Villa unifamiliare in Portopalo di Capo Passero
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Terreno su cui insistono casa per civile abitazione e magazzini sito vicino al centro abitato di Portopalo di Capo Passero, c.da Chiusa Conte, s.n.c., posta lungo la strada Carrubella - C.da Chiusa Conte ... Simplex Domus aiuta famiglie e aziende a comprare immobili all’asta…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is explicitly an asta immobiliare (judicial auction), which is a veto regardless of the apparent €778/m² price and sea-front location. The listing also mentions land, warehouses, and provides 0 bathrooms, so legal and habitability details require tribunal-document verification.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, usable coastal home near Portopalo, with mature garden vegetation, outdoor space, and the strong appeal of living close to the sea. However, the interiors are modest and dated, while the exterior land and ancillary buildings look rough and utilitarian rather than dreamlike.
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€9,000 – €14,000
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.
- Auction purchase requires careful legal and building-status review.
- The property is habitable but visibly basic, cluttered, and surrounded by rough agricultural/storage structures.
- Bathrooms are listed as 0 in the facts, so this needs verification before bidding.
- No clear sea view from the house is shown, despite the coastal location.
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 81/100The cluster is at Capo Passero on the Ionian coast, with the sea on both sides of the headland and beaches and rocky shoreline around Portopalo and the Isola di Capo Passero immediately offshore. The coast here is the southern tip of eastern Sicily, with open views over the sea and low Mediterranean scrub rather than mountains. The Vendicari Nature Reserve is nearby along this stretch of coast. Marzamemi is the nearest small centre of note on the same coastal strip, with a historic tuna-fishery settlement. Noto is the nearest major town of art in the area, known for its Baroque centre and UNESCO status, but it lies beyond the immediate surroundings. The area is known for fishing, tuna fisheries, and the meeting point of the Ionian and Mediterranean seas at the island tip.