Baita/bungalow/chalet/trullo in Contrada Barone
PUGLIA - CEGLIE MESSAPICA (BR) Nella campagna di Ceglie Messapica, ricca di storia e nuova attrattiva turistica, ubicato in un terreno di circa 2 ettari, pianeggiante, arricchito da ulivi secolari, proponiamo un antico gruppo di trulli da ristrutturare e riportare agli antichi splendori. I sei trulli, che conservano il cono interno in buone condizioni, si prestano a divenire una...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
A project, not a home yet
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Structure
- Roof
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The six trulli are explicitly to be restored: at an estimated €1,100/m², the effective cost is about €2,163/m² (€173,000 total), far above the local €825/m² benchmark. The two hectares and mature olive trees add value, but the listing does not state bathrooms, services, or the final conversion potential.
More on the house and the area
A striking group of six traditional trulli with distinctive stone cones sits among mature olive trees on approximately two hectares in the Puglian countryside. The setting and historic character are exceptional, but the buildings are empty, deteriorated shells with no bathrooms and substantial restoration required, so this is a project rather than a livable 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€32,000 – €47,000
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 a major restoration project, not a move-in home.
- The interiors appear empty and deteriorated, with no bathrooms or usable kitchen shown.
- Several roof sections and walls need structural assessment and rebuilding.
- Utilities, access, planning permissions, and restoration restrictions are not confirmed.
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 72/100The area sits on the Murge plateau in the Valle d’Itria transition zone, with low karst hills, dry-stone walls, olive groves and scattered trulli and lamie in the countryside. The nearest coast is the Adriatic around Ostuni and Torre Canne, but it is outside the immediate landscape. The Regional Natural Park Dune Costiere begins farther east toward Ostuni and the coast, outside the 15 km core. Ostuni is the nearest larger town, with a substantial historic centre on a hill. Ceglie Messapica is known in Puglia for its historic centre and local food tradition, especially biscuits and meat cookery. The wider area is part of the trulli countryside associated with the Valle d’Itria, though the densest and most famous concentration is around Alberobello farther north.