da una camera matrimoniale doppia, una…
What it really costs
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At €55,000 for 145 sqm, the ask is just €379/sqm; with an estimated partial-finish renovation cost of about €350/sqm for a property still under renovation but with electrical and plumbing already redone, the effective cost is about €729/sqm. That is above the low internal baseline of €445/sqm, but the UNESCO historic-center location in Palazzolo Acreide, 3 bathrooms and flexible B&B/home layout make this a strong project rather than a bargain-basement trap.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, roofed townhouse with new-looking basic finishes, multiple bathrooms, and enough substance to become usable without a full structural rebuild. But the photos show very little romance: interiors are stark and generic, the exterior is tired, and there is no visible view or period character to create dream-home wow. The UNESCO borgo location helps on paper more than in the actual gallery.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
Our read of the photos, €350/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€17,000 – €28,000
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 mid-renovation and feel unfinished, with bare fittings and missing final touches.
- Facade is plain and weathered rather than charming or photogenic.
- No proven view, terrace, garden, or standout historic interior character in the photos.
- Likely best suited to buyers comfortable finishing works before moving in.
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.