Baita/bungalow/chalet/trullo in Contrada Tamburroni
Affascinante opportunità di investimento nel cuore della Valle d'Itria, a Ostuni. Questo trullo da ristrutturare, immerso in un terreno di circa 8500 mq, offre la possibilità di creare la casa delle tue vacanze, in un ambiente unico e suggestivo. Con una superficie di 45 mq, il trullo conserva il fascino…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This 45 sqm trullo is explicitly da ristrutturare, so I estimate about €1,100/m² renovation; effective cost is roughly €104,500 total, or about €2,322/m² including works. Against a low-stock baseline of €790/m² for Puglia trulli, that is expensive even allowing for Ostuni and being 5 km from the sea, so the deal looks weak rather than attractive.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely atmospheric trullo with beautiful traditional stone character, sitting in a generous olive-dotted plot near Ostuni. But it is not a ready home: the interior is a raw, empty rustic space with no bathroom, kitchen or finished living areas visible. Dreamy as a project, yes; dreamy to live in right away, no.
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€18,000 – €27,000
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.
- Complete renovation needed before it is habitable
- No bathroom or kitchen is visible
- Rustic shell-like interior with bare floor and rough finishes
- Utilities/legal conversion details need checking
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 82/100The area sits in the Valle d’Itria landscape of low karst hills, dry-stone walls, olive groves and scattered trulli. The Adriatic coast is nearby, with the Marina di Ostuni shoreline within about 15 km. The Regional Natural Park of the Coastal Dunes from Torre Canne to Torre San Leonardo lies to the north-west within daily local range, protecting dune, wetland and agricultural coastal scenery. Ostuni is the main town nearby, with a substantial historic centre on a hill. Ostuni is known as the Città Bianca, and the wider area is known for olive oil, trulli countryside and masserie.