Rustico/casale
In Contrada Montaltino a Polignano a Mare, immersa nella quiete della campagna, proponiamo in vendita un autentico trullo trilocale da ristrutturare. Una tela bianca intrisa di storia, ideale per chi desidera realizzare una dimora di charme su misura o un investimento immobiliare ad alta redditività nel circuito degli…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €90,000 asking price is €1,500/m², and with an estimated €1,100/m² restoration cost the effective cost reaches about €2,600/m² versus the €800/m² Puglia farmhouse baseline. The 2 km sea location, pool, garden and tourist potential add value, but the substantial renovation premium makes this only a fair deal.
More on the house and the area
This is an exceptionally photogenic Puglian trullo compound, with distinctive conical stone roofs, historic masonry, mature trees, gardens, and a highly attractive outdoor setting. However, the property is advertised as a renovation project, and the raw interior photos suggest it is not currently a usable move-in home; the finished interiors substantially raise the dream appeal but should be verified.
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€24,000 – €35,000
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 listing explicitly describes the trullo as needing renovation, so the polished bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, and pool images should not be treated as proof of current livability.
- No reliable evidence is shown of working utilities, a finished bathroom or kitchen, or compliant residential status.
- The interiors appear partly staged or illustrative rather than a consistent photographic record of the existing home.
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 84/100The Adriatic coast is the defining feature here, with limestone cliffs and small inlets immediately around Polignano a Mare. The old town stands on a rocky promontory over the sea. Monopoli is the nearest larger coastal town and has a working port, services and a substantial historic centre. Alberobello, with its UNESCO-listed trulli district, lies inland beyond the 15 km radius, so it does not define the immediate landscape. This stretch of coast is known for cliff-edge settlements, sea caves and bathing coves.