Rustico/casale in Via Torre
In zona tranquilla, soleggiata, in mezzo al verde e con vista panoramica sulla valle, a pochi minuti dal centro del paese, grande porzione di rustico libero su tre lati con 1000MQ di terreno. Il fabbricato è del 1800 in pietra, servito da strada e si sviluppa su due piani. Rota d'Imagna ['r? ta i'ma? (? )a] (Röda ['? øda]...
What it really costs
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This 120 sqm stone rustico from the 1800s is priced at €33,000 (€275/m²), but the wording strongly suggests a full restoration, so I estimate about €1,100/m² renovation, bringing effective cost to roughly €1,375/m². That is far above the low Lombardy farmhouse baseline of €383/m², but the large size, 1,000 sqm land, road access, panoramic setting, and very low entry price still make it an attractive restoration project rather than an outright trap.
More on the house and the area
The stone farmhouse has real old-world character, a lovely valley setting, and a generous piece of land that makes it romantic from the outside. But this is not a usable home yet: the interiors are raw storage space, the upper floor is largely open, and the roof/timber structure looks significantly deteriorated. It feels like a beautiful restoration project rather than somewhere you could realistically live soon.
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.
- Bare-shell rustico with no bathroom or finished living spaces shown
- Major structural and roof repairs appear necessary
- Open upper bays and deteriorated timber suggest full renovation before habitation
- Utilities and compliance for residential use are not evident from the photos
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 68/100The cluster sits in the Valle Imagna in the Bergamasque Prealps. The Imagna valley and the slopes of Monte Resegone are within the local landscape, with wooded ridges and scattered hamlets. The Brembo river valley is nearby to the east. The nearest ski lifts are the small Piani di Bobbio area above Barzio, roughly an hour’s drive depending on the exact hamlet. Bergamo is the nearest city of size, with the Città Alta, major services and rail connections. The area is known for its thermal springs and for stone villages and rural valleys of the Bergamo foothills.