Casa indipendente in Piazza San Francesco 5
Nel cuore del Parco delle Madonie, a Polizzi Generosa, grazioso borgo a trenta minuti di auto dagli svincoli autostradali Scillato o Tremonzelli della A19. Per chi non conoscesse il luogo, Polizzi Generosa è un piccolo borgo dallo straordinario patrimonio naturalistico e culturale. Punto di partenza per numerose…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €60,000 for 113 sqm, the ask is €531/sqm, but with missing condition data I assume a cautious renovation budget of about €700/sqm, bringing the effective cost to roughly €1,231/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €503/sqm. The Madonie park setting is a small positive, but on the available numbers this looks more ordinary than discounted.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable village house rather than a project: fitted kitchen, multiple bathrooms, finished floors and several bedrooms make it clearly livable now. The wow comes more from the authentic Madonie borgo setting and the very low price for 113 sqm than from the house itself, which looks simple, practical and somewhat dated.
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.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€22,000 – €40,000
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.
- No real scenic view or outdoor space shown.
- Interiors are plain and a bit dated despite being functional.
- Street-level entrance/lower floor may mean less privacy and natural light.
- Village access and parking in the historic center may be tight.
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 78/100The Madonie mountains are within the immediate area, with Monte San Salvatore above the town and the higher Madonie summits, including Pizzo Carbonara, nearby. The area falls inside the Madonie Regional Natural Park. The nearest ski lifts are at Piano Battaglia in the Madonie, about 20 km away by mountain road. The nearest town of size is Cefalù on the Tyrrhenian coast, while within the interior the local reference centres are Petralia Sottana and Castellana Sicula for everyday services. Polizzi Generosa is known as a historic mountain town of the Madonie and for local mountain agriculture, including manna and traditional Sicilian upland produce.