Casa bifamiliare
Antica casa con terrazze e giardino pianeggiante ubicata nel piccolo borgo di San Remigio, nel Comune di Beverino, in prossimità del fiume Vara che dalla casa è raggiungibile a piedi in cinque minuti. La casa è una porzione con tre lati liberi di un ampio caseggiato ed ha su di un lato un ampio giardino pianeggiante in parte da utilizzare...
What it really costs
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At €528/m², the asking price is close to the Liguria townhouse baseline of €538/m², so it is not discounted before works. The condition is unspecified and the description presents it as an ancient 180 m² house; assuming €700/m² renovation, the effective cost is about €1,228/m², making the deal only fair despite the garden, parking, pool and terraces.
More on the house and the area
This is a highly atmospheric Ligurian village home with abundant exposed stone, arched passageways, a sunny private terrace, and a real level garden. Unlike a ruin, it has a functioning kitchen, bathroom, roof, floors, heating, and furnished living spaces, making it a genuine home rather than just a renovation project. Its beauty is strongest outdoors and in the historic fabric; the interiors are comfortable but plainly dated rather than luxurious.
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€36,000 – €63,000
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 usable and furnished but dated, with likely cosmetic and maintenance work needed.
- The bathroom and some finishes are basic and older.
- The internal access is through narrow historic passageways and stairs; energy performance and utilities 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 63/100The cluster is in the inland valleys behind La Spezia, with wooded Apennine ridges and the Vara valley landscape within reach. The Vara river runs through this part of the province. The Montemarcello-Magra-Vara Regional Park is nearby in the lower Magra and Vara system. The nearest larger town is La Spezia, which has full services, a port and rail connections. This part of eastern Liguria is known for olive groves, chestnut woods and small stone villages in the folds between the coast and the Apennines. The Cinque Terre and the Gulf of La Spezia are nearby for day-to-day logistics, but they are outside the immediate inland landscape here.