Rustico/casale in Via Mito
A Tricase in località mito immersa nella natura vendesi antico casolare vista mare con accesso da una stradina di circa 85 mq su un lotto di 5300 mq.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is an old sea-view farmhouse 2 km from the coast, priced at €75,000 for 85 sqm (€882/sqm), but the wording 'antico casolare' with no habitability claim suggests full restoration at about €1,100/sqm. That puts effective cost around €1,982/sqm, well above the very low local baseline of €817/sqm, but the large 5,300 sqm plot and near-sea location keep it in good-project territory rather than overpriced.
More on the house and the area
The setting has appeal: open countryside, mature trees, lots of land, and the listing claims a sea view just 2 km from the coast. But the building shown is a very plain, unfinished-looking rural structure, and the documents suggest storage use rather than a clearly habitable house. This feels more like a renovation project in a nice location than a ready dream 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€34,000 – €50,000
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.
- Appears to be a basic rural shell rather than a finished home
- No interior photos showing kitchen, bathroom, or habitable rooms
- Could involve change-of-use/permissions since plans show 'locale deposito'
- Outdoor areas and access look rough and overgrown
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 is on the Salento limestone peninsula, with a low rocky Adriatic coast close by around Tricase Porto and Marina Serra. The coast here includes small inlets and sea caves, with the Ciolo inlet and the bridge area near Gagliano del Capo within the local stretch of coast. The Otranto–Santa Maria di Leuca e Bosco di Tricase Regional Natural Park covers this part of the coast and inland oak woodland around Tricase. Santa Maria di Leuca is the nearest well-known coastal centre of note, with a port and the meeting point of the Adriatic and Ionian seas farther south. The area is known for dry-stone walls, olive groves and the coastal watchtower landscape of southern Salento.