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Vendesi antica casa singola interamente da restaurare, di circa mq 70 composta da tre vani più i servizi e dammuso con volte a botte al piano terra di mq 25. Ubicata nel cuore del centro storico a pochi metri da Piazza del Popolo. Classe energetica "G". Prezzo: € 60.000, 00.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €857/m² and requiring complete restoration, estimated all-in cost is about €1,957/m² (€137,000 total), versus the €467/m² Sicilian baseline. The historic-center location near Piazza del Popolo adds value, but does not offset the very high renovation-adjusted price.
More on the house and the area
This has genuine historic charm in its old stone portal, traditional balconies, tiled streetscape and impressive barrel-vaulted dammuso in Palazzolo Acreide’s historic center. However, the living areas are dated and the lower level is essentially a raw storage space, so it is a substantial restoration project rather than a move-in-ready dream home.
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€28,000 – €41,000
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.
- Advertised as entirely to be restored, despite having finished floors and basic bathrooms.
- The vaulted dammuso is raw, dark, damp-looking and currently non-livable.
- No kitchen is shown; electrical, plumbing, roof and structural condition need verification.
- Narrow historic-center access and visibly deteriorated facades may complicate renovation.
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.