Casa indipendente in Villaggio Aracci
Immerso nel silenzio e nel verde del Villaggio degli Aracci, proponiamo lo "chalet relax", una soluzione completamente indipendente in pietra e legno, libera su quattro lati circondata da circa 200mq di giardino. Lo chalet disposto su due livelli si compone da ingresso, soggiorno ampio con camino, cucinotto e bagno. Al piano superiore disimpegno con accesso al balcone panoramico, tre camere...
What it really costs
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At €80,000 for 85 sqm, the asking price is about €941/sqm; assuming habitable condition from the detailed description and 41 photos, a light refresh of ~€200/sqm brings the effective cost to about €1,141/sqm. That is above this catalog's low Toscana country-house baseline of €700/sqm, but the independent stone/wood chalet with garden, terrace and panoramic setting makes it a plausible good buy rather than a standout bargain.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely usable detached chalet with a sweet stone-and-wood exterior, balcony, fireplace and its own small garden in a green mountain setting. It looks lived-in and functional rather than derelict, but the interiors are quite basic and dated, so the wow comes more from the cozy alpine-home feel than from standout beauty. At €80k for a detached house in Tuscany, it has real dreamer appeal without reaching top-tier wow.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€6,000 – €9,000
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.
- Interiors look dated and fairly plain rather than special.
- Photos don't clearly prove strong open views despite the panoramic balcony mention.
- Likely best as a refreshable mountain chalet, not a polished turnkey dream home.
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 Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, in the upper valleys around Zeri near the passes toward Lunigiana and the Ceno valley. The Teglia stream and the upper Magra basin shape the local landscape of wooded slopes, meadows and scattered hamlets. Part of the municipal area lies within the Parco Naturale Regionale delle Alpi Apuane. The nearest ski area is Zum Zeri at Passo dei Due Santi, a short drive from the main hamlets. The nearest larger town with broad services is Pontremoli, with a railway station, shops and a substantial historic centre; Massa and La Spezia are farther for wider urban services. Pontremoli is known for its stone old town and as one of the main centres of Lunigiana, an area known for castles, chestnut woods and mountain pastures.