Baita/bungalow/chalet/trullo in Via Fratelli Rosselli
VENDESI VILLA CHALET IN BIFAMILIARE NDIPENDENTE IN COMPRENSORIO PRIVATO, sul MONTE AMIATA, in Toscana: Zona Santa Fiora LOC. BAGNOLO POGGIO DONATO VICINANZA HOTEL SPA IL FUNGO (Altitudine mt. 900 s. l. m. ) Gode di un clima estremamente favorevole per la presenza di un castagneti e per questo e apprezzato luogo di villeggiatura estiva ed invernale per la presenza nelle...
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At €73,000 (€365/m²), this 200 m² mountain chalet is attractively priced, but the local comparison is too limited to confirm a discount. The listing does not say whether it is habitable or renovated, and only four photos with a vague description suggest allowing roughly €700/m² for works.
More on the house and the area
The strongest feature is the exceptional wooded Monte Amiata setting, with a broad Tuscan mountain-valley view and substantial forested land around the house. The chalet appears structurally intact and generously sized, but its dated exterior and the lack of interior photos prevent calling it a move-in-ready dream 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, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€40,000 – €70,000
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.
- Only exterior photos are provided, so interior livability and renovation needs cannot be verified.
- The house looks dated, with weathered finishes, balconies, and shutters that may need updating.
- Wooded hillside access, utilities, heating, and year-round maintenance are unknown.
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 78/100Monte Amiata rises immediately above the area, with chestnut woods and beech forest on the volcanic massif. The Fiora river springs at Santa Fiora. Much of the massif falls within the Monte Amiata area of environmental protection and forest reserve. The nearest ski slopes are on Monte Amiata around Prato delle Macinaie and Cantore, reached in about 20–30 minutes by road. Abbadia San Salvatore is the other main mountain town nearby, and Arcidosso is the nearest larger centre on the Grosseto side; between them the massif has year-round services and a historic built core in several villages. The area is known for woodland on an extinct volcano, springs and chestnuts.