Casa indipendente in Largo Vittorio Veneto
Caratteristica casa in pietra a Vagli di Sotto, nei pressi del lago Nel suggestivo paesino di Vagli di Sotto, incastonato nel cuore delle Alpi Apuane, proponiamo in vendita una caratteristica casa in pietra, completamente indipendente e immersa nel verde. Il borgo di Vagli di Sotto è noto per la sua atmosfera autentica e tranquilla, per il famoso Lago di Vagli...
What it really costs
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At €938/m², the €75,000 asking price is already 38% above the €678/m² baseline, before an estimated €700/m² renovation allowance due to the unspecified condition. The stone house is near Lake Vagli and has 21 photos, but the vague description does not establish habitability or renovation status.
More on the house and the area
A beautifully restored stone house in an authentic Apuan Alps village, with strong historic character, mountain surroundings, planted outdoor space, and a convincing rustic exterior. Inside it is a genuine, furnished and usable home with a working kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms, tiled floors, heating, and a fireplace—not a renovation shell. Its €75,000 price makes the combination of livability, character, and mountain setting especially compelling.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€16,000 – €28,000
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 home is in a steep, rustic village setting with a rough stone access lane.
- The bathroom appears dated and shows some ceiling/wall wear.
- Only one bathroom is shown; utilities and heating efficiency should be verified.
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 77/100The cluster is in the Apuan Alps, with steep forested slopes and limestone peaks around the upper Garfagnana. The artificial Lake Vagli lies nearby, and the Serchio valley is the main river landscape of the area. Much of the surrounding mountain area falls within the Parco regionale delle Alpi Apuane. The nearest ski area is Careggine, with local lifts in the area when operating; the larger Abetone ski lifts are much farther away and do not shape the immediate setting. The nearest town of some size is Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, which has the main services and rail connection for the valley. The area is known for mountain villages, chestnut woodland, marble landscapes on the Apuan side, and the drowned village of Fabbriche di Careggine when the reservoir is emptied.