Rustico/casale in Via Dante Alighieri 66
Nel centro del paese di Castelfondo, vendiamo abitazione in casa rustica completa di cantine, aia, ripostigli e fienile. A completare la proprietà ampio terreno di 68 mq con legnaia. Sono necessari lavori di ristrutturazione e manutenzione, in particolare è necessaria la realizzazione di un bagno che attualmente non esiste.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The house is €50,000 for 93 sqm (€538/sqm), but the description says it needs renovation and currently has no bathroom, so I estimate about €900/sqm renovation, bringing effective cost to roughly €1,438/sqm. The local baseline is weak (only 4 comps, median €309/sqm), so this looks expensive on absolute plausibility rather than a strong discounted buy.
More on the house and the area
This has authentic alpine-rustic character: a big old stone house, timber barn and a bit of garden/yard give it real storybook farmhouse appeal. But it is not move-in ready—the rooms are tired, there is visible neglect, and the listing explicitly says a bathroom must be created. Charming and atmospheric at the price, yet still a serious project rather than an easy live-in home.
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, €900/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€18,000 – €33,000
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 bathroom currently exists.
- Interiors are very worn and need substantial renovation.
- Barn/outbuildings appear partially open and rough, so not all spaces are readily usable.
- No real view is shown in the photos.
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 cluster is in the Val di Non, with the Maddalene group to the northwest and the Brenta Dolomites visible farther to the southwest in the wider district. The Noce river runs through the valley system nearby, and the upper Val di Non lakes of Santa Giustina and Smeraldo are within the broader 15 km area depending on the exact hamlet. The area is tied to the Adamello Brenta Natural Park on the western side of Val di Non, though the park boundary is not at every settlement here. The nearest substantial ski areas are on the Mendola–Passo della Mendola side and around the Campiglio/Val di Sole system, with local access to lifts taking roughly 25-40 minutes for the closest slopes. Cles is the nearest town of size and provides the main shops, services and rail connection for the valley. The area is known for apple orchards across the valley floor and lower slopes, and for the canyon landscape around the Rio Sass at Fondo.