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Villa Indipendente a Modica Alta - Ragusa Un'Opportunità Esclusiva nel Cuore della Sicilia Scopri questa straordinaria villa indipendente situata a Modica Alta, a pochi passi dalla suggestiva chiesa di San Massimiliano. Si tratta di una proprietà unica che combina il fascino della tradizione siciliana con i comfort moderni, perfetta per chi ricerca una dimora esclusiva in una delle...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €95,000 (€297/m²), the villa is priced below the Modica baseline of €389/m², but the unspecified condition warrants an estimated €200/m² renovation allowance, raising the effective cost to about €497/m². Modica Alta, a 320 m² villa with pool, garden, parking and 35 photos adds appeal, but the missing condition and renovation details limit confidence.
More on the house and the area
The large plot has some Mediterranean character, with olive trees, stone walls, open countryside, and ample space for a future garden or pool. However, the property itself is only a bare concrete frame and is not remotely livable without a major, costly build-out.
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€21,000 – €36,000
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 unfinished reinforced-concrete shell with no walls, windows, kitchen, bathrooms, or finished interior.
- The attractive completed-villa image is only an architectural rendering, not the current condition.
- Substantial construction, utility, permitting, and landscaping costs will be required before it is habitable.
- The surrounding area is semi-rural but includes nearby development and commercial-looking uses.
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 55/100The cluster is in the Hyblaean plateau around Ragusa, with limestone hills cut by deep valleys locally called cave. The Irminio river valley lies nearby, and the Mediterranean coast around Marina di Ragusa is about 20 km away so it does not count as an immediate landscape feature. Ragusa is the nearest town of size and has the late-Baroque historic districts of Ragusa Ibla and Superiore; the Val di Noto UNESCO site covers Ragusa together with other towns of south-eastern Sicily. The area is known for dry-stone walls, pasture and carrubo countryside, and for the Baroque towns of the south-east.