Casa indipendente in Via Sant'Antonio 20
Palazzolo Acreide (UNESCO) – Stabile indipendente con terrazzo panoramico. Nel cuore autentico di Palazzolo Acreide, una delle perle barocche riconosciute patrimonio UNESCO, Palazzolo Acreide Immobiliare Casa Real Estate propone in vendita stabile indipendente su due livelli, ideale sia come abitazione che come…
What it really costs
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At €496/m², the asking price is close to the €467/m² regional baseline, and the independent UNESCO-town property has attractive panoramic terrace value. With condition unreported, allowing roughly €200/m² for updates brings the effective cost to about €696/m², so this is not a clear bargain.
More on the house and the area
A genuine, usable 119 sqm home in UNESCO-listed Palazzolo Acreide, with classic terrazzo floors, a functioning kitchen and bathroom, and a large rooftop terrace overlooking the tiled historic town and surrounding hills. It is not polished or luxurious—the facade and shared-looking exterior spaces need attention—but this is a livable Sicilian house with strong historic setting and exceptional rooftop views at a compelling price.
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€8,000 – €13,000
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 exterior shows weathering, staining, and aging balconies that may need maintenance.
- The house is spread over multiple levels and has only one bathroom.
- The surrounding urban fabric is dense and somewhat rough, despite the attractive panoramic outlook.
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 76/100The cluster sits in the Hyblaean uplands, a limestone plateau of dry valleys and low canyon country rather than high mountains. The Anapo valley and the gorges around Palazzolo Acreide are the main landscape feature within reach, and the area is close to the Cavagrande del Cassibile oriented reserve. Palazzolo Acreide itself has a substantial historic centre and is part of the late Baroque Val di Noto UNESCO listing. Syracuse is the nearest larger city with full services, rail connections and major archaeological sites. This part of southeastern Sicily is known for olive groves, stone-built hill towns and archaeological remains from the Greek and Roman periods.