Casa indipendente in Via Roma 6
Palazzetto storico del ’500 nel cuore di Cursi Nel suggestivo centro storico di Cursi (Le) proponiamo in vendita un caratteristico palazzetto di origine cinquecentesca, che si distingue per il suo autentico carattere storico, con una particolare composizione architettonica articolata su più livelli e preziosi…
What it really costs
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At €79,000 for 200 sqm, the asking price is just €395/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €800/sqm in Puglia country houses. With a reasonable renovation estimate of about €700/sqm for a historic multi-level palazzetto with preserved original features, the effective cost is about €1,095/sqm; still plausible for a large character property in a historic center, and the strong entry discount supports a high score.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely striking little 16th-century palazzetto with a beautiful carved stone facade, vaulted rooms and lots of authentic historic fabric. It is not a ruin and has real volume, floors and usable space, but much of the house is still in rough renovation condition, so the wow comes from character and potential rather than a ready-to-live finish. At €79k for 200 sqm, the price adds serious dream value.
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€40,000 – €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.
- Large parts are still unrestored and need significant renovation.
- Some images appear to be renderings/staging, not the current finished condition.
- No proven view, garden, or outdoor space beyond the small balcony.
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 58/100This is the inland Salento plain. The Adriatic coast is the nearest coast, with the Otranto area and its rocky shoreline roughly within 15 km. Maglie is the nearest town of size and has the usual services, shops and rail connections; Lecce is the main city for higher-order services farther away. This part of Salento is known for olive groves, dry-stone walls and the local pietra leccese and carparo stone-working landscape.