Trullo in San Vito dei Normanni
Nel territorio comunale di San Vito dei Normanni, in un contesto rurale caratterizzato dalla presenza di uliveti e dalla tipica campagna dell’Alto Salento, proponiamo in vendita un interessante complesso di trulli da ristrutturare, inserito in un terreno di circa 9.281 mq prevalentemente piantumato con ulivi. Il…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €90,000 plus an estimated €44,800 renovation, the effective cost is about €2,106/m² versus a local reference of €822/m². The large 9,281 m² plot and possible expansion to a 157 m² villa add potential, but those development rights require verification and the property is 20 km from the coast.
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The authentic three-cone trullo, dry-stone walls, and mature olive grove create a highly distinctive Puglian setting with strong historic character. However, the gallery shows only exteriors and the property has no listed beds or bathrooms, so this is a substantial restoration and development project rather than a home someone could realistically live in now.
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€13,000 – €23,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- The trullo complex is explicitly sold as needing renovation, with no bathrooms, bedrooms, or livable interior shown.
- The property is an empty rural project rather than a move-in home; utilities and renovation permissions should be verified.
- The proposed 157 sqm villa and pool are only potential planning options, not existing features.
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 61/100The area is the inland plain of the upper Salento, with olive groves, fields and scattered masserie. The Adriatic coast is nearby, with the Torre Guaceto coastal reserve within about 15 km, where dunes, wetlands and rocky and sandy shoreline stretch south of Carovigno. Brindisi is the nearest city of size, with a port, rail links and full services. This part of Puglia is known for olive oil and for fortified farm estates and whitewashed small towns of the Brindisi countryside.