Casale in Taranto
Nel cuore della campagna di San Donato, a pochi minuti da Talsano e dal mare, proponiamo in vendita una rara dimora rurale di fine XIX secolo, caratterizzata da un'architettura tipica della tradizione ionica e da elementi costruttivi ormai difficilmente reperibili. L'edificio conserva il fascino autentico…
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 €90,000 for 212 sqm, the ask is just €425/sqm, well below the local farmhouse baseline of €817/sqm; however the listing itself says it needs major restoration and structural consolidation, so an estimated €1,100/sqm renovation brings the effective cost to about €1,525/sqm. The approved sanatoria and updated cadastral status reduce legal uncertainty, and being only 4 km from the sea helps, but as a heavy restoration project this is more a fair heritage project than a clear bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely romantic Apulian masseria with striking stone architecture, vaulted spaces, a crenellated facade and open countryside views close to the sea. But the photos show a serious restoration project rather than a usable home: interiors are bare, damaged and unfitted, with clear need for consolidation and full fit-out. The approved paperwork helps, and at €90k the dream potential is strong, but today it is still a shell with exceptional character.
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€84,000 – €124,000
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.
- Major structural restoration needed
- No visible kitchen or bathrooms
- Interiors are raw/empty and not currently livable
- Outdoor areas and annexes are overgrown and unfinished
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 22/100This is inside the built-up area of Taranto, on the Gulf of Taranto between the Mar Grande and Mar Piccolo. The area is defined by an industrial port landscape, naval facilities, dense urban fabric and low coastal flats rather than by a rural or mountain setting. The historic core on the island between the two inlets is nearby, and the city has major services, a commercial port and a naval base. The wider coast has beaches in other directions, but they do not change the immediate setting of this cluster.