Rustico/casale in Frazione Marta
In tipica borgata ligure immersa tra gli ulivi Rustico in pietra già consolidato nelle strutture portanti, composto da due unità immobiliari abitative con ingressi indipendenti una di 60mq altra di 90 mq con terrazza di 30mq panoramica. Da ristrutturare internamente e nelle finiture. Posti auto sottocasa.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €80,000 for 150 sqm, the ask is €533/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €500/sqm in Liguria, but the text clearly says the interiors and finishes need renovation; using about €700/sqm puts the effective cost near €1,233/sqm. Positives are the already consolidated stone structure, two independent habitable units, terrace, parking, and location about 5 km from the sea, which make it a plausible renovation project rather than a bargain buy-as-is.
More on the house and the area
The big selling point is the panoramic mountain-and-valley setting among olive trees, with a genuinely lovely terrace view and some rustic stone character. But this is still a stripped-back shell internally: structurally consolidated, yet needing full interior finishing before it feels like a real home. Dreamy location, realistic renovation.
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€30,000 – €53,000
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.
- Interior is still a raw renovation project, not move-in ready
- Photos do not show finished kitchen or bathrooms
- Exterior presentation and terrace need work to feel inviting
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 62/100The cluster sits in the lower Lerrone valley, with wooded Ligurian hills and olive groves between Albenga and Alassio. The Lerrone stream runs through the area, and the Ligurian coast is nearby at the Gulf of Alassio and the mouth of the Centa around Albenga. The nearest larger towns are Albenga and Alassio, which provide a full range of shops, services, rail connections and beaches. Albenga has a substantial historic centre and Roman and medieval remains. The area is known for Riviera olive cultivation and for the inland valleys that connect the coast to the first Ligurian hills.