Baita/bungalow/chalet/trullo in Contrada Nardelli
A pochi chilometri da Locorotondo, in direzione Fasano, proponiamo in vendita un autentico complesso di trulli da ristrutturare, immerso nella quiete della campagna pugliese. La proprietà è composta da tre coni con lamia, offrendo la possibilità di realizzare una dimora dal fascino unico, rispettando la tradizione…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a trullo complex to restore: at €60,000 for 50 sqm the ask is €1,200/sqm, but with a heavy renovation estimate of about €1,100/sqm the effective cost is roughly €2,300/sqm, far above the local baseline of €777/sqm. The authentic trulli character and desirable Locorotondo/Fasano area help, but numerically this looks expensive for a full restoration project.
More on the house and the area
This is an authentic trullo group with strong Puglian character and a photogenic exterior in quiet countryside. But it is clearly a bare restoration project rather than a usable home: empty interiors, rough floors and heavy decay put it below true dream-home territory. The charm is real, yet the wow is mostly potential rather than present livability.
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€20,000 – €29,000
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.
- Full renovation project; interiors are raw and stripped with no kitchen or bathroom.
- Visible damp, damaged plaster and rough floors indicate the home is not currently habitable.
- Livability, utilities and compliance will need verification during restoration.
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 83/100The area sits in the Valle d’Itria, a karst plateau of low rolling countryside with trulli, dry-stone walls, olive groves and small fields. Cisternino itself is a well-preserved hill town, and nearby Locorotondo and Martina Franca add larger historic centres and services. The Adriatic coast around Torre Canne is about 15 km away. Alberobello, within this radius, is a UNESCO World Heritage site for its concentration of trulli. The area is known for trulli architecture, olive oil and inland Puglian hill-country landscapes.