Baita in Vigo di Cadore
Nel comune di Vigo di Cadore (BL), in località Starezza (mt.1.450 slm) , affacciata sul gruppo del Cridola, Montanel, Miaron e Monfalconi, si vendono ruderi (muri perimetrali in sassi – vedi foto) con annesso bosco con progetto approvato per poter costruire una baita di montagna (vedi planimetrie allegate in calce) ad…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- On the market for a long time
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This is a ruin with only perimeter stone walls, requiring a full rebuild despite the approved mountain-hut project; estimated renovation brings the effective cost to about €1,438/m² versus €333/m² locally. Access is extremely remote—partly by damaged forest road and then on foot—and the listing has been online for 793 days.
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€26,000 – €38,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
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 cluster sits inside the Dolomite mountain system; Dolomite peaks of the Cadore group (including Monte Antelao and neighbouring summits) rise within about 15 km. The Piave river and the reservoir lakes of Centro Cadore (Lago di Centro Cadore / Lago di Calalzo) lie within roughly 10 km. The area is part of the Dolomites, a UNESCO World Heritage mountain system. Nearest towns of size are Pieve di Cadore (historic centre and local services) and Calalzo di Cadore (rail link towards Belluno and Venice), both within around 10 km. Major ski resorts and the principal lift infrastructure for the area are centred on Cortina d'Ampezzo (about 30 km by road) with smaller local ski facilities elsewhere in Cadore. The Cadore area is known for mountain tourism (summer hiking and winter sports), local woodcraft and its link to the painter Titian (born in Pieve di Cadore).