Rustico/casale in Via Bruno 38
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 di Santa Maria del Bosco, la sua chiesa madre sul paese, siamo a due...
What it really costs
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At €70,000 for 208 sqm, the ask is just €337/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €437/sqm in Sicilia farmhouses, already below ordinary catalog pricing. The description says "cascina" with "grande potenziale" rather than renovated/habitable, so I assume a renovation project at about €700/sqm; that keeps it attractive mainly because the entry price is very low for a large 8-room property with 30 photos and no obvious legal red flags.
More on the house and the area
The wow here is the setting: big open Sicilian valley views, a hilltop village panorama, and a detached house with porch and land in a dramatic rural position. The main house looks structurally real and usable from outside rather than a ruin, but the lack of proper interior photos keeps it below dream-home level. At €70k for 208 sqm, it has strong lifestyle potential if the inside is serviceable or only needs moderate updating.
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€41,000 – €73,000
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.
- No interior living spaces are shown, so actual habitability is not fully proven.
- Exterior and grounds look dry and somewhat neglected, suggesting refresh and maintenance costs.
- Road access is rural and basic.
- Some outbuildings/storage areas appear cluttered and utilitarian rather than ready for use.
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.