La casa di rosella
Una bella porzione di casa pronta da abitare e da essere goduta, ubicata in un soleggiato e panoramico villaggio nel Comune di Tresana. La casa è caratterizzata da una ampia terrazza panoramica utilizzabile ma in comune con il vicino, e dove troviamo l'ingresso privato ed esclusivo all'abitazione. La casa è composta da…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listing- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Description says the house is 'pronta da abitare' so small works assumed (~€200/m²). Effective price ≈€84,000 total → ≈€1,120/m² versus regional median €659/m² (well above typical); also on market 277 days (stale_listing).
More on the house and the area
Sunny, well-maintained townhouse with move-in-ready interiors, a large panoramic terrace and lovely valley/mountain views. Comes with cellars and a small fenced orto/vine plot, making it a practical, affordable home in a peaceful hillside village. The terrace is partly communal and the house is compact with one bathroom, so expect modest space.
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€5,000 – €8,000
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.
- Large panoramic terrace is shared with the neighbor (entrance is private but terrace use is communal).
- Compact 75 m² layout with just one bathroom and a small second bedroom.
- Heating is LPG (bombolone on the plot) — ongoing refills/costs.
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 62/100The cluster sits in the lower Lunigiana, with the northern Tuscan Apennine ridges close by and the Magra valley as the main landscape feature. The Magra river runs through this part of the province, and the valley is broken by wooded slopes and small hill settlements. The A15 corridor and Pontremolese route pass through the wider valley, so daily life is tied to the plain around Aulla, which is the nearest town of size with rail links, services and supermarkets. The nearest Ligurian coast is around La Spezia and Marinella di Sarzana, but the sea is outside the 15 km landscape radius and does not set the score. Lunigiana is known for scattered stone villages and castles, and Tresana itself has a castle on its hill.