Rustico/casale in Località Luneto
BORE Vendesi, all'interno di un piccolo borgo, tranquillo e panoramico, a 700m s. l. m. , equidistante dai caselli autostradali di Fiorenzuola D’Arda e Fornovo di Taro (circa 40 minuti), due fabbricati indipendenti, con 84.000 mq (8,4 ha) di terreno circostante in corpo unico + 20.000 mq (2 ha) frazionati. Le strutture sono in pietra e mattoni a vista con...
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At €75,000 for 250 sqm, the ask is just €300/sqm, but the condition is not stated and the stone rural buildings with farmland suggest a renovation project, so I estimate about €700/sqm works, for an effective cost near €1,000/sqm. The local baseline is weak (only 21 comps, median €297/sqm), so this looks plausibly good on absolute terms thanks to the very large size plus 10.4 ha of land, but not enough data for a top-tier score.
More on the house and the area
This has real dreamer appeal: a tall old country house with a simple noble-farmhouse presence, a quiet borgo setting at altitude, and a huge amount of land for the money. The exterior suggests a solid, roofed, usable building rather than a ruin, but it clearly looks neglected and likely needs significant updating before comfortable full-time living. The wow comes from the scale, setting and bargain-to-potential ratio more than from polished beauty.
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€50,000 – €88,000
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 photos, so actual habitability and finishes are unproven.
- Main house looks structurally standing but tired, with likely full modernization needed.
- Roadside village-edge position is practical but not especially private.
- Outbuilding/barn appears more basic and likely needs major work.
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 61/100The cluster is in the first hills of the Piacenza Apennines, with ridges, mixed woodland and cultivated valleys around the Arda basin. The Arda valley is the main landscape feature here, and Castell’Arquato lies nearby with a substantial medieval hill centre and official Bandiera Arancione status. Vernasca and the surrounding area are known for hill farming and for the Val d’Arda badlands and erosional clay formations found in parts of this zone.