Casa colonica in Massa
In zona Pariana proponiamo in vendita immobile su più livelli: al seminterrato troviamo cantina e bagno, al piano terra vi è la cucina adiacente alla sala con stufa. Nel disimpegno tramite scala interna si sale al primo piano dove si trova la camera matrimoniale e successivamente al secondo piano abbiamo un' altra…
What it really costs
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Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Listing price €50,000 plus estimated €13,000 renovation (€200/m²) gives an effective €≈969/m², well above the local median of €500/m²; the house is habitable with autonomous heating and 24 photos, but the effective price is significantly higher than typical regional offers.
More on the house and the area
A genuine little Tuscan borgo house — narrow photogenic street, solid marble stair, working wood stove and intact rooms across several levels. The property is habitable as-is but dated and compact, making it a cosy, affordable home that needs light-to-moderate refreshing rather than a full rebuild.
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€4,000 – €7,000
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.
- Located inside a borgo — no direct vehicle access, parking a few metres away
- Small footprint and no private garden or terrace
- Interiors are dated and will need cosmetic updating (kitchen/bathroom/flooring)
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 55/100The Apuan Alps rise immediately inland from Massa, with marble mountains and steep valleys visible from the urban area. The Frigido river crosses the town and reaches the Tyrrhenian near Marina di Massa. Part of the local mountain hinterland falls within the Parco naturale regionale delle Alpi Apuane. The nearest ski area is Careggine in Garfagnana, roughly an hour to an hour and a half away depending on the route, so it is not part of the immediate landscape. Massa itself is a provincial capital with full services and an old centre below the Malaspina castle. The area is known for the Apuan marble basin and for the coastal strip of Marina di Massa.