Rustico/casale in Strada Statale 194
Vendesi Antico Mulino ad acqua, fine dell'Ottocento e l'inizio del Novecento, situato in provincia di Ragusa. Il Mulino è composto da 3 locali molto ampi ed ha un bagno di recente costruzione. Il locale di ingresso ha un forno in muratura a legna, il locale a seguire è quello dove c'è la vecchia macina in pietra, mentre il terzo ha...
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At €50,000 (€417/m²), the price is near the Sicilia farmhouse baseline of €390/m², but the ancient water mill has unknown condition and likely substantial renovation needs. With estimated renovation at €700/m², effective cost is about €1,117/m², with no clear location premium at 34 km from the sea.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely unusual late-19th/early-20th-century water mill with beautiful stonework, original mill machinery, tiled roofs, citrus trees and a stream running through a lush natural setting. The building is roofed and includes a recently built bathroom, but the interiors are basic and far from move-in ready, so this is a characterful restoration project rather than an immediately comfortable home.
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€24,000 – €42,000
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 very rustic and appear largely unfinished or minimally equipped.
- Utilities, heating, kitchen facilities and structural condition are not clearly shown.
- Remote woodland/stream setting may mean difficult access and possible flood or moisture considerations.
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 68/100The cluster is in the Hyblaean Mountains, on the limestone uplands of the Monti Iblei. The area is cut by wooded ravines and quarry landscapes typical of the inland Ragusa and Siracusa side of the plateau. The Anapo valley and the Pantalica area lie within this wider upland system, though not all of them are inside a 15 km radius. Ragusa is the nearest town of size, with the Baroque old town of Ragusa Ibla; Modica is also nearby in regional terms. This part of the Monti Iblei is known for dry-stone walls, pasture and olive landscapes, and for Giarratana onions.