Casa bifamiliare in Via Lo Barca 2
Casa storica con volte a stella in vendita a Giurdignano Un piccolo gioiello d'epoca, da ristrutturare, nel borgo che custodisce i più importanti siti megalitici del Salento. Datata 1930, questa abitazione di 67 mq conserva intatto il fascino delle antiche volte a stella, elemento architettonico che da solo racconta un secolo di storia salentina. Un immobile che aspetta di essere...
What it really costs
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The listing is explicitly 'da ristrutturare', so I estimate about €1,100/m² renovation; that makes the effective cost about €2,145/m² (€70,000 + ~€73,700), far above the low-stock baseline of €731/m² in Puglia townhouses. Positives are the historic character, 27 photos, and Salento/tourist-area appeal, but at 6 km from the sea this still looks only fair rather than a standout deal.
More on the house and the area
The star-vaulted ceilings are the clear wow element here and give the house genuine historic Salento character. It is not a shell: it has floors, doors, windows and a bathroom space, but it looks tired and damp-marked and needs substantial updating before it feels comfortable to live in. Charming, real old-house potential rather than an immediate dream-home.
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€26,000 – €39,000
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.
- Needs real renovation; walls show damp/staining and tired finishes.
- Bathroom appears incomplete/outdated and the kitchen is not visible as usable.
- Outdoor space is a shared-looking internal court rather than a private scenic terrace.
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 68/100This is the Salento limestone plain, with low agricultural land of olive groves and dry-stone walls. The Adriatic coast is close, with the inlet at Porto Badisco and the coast around Otranto within about 10 km. Giurdignano is in the area known for a dense concentration of prehistoric dolmens and menhirs. Otranto is the nearest town of size; it has a walled historic centre, a castle, and a cathedral with its mosaic floor. The area is known more broadly for olive country and the Salento coast.