Casa indipendente in Via Palazzolo 1
Una Dimora Storica nel Cuore di Palazzolo Acreide Nel cuore di Palazzolo Acreide, a pochi passi dal centro storico e dal celebre balcone barocco conosciuto come uno dei più lunghi d’Italia, proponiamo in vendita una caratteristica abitazione indipendente situata al primo piano di un elegante palazzo storico. La proprietà dispone di un ingresso esclusivo e di un doppio accesso...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €87,000 for 135 sqm, the ask is €644/sqm; assuming a basically habitable historic home at about €200/sqm works, the effective cost is about €844/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €520/sqm. Historic-center appeal and 30 photos help, but on these numbers it looks more ordinary than discounted.
More on the house and the area
This has real dream-home appeal thanks to the long historic balcony, handsome period facade and atmospheric rooftop views over the Sicilian town and church. Crucially, it is a real livable home, not a shell: there are finished rooms, stairs, flooring and a usable kitchen, though it looks tired and would benefit from significant cosmetic updating. The wow comes from its baroque-town character more than luxury condition.
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€9,000 – €15,000
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.
- Exterior needs restoration and facade maintenance
- Interiors look dated and likely need modernization
- Only one bathroom shown for a fairly large home
- No truly spectacular landscape view, mainly town and church rooftops
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.