Trullo e lamia da ristrutturare con uliveto – contrada tirunno, Cisternino
Immerso nella suggestiva campagna della Valle d’Itria, a soli 3 km dal centro di Cisternino, definito uno dei borghi più belli d'Italia, proponiamo in vendita un fabbricato a trullo e lamia, da ristrutturare. La proprietà si trova in un contesto abitato tutto l’anno, garantendo tranquillità senza rinunciare alla…
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Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The description says the trullo/lamia are diruti (ruinous), so this is effectively a collapsed restoration project, not a normal renovation. At €22,500 for 20 sqm plus about €28,000 renovation (€1,400/sqm), the effective cost is roughly €2,525/sqm, far above the €754/sqm baseline despite the attractive Cisternino/Valle d’Itria location.
More on the house and the area
The trullo form, dry-stone walls, old stone threshing floor and olive grove are very photogenic and deeply Puglian. But this is a genuine ruin rather than a usable house: the lamia is collapsed, the interior is raw/rubble-filled, and there are no habitable rooms or services. It has romance and project appeal, not live-in wow today.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,400/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€8,000 – €12,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Derelict structure with collapsed/partial roof and rubble-filled interiors
- No bathroom or kitchen; not currently a livable home
- Full renovation and utility connections will be needed
- Direct roadside position may reduce privacy
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 84/100The area sits in the Valle d’Itria, a karst plateau of low limestone ridges, dry-stone walls, olive groves and scattered trulli. Cisternino itself is one of I Borghi più belli d’Italia, and within this radius there are other historic hill towns tied to the same landscape, including Locorotondo, also listed among I Borghi più belli d’Italia. The Adriatic coast is close, with the marina of Ostuni and the coast around Torre Canne forming the nearest seafront for daily use, though the cluster is inland rather than on the shore. Ostuni is the nearest larger town of note, with a substantial historic centre and services; Martina Franca is also nearby and is known for its baroque old town. The area is known for trulli, long-established olive growing, and the rural pattern of small fields enclosed by dry-stone walls.