Rustico/casale in Via Ponticello 33
Nel caratteristico borgo di Ponticello vendiamo una casa unica nel suo genere: La CASA TORRE, una casa in pietra ricca di storia e cultura. La casa torre è un edificio storico edificato secondo dei criteri che ne facevano una costruzione solida, robusta e inattaccabile dai nemici. L'ingresso è dalla piazza principale del paese da scala esclusiva e privata. L'arrivo dalle...
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Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €1,011/m² before works, this historic stone farmhouse is already about twice the local €505/m² benchmark; with condition unstated, a prudent renovation allowance makes the effective cost substantially higher. The listing highlights character, but does not say whether the house is habitable or renovated.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely atmospheric stone tower house in a historic Tuscan borgo, with remarkable masonry, arches, old doors, lanterns, and a very distinctive entrance from the village square. Unlike a mere ruin, it is a functioning furnished home with several bedrooms, a kitchen, bathroom, tiled floors, and heating, though the interiors are modest and dated rather than turnkey-luxury.
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€19,000 – €34,000
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 private stone stairs and the home appears spread across multiple levels.
- Interiors are clean and usable but basic, dated, and not especially spacious; heating appears reliant partly on a wood-burning stove.
- No garden, terrace, or broad scenic view is visibly demonstrated in the gallery.
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 72/100The area is in the Lunigiana, between the northern Tuscan Apennines and the Apuan Alps. The Magra valley runs through this part of the province. The Appennino Tosco-Emiliano National Park lies to the east, with the nearest access around the Pontremoli and Zeri side rather than directly in the village. Pontremoli is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre, services and rail connections on the Parma–La Spezia line. This part of Lunigiana is known for stone villages, chestnut country and the network of medieval settlements and castles spread across the Magra valley and its side valleys.