Rustico/casale in Strada Provinciale 104
Casale Rurale in Pietra a Frigintini - Modica, Sicilia. Typical Sicily Villas & Country Homes for Sale Rif: 7015-207 Scopri questa affascinante proprietà rurale nel cuore della Sicilia, a Frigintini. Un'autentica cascina in pietra calcarea a vista che rappresenta un'eccezionale opportunità di investimento e recupero…
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The €95,000 asking price is €792/m², and the description presents this as a rural stone complex requiring recovery; estimating €1,100/m² renovation puts the effective cost near €1,892/m² versus a €390/m² regional baseline. The listing lacks condition, age, and energy data, while its inland location 21 km from the sea offers no clear premium.
More on the house and the area
This is a highly atmospheric Sicilian rural complex with beautiful limestone masonry, traditional tiled roofs, olive and pomegranate trees, dry-stone walls, and 2.2 hectares of land. However, the interiors are unfinished farm buildings with rough floors, deteriorated plaster, and no visible living facilities, so it is a restoration project rather than a usable home today.
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€48,000 – €70,000
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 interiors are raw agricultural spaces rather than a move-in home, with no visible kitchen or finished bathroom.
- Roof timbers and coverings appear aged and may require substantial structural work.
- The large rural property will likely need utilities, access, and extensive renovation to become habitable.
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 86/100The cluster sits on the Hyblean (Monti Iblei) plateau and its dissected limestone terrain of valleys and ravines. The coastline of southeastern Sicily with sandy beaches and small fishing hamlets (Marina di Modica, Sampieri are in the coastal strip to the south/southeast) lies within the local area. The Cava d'Ispica ravine and archaeological site is in the surrounding countryside and is a local landscape and heritage feature. There are no ski lifts nearby (the only skiing in the region is on Mount Etna, considerably farther). The nearest provincial capital and largest town in everyday reach is Ragusa, which supplies larger shops, hospital and administrative services; nearer small towns include Scicli and Ispica. Modica is one of the Late Baroque towns of the Val di Noto listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The area is known regionally for its Baroque architecture and for Modica-style chocolate made by traditional methods.