Rustico/casale in Contrada San Giuseppe
Meravigliosa Puglia propone in vendita Lamia specchia, un'antica struttura con volte a botte e forno antico annesso. Lamia Specchia si trova su un terreno a composizione uliveto di 9100mq, ben tenuto e con gli alberi in buone condizioni; il terreno si trova a tra il Paese ed il mare a pochissima distanza dalle spiagge della marina di Carovigno, a...
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At €35,000 for 15 m², the asking price is already €2,333/m²; assuming substantial restoration, effective cost rises to about €3,433/m² versus the Puglia farmhouse baseline of €800/m². The 9,100 m² olive-grove land and 4 km proximity to the sea add value, but the listing gives no condition, habitability, utilities, or residential-use details.
More on the house and the area
A highly atmospheric historic Puglian lamia with barrel-vaulted stone interiors, an old oven, and a beautiful 9,100 sqm olive grove near the sea. However, it is essentially a bare agricultural shell rather than a livable home, so substantial renovation and utility installation would be required.
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€6,000 – €9,000
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 an uninhabitable restoration project with no bathroom, kitchen, or finished living space.
- The 15 sqm stone structure appears to have raw floors and a heavily deteriorated interior.
- Verify planning permissions, utilities, access, and whether the 9,100 sqm olive-grove land is legally included.
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 74/100The cluster lies in the Alto Salento plain near the Adriatic, with a coastline at Torre Santa Sabina and the marine area of Torre Guaceto within about 15 km. Torre Guaceto is a protected coastal reserve with dunes, Mediterranean scrub and rocky and sandy shore. Carovigno has a historic centre and the Castello Dentice di Frasso. Ostuni is the nearest larger town and has an extensive old town on a hill. This part of northern Salento is known for olive groves and masserie.