Casa indipendente in vendita a Rignano Garganico
RIGNANO GARGANICO — VIA BELVEDERE Nel centro storico del "balcone delle Puglie", proponiamo in vendita l'ex Caserma dei Carabinieri, residenza storica del XVIII secolo di 293 mq con vista panoramica aperta sul Tavoliere delle Puglie. L'immobile si sviluppa su 3 livelli ed è composto da 8 ampi vani dalle proporzioni…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €95,000 for 293 sqm, the ask is just €324/sqm, far below the local stock baseline of €729/sqm. It needs full restoration, so using about €1,100/sqm renovation the effective cost is ~€1,424/sqm; the huge size, historic-center setting and panoramic character make it a strong project, but the heavy restoration keeps it below diamond level.
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This is a dramatic old stone townhouse in a very evocative hilltop borgo position, with genuinely superb panoramic views over the Tavoliere. The exterior character, archway and vaulted rooms give it real romance, but the interiors are clearly in heavy renovation territory rather than move-in condition. It feels like a special project with strong dream appeal, not yet a ready 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€116,000 – €172,000
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.
- Full renovation needed before comfortable living
- Interiors show damp, peeling plaster and unfinished/obsolete rooms
- Usability is limited now despite the large size
- Historic-centre access/parking may be awkward
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 78/100The cluster lies on the Gargano promontory, with the first relief of the Gargano uplands around the village and the Tavoliere plain opening below. The Gargano National Park begins nearby and covers much of the surrounding promontory. Rignano Garganico is known as a balcony over the Tavoliere because of its position on the edge of the uplands. San Giovanni Rotondo is the nearest larger town and has full services and the Padre Pio pilgrimage complex. The area is part of the inland Gargano landscape of limestone hills, oak woodland and cereal land rather than the coastal cliff belt.