Casa indipendente in Via San Rocco Colle 16
UG519DV- Colle (Castelnuovo di Garfagnana) – Terratetto con Vista Panoramica Cerchi un'oasi di pace fermata nel tempo, dove svegliarti ogni giorno circondato dalla bellezza della natura? Nel caratteristico borgo di Colle, appena sopra Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, proponiamo in vendita una splendida casa di paese di…
What it really costs
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Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
A 170 m² country house described as ready to inhabit costs just €324/m², or about €524/m² including a €200/m² allowance for updates, versus a €700/m² local benchmark. The panoramic setting, garden and terrace strengthen the value, although Castelnuovo di Garfagnana is inland rather than coastal.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely livable, furnished country house with a working kitchen, bathrooms, heating, fireplace and multiple bedrooms. Its strongest appeal is the exceptional panoramic view across the Garfagnana mountains and valley, combined with a traditional stone-village setting, terrace and greenery; the interiors are charmingly old-fashioned rather than beautifully renovated.
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€11,000 – €19,000
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 very dated, with extensive wallpaper, older fixtures and furnishings, so cosmetic updating would improve it substantially.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a 170 sqm home; energy performance and major systems are not documented.
- Hillside-borgo access and parking arrangements should be verified.
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 82/100The area lies in the Garfagnana, between the Apuan Alps and the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines. The Serchio river runs through the valley. The Parco Regionale delle Alpi Apuane is nearby. The nearest ski area is Careggine in the Garfagnana, roughly a 30-minute drive depending on the exact hamlet. Castelnuovo di Garfagnana is the main town of the valley and has schools, shops, a hospital, rail service and the Rocca Ariostesca in its historic centre. The wider area is known for mountain valleys, chestnut country and access toward the Apuan ridges.