Rustico/casale in Via Lo Cicero 5
Casa di paese su tre livelli abitabile subito a 700 di altitudine fresca in estate e avendo un clima mite in inverno non necessita di riscaldamento, essendo un po' nel entroterra Sicilia e ottimo come punto di partenza per visitare la Sicilia .oltre la casa fuori paese vi e 11000 metri di terreno
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €25,000 price is only €250/m², but assuming €200/m² for a habitable-home allowance, effective cost is about €45,000 (€450/m²), modestly above the €390/m² Sicilian farmhouse baseline. Three-level house with 5 bedrooms, 2 baths and 11,000 m² of land is attractive, though the inland location 21 km from the sea limits the premium.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, furnished and immediately usable three-level home, with clean terrazzo floors, several bedrooms, two bathrooms, a balcony, and a small terrace. It is practical rather than spectacular: the interiors and exterior are modest and dated, with no proven panoramic view or distinctive historic architecture. At €25,000 for about 100 m², it has strong everyday-living appeal, but the 11,000 m² of land is described rather than shown.
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€7,000 – €11,000
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.
- Interiors are dated and would benefit from cosmetic updating.
- Kitchen and bathrooms are not shown, so their condition is unclear.
- Heating, utilities, roof condition, and access to the reported land are not documented.
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 52/100The cluster sits in the inland hills of central Sicily within Palermo province, on a landscape of small fields, olive groves and dryland cereals with patches of Mediterranean scrub and scattered oak/holm-oak on steeper slopes. The area is rural with small-scale agriculture, pastoral plots and farmhouses rather than continuous woodland or large commercial farms. No significant lake or major river runs through the immediate 15 km; watercourses are small seasonal streams and irrigation channels typical of central Sicilian hill country. There are no high-altitude ski facilities in the immediate area; Sicily’s ski terrain (Etna, occasional Madonie snow) lies well beyond daily reach. The nearest regional city and main services are provided by Palermo (provincial capital) and by nearer small towns that supply basic shops, schools and local administration; major hospitals and the main airport are in the Palermo area. No UNESCO site or nationally famous named landscape lies within about 15 km of the cluster.