Abitazione storica salentina con terrazza panoramica
In Salento, siamo a Parabita, a ridosso del centro storico, in un vicolo ordinato, proponiamo un’abitazione storica di circa 90 mq, sviluppata interamente su un unico livello e caratterizzata dagli elementi di costruzione tipici della tradizione locale. Gli ambienti: due ampi vani da destinare a living o camera da…
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Price €55,000 for 97 m² plus estimated €200/m² renovation (€19,400) gives an effective €74,400 or ≈€767/m², modestly above the Puglia median of €709/m². The property is described in good condition with 27 photos and a sea-view terrace, but the effective cost makes it a fair (not exceptional) value.
More on the house and the area
Beautiful single-floor town home with original decorative cementine floors and a large roof terrace offering a broad sea view — immediately charming and genuinely habitable. Overall in good, livable condition but expect small restoration works (tiles, terrace waterproofing) and the practical limits of a steep, narrow historic street.
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€6,000 – €11,000
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.
- Roof terrace surface looks weathered and will likely need waterproofing and resurfacing.
- Property sits up a narrow historic alley — limited vehicle access/parking.
- Some cementine tiles show cracks and will require careful restoration or consolidation.
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 61/100This is the inland Salento around Gallipoli, with low limestone ground, olive groves and scattered rural buildings. The Ionian coast near Gallipoli is within about 15 km, with beaches and rocky shoreline around Rivabella, Padula Bianca and Santa Maria al Bagno. The Serre Salentine low ridge country lies across this part of the peninsula rather than any true mountains. Gallipoli is the nearest town of size, with a working old town on an island, port, services and rail links. In this part of Salento the area is known for olive cultivation, wine and summer seaside tourism.