Cascina/Casale in vendita a Contessa Entellina
Nel cuore della Valle del Belice in un atmosfora magica dal grande potenziale, proponiamo una cascina a Contessa Entellina comune siciliano della città metropolitana di Palermo, celebre per la sua identità storico-culturale albanese e per il suggestivo patrimonio storico e naturalistico che lo circonda come l'Abbazia…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €70,000 for 208 sqm, the ask is €337/sqm; with a habitable-home allowance of ~€200/sqm, the effective cost is about €537/sqm, only modestly above this low-stock baseline of €437/sqm. The score stays strong because the house is large, legally residential, well-documented (38 photos), and has tourism upside from the panoramic Sicilian setting, though it is not near the sea and the upper floor appears partly unfinished.
More on the house and the area
The real wow here is the setting: a standalone Sicilian house with a deep panoramic view over the village and rolling hills, plus a handsome portico that frames the landscape beautifully. It looks like a solid, roofed, usable home rather than a ruin, but it is not polished—parts of the property, especially the upper level and adjacent outbuilding, seem incomplete or rough and will need work. At €70k for 208 sqm, the combination of scale, scenery and liveable potential is very dream-worthy.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€14,000 – €23,000
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.
- Upper floor appears unfinished and will need completion
- Outdoor areas and grounds look dry/neglected and need landscaping
- Only limited interior photos, so fit-out quality of the main house is not fully proven
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 66/100The area sits in the inland hills of western Sicily, with cultivated valleys, wheat fields, olive groves and vineyards around the upper Belice basin. Monte Genuardo and the Monte Genuardo e Santa Maria del Bosco nature reserve are within this area, with limestone ridges and wooded slopes. The Belice valley landscape is the main geographic frame here. The nearest larger town is Sciacca on the coast and, inland, Corleone is the other main reference for services. The area is known for agriculture, especially vineyards and olive growing, and for the Arbëreshë community of Contessa Entellina with its Italo-Albanian heritage.