Via Delle Mura Chiesa Sconsacrata Ideale Attività Culturali
NUOVO INCARICO DI VENDITA!!! IMMOBILIARE STUDIO ATENEA VENDE: Nel centro storico di Agrigento, in via delle Mura, strada carrabile e con facilità di parcheggio, vendiamo Chiesa Sconsacrata da ristrutturare, ideale da adibire ad attività di carattere culturale, quali mostre, teatro e manifestazioni di vario…
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Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Although priced at €250/m² and located in Agrigento's historic center 4 km from the sea, the description identifies a 180 m² deconsecrated church intended for cultural/commercial use, contradicting the townhouse classification and residential metrics. Estimated effective cost is about €1,450/m² after renovation, versus a €443/m² baseline; residential legality and conversion costs are also unclear.
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A genuinely unusual historic property: a former church with dramatic nine-meter timber ceilings, arches, a small rose window and striking old brickwork in Agrigento’s historic center. However, it is currently a raw renovation project with damaged walls, debris and no clearly usable residential facilities, so its appeal is architectural rather than immediately livable.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,200/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€71,000 – €105,000
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.
- Major renovation required, with damaged plaster, rubble and unfinished floors visible.
- This is a deconsecrated church rather than a ready-to-live-in home; conversion to residential use may require planning approval.
- No kitchen, finished bathroom or usable residential layout is shown.
- High ceilings and the large open interior could make renovation costly despite the attractive historic shell.
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 55/100The cluster is in the built-up area of Agrigento, so the resident setting is urban streets on a ridge near the south coast. The Valle dei Templi lies immediately outside the modern city, with a long line of Greek temple remains on the ridge above the sea plain. The Mediterranean coast is close, including the shore at San Leone. Porto Empedocle is the nearest coastal town of size. The area is known for the archaeological landscape of ancient Akragas, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.