Casale in Ragusa
Vendesi in contrada Cento Pozzi a Ragusa in via Maiorana, bellissimo casolare antico totalmente da ricostruire, formato da più unità, situato alle porte della città in una tranquilla zona di campagna che per posizione permette di raggiungere con facilità tutte le uscite della città e a pochi minuti dai principali…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €175/m², the €70,000 asking price is far below Ragusa’s €390/m² baseline, but the 400 m² casale is totally to be rebuilt. Estimated renovation of about €440,000 brings the effective cost to roughly €1,275/m², making this a weak deal despite its location and redevelopment potential.
More on the house and the area
This large Ragusa farmhouse has genuine historic appeal, with handsome Iblean stonework, arches, rural walls, and the potential for a beautiful courtyard home. However, it is a reconstruction project rather than a livable house: the real photos show deteriorated, partly open interiors, while the most attractive finished images are clearly AI concepts.
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€158,000 – €234,000
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 property is explicitly described as totally needing reconstruction, with no usable bathrooms, kitchen, or living spaces shown.
- Several interior areas appear open, deteriorated, or structurally incomplete; renovation could be extensive and costly.
- The attractive courtyard, pool, landscaping, and finished farmhouse images are AI-generated concepts, not existing features.
- Utilities, permits, structural condition, and the practical scope of rebuilding require careful verification.
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 Ragusa, so the resident landscape is urban streets on the Hyblaean plateau. The area lies on the Monti Iblei, with a limestone tableland cut by ravines and dry-stone farmland in the surrounding countryside. The Irminio river valley is nearby, and the Mediterranean coast around Marina di Ragusa is the nearest sea access. Ragusa has a substantial historic centre including Ragusa Ibla, a baroque quarter that forms part of the Val di Noto UNESCO World Heritage listing shared with other towns of south-eastern Sicily. The wider area is known for Hyblaean baroque towns, stone-walled farmland, olive oil and caciocavallo ragusano cheese.