Baita/bungalow/chalet/trullo in Contrada Specchia Tarantina
Affascinante Trullo Rustico a Martina Franca - Contrada Specchia Tarantina Scopri il fascino autentico della Puglia con questo straordinario trullo rustico situato nel cuore di Martina Franca, nella suggestiva contrada Specchia Tarantina, con vista panoramica. Una proprietà che racchiude la vera essenza della…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
A project, not a home yet
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Wiring
- Plumbing
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €2,333/m² before works, this 15 m² rustic trullo is already far above the €825/m² local benchmark; estimated restoration raises the effective cost to about €3,433/m². The listing does not say whether it is habitable or provide utilities, and the tiny size limits practical use despite the attractive traditional character and garden.
More on the house and the area
This is a highly photogenic traditional Puglian trullo with an evocative conical stone roof, surrounded by mature olive trees and dry-stone walls. However, the interior is a bare, rough stone chamber with no bathroom, kitchen, or finished floor, making it a renovation project rather than a usable home.
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€6,000 – €9,000
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.
- The trullo is an empty rustic shell with no bathroom, kitchen, flooring, or living facilities.
- Substantial renovation and utility installation would be required before it could be inhabited.
- The property appears close to a public road, so privacy and road noise should be checked.
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 84/100The area sits on the Murge plateau in the Valle d’Itria, with low karst hills, dry-stone walls, olive groves and scattered trulli within the local countryside. Martina Franca has a substantial historic centre with Baroque churches and palaces and enough shops and services for daily life. Alberobello, within this radius, is a UNESCO World Heritage site for its trulli district. Locorotondo, also nearby, is listed among I Borghi più belli d’Italia. This part of the valley is known for trulli, mixed farming, olive oil and wine.