Villa in Viale Picardi
All'interno del rinomato Villaggio Turistico Ippocampo, a pochissimi passi dal mare, proponiamo una graziosa villetta bifamiliare in discrete condizioni, abitabile da subito e con ottimi margini di personalizzazione. L'immobile si compone di una spaziosa zona giorno con soggiorno e cucina abitabile; la zona notte…
What it really costs
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At €95,000 plus an estimated €20,000 of light improvements, the effective cost is about €1,150/m² versus the Puglia villa baseline of €528/m². Immediate habitability, garden, parking and a sea location 1 km away support the price, but it is still materially above the local stock median.
More on the house and the area
A characterful Puglian villa with an attractive stone-and-white façade, arched entrance, distinctive chimney and a generous garden/terrace setting. The house is clearly a real, furnished, immediately habitable home rather than a renovation shell, although the interiors are modest and old-fashioned.
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€7,000 – €11,000
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.
- Interiors are fully usable but dated and would benefit from cosmetic modernization.
- Only one bathroom is shown for four bedrooms.
- The large paved garden and surrounding grounds appear somewhat overgrown and maintenance-heavy.
- No direct sea view is visible, despite the property being close to the coast.
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 Manfredonia, so the immediate setting is an Adriatic coastal town rather than open countryside. It sits on the Gulf of Manfredonia on the Adriatic. The Gargano promontory rises immediately to the north, with the edge of Gargano National Park within this radius. Siponto, at the southern edge of the town, has the archaeological area of the ancient city and the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. Monte Sant'Angelo is the main historic hill town nearby, with the Sanctuary of San Michele Arcangelo, a UNESCO site, on the southern slopes of the Gargano. The area is known for the Gargano coast, pilgrimage to Monte Sant'Angelo, and the flat coastal lands of the Tavoliere meeting the limestone massif of the promontory.