Rustico/casale in Località Manera 21
Nel cuore delle Langhe, in Frazione Manera nel comune di Benevello, a pochi minuti da Alba, la Vendocasa di Corso Langhe propone in esclusiva un autentico rustico piemontese ricco di fascino e dalle grandi potenzialità. Inserito in una caratteristica corte comune e libero su tre lati, l'immobile rappresenta la soluzione ideale per chi desidera dare nuova vita ad una tipica...
What it really costs
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This 273 sqm Langhe farmhouse is offered at €59,000 (€216/sqm), versus a low-stock baseline of €263/sqm, but the text calls it an authentic rustico with 'grandi potenzialità', which strongly suggests a full restoration at about €1,100/sqm. The huge size and very low entry price in a sought-after area near Alba support the deal, but after renovation the effective cost is no longer a deep discount, so it looks good rather than exceptional.
More on the house and the area
This has real rustic Piedmont charm: the long farmhouse facade, brick arches, old cellar vaults and courtyard setting are very photogenic. But it is not a polished live-in dream home yet—the roofed structure looks solid, while the interiors are mostly empty, rough rooms needing substantial work and fit-out. At €59k for 273 sqm in the Langhe area, the value helps, but this is a character project rather than an immediately usable beauty.
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€108,000 – €160,000
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.
- Needs major interior renovation before comfortable living
- Interiors are mostly bare and unfinished with no visible fitted kitchen
- Only one bathroom listed for a large 273 sqm property
- Set in a shared courtyard, so privacy is limited
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 72/100The area sits in the Langhe hills, with ridges of vineyards, hazelnut groves and small woods. The Belbo valley is nearby, and the Bormida valleys are also close in this part of southern Piemonte. Alta Langa is the named landscape here, known for hazelnuts, Dolcetto and nearby Langhe wine country. Alba is the nearest substantial town, with a large historic centre, services and the wine trade. The UNESCO vineyard landscape of Langhe-Roero and Monferrato is in this wider hill area, with core zones around Barolo, Barbaresco and the castle of Grinzane Cavour farther north of Borgomale.