Casa indipendente 253 m² in Contrada Coda di Volpe, Taormina
Casa indipendente in asta a Taormina (ME) – Contrada Coda di Volpe (CAP 98039) L'immobile in asta è un edificio cielo-terra a due elevazioni, situato in Contrada Coda di Volpe, una zona periferica del Comune di Taormina, prossima allo svincolo autostradale A/18 di Giardini Naxos. Si tratta di un'unica unità…
What it really costs
- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is explicitly a judicial auction ('immobile in asta', minimum bid €99,000), which is a veto red flag for this catalog regardless of the low €391/m² headline price. Even before renovation, it only sits around the very low local baseline (€387/m²), and the listing gives no reliable detail on finishes or systems.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, usable house rather than a romantic beauty: the interiors look lived-in and basically habitable, with kitchen, floors and furnished rooms already in place. The outdoor space is generous, but the setting shown is suburban/peripheral and the exterior has little charm. At the price, the size and land create some appeal, but the wow factor is limited.
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€50,000 – €89,000
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.
- Peripheral setting near the motorway junction, not scenic Taormina
- Exterior is very plain and somewhat unfinished-looking
- Interiors appear dated and likely need modernization
- Auction listing notes photos may be indicative, so actual condition should be verified
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 78/100Mount Etna rises to the south-west and fills much of the horizon in this part of eastern Sicily. The Alcantara river runs just south of Calatabiano and its lower valley opens inland toward the Alcantara gorge country. The Ionian coast is a few kilometres away, with beaches and the river mouth on the coast between Giardini Naxos and Fiumefreddo. The Parco fluviale dell'Alcantara begins inland up the valley. The nearest ski lifts are on Etna, roughly 45-60 minutes away depending on the access road. The nearest town of size is Taormina a short distance north, with a substantial historic centre and tourist services, and Catania is the main city of the wider area with airport and major services. The area is known for citrus cultivation on the plain and for the meeting of Etna, the Alcantara valley and the Ionian coast in a small radius.