Casa indipendente con balcone, Cicogna
Cicogna, frazione del Comune di Cossogno, è considerata la "piccola capitale" del Parco Nazionale della Val Grande e rappresenta un punto di partenza privilegiato per numerose escursioni. In questa posizione immersa nella natura, proponiamo una deliziosa casetta indipendente situata a breve distanza dal parcheggio…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €47,000 (€644/m²), the estimated all-in cost is about €61,600, or €844/m² after allowing €200/m² for habitable-condition work—well above the €356/m² local benchmark. The Val Grande setting, panoramic view, balcony and holiday-rental potential add appeal, but the remote hamlet location limits everyday convenience.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely charming, habitable mountain-village home with traditional stone surroundings, slate roofs, a sunny balcony, and dramatic Alpine views. The interiors are modest and old-fashioned rather than design-led, but the kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms, heating, and roof make it a real liveable house rather than a renovation shell. At €47,000, its setting and ready-to-use condition create strong dream-home appeal.
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€5,000 – €8,000
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.
- Access is via steep, narrow cobbled pedestrian lanes; parking is nearby rather than at the door.
- Interiors are fully usable but dated, especially the kitchen and bathroom.
- No private garden is shown, and the home appears compact at 73 sqm.
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 cluster is on the lower slopes above the Valle Intrasca, with the Lepontine Alps rising close behind. Lake Maggiore lies below within a few kilometres, and the Toce valley opens nearby toward the Ossola. The Val Grande National Park begins close to Cossogno; it is Italy’s largest wilderness area, with steep forested mountains, uninhabited valleys and a dense network of old mule tracks. Verbania is the nearest town of size and has the main services, lakefront districts and ferry connections on Lake Maggiore. The area is known for access to Val Grande and for the western shore of Lake Maggiore.