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Affascinante opportunità di investimento nel cuore della Valle d'Itria, a Ostuni. Questo trullo da ristrutturare, immerso in un terreno di circa 8500 mq, offre la possibilità di creare la casa delle tue vacanze, in un ambiente unico e suggestivo. Con una superficie di 45 mq, il trullo conserva il fascino…
What it really costs
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The 45 m² trullo needs restoration: estimated renovation adds about €49,500, bringing effective cost to roughly €104,500 (€2,322/m²) versus the €800/m² Puglia baseline. The 8,500 m² plot, Ostuni location and 5 km proximity to the sea add value, but do not fully offset the high all-in cost.
More on the house and the area
A highly atmospheric Puglian trullo with distinctive traditional stonework, vaulted interiors, and a large olive-grove setting near Ostuni. However, the building is an empty shell requiring major renovation, with no usable living facilities visible, so its beauty is primarily the promise of a future home rather than a home you can live in 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€18,000 – €27,000
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.
- This is a full renovation project, not a move-in home: the interior has dirt floors and no visible bathroom or kitchen.
- Utilities may be nearby, but connections, plumbing, structural work, and permits still need verification.
- The 8,500 sqm plot appears dry and overgrown in places, so substantial land maintenance may be required.
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 82/100The area sits in the Valle d’Itria landscape of low karst hills, dry-stone walls, olive groves and scattered trulli. The Adriatic coast is nearby, with the Marina di Ostuni shoreline within about 15 km. The Regional Natural Park of the Coastal Dunes from Torre Canne to Torre San Leonardo lies to the north-west within daily local range, protecting dune, wetland and agricultural coastal scenery. Ostuni is the main town nearby, with a substantial historic centre on a hill. Ostuni is known as the Città Bianca, and the wider area is known for olive oil, trulli countryside and masserie.