Casale in Pontremoli
A circa 4 km. dal centro di Pontremoli VENDIAMO rudere di antico casale, da ricostruire, indipendente, immerso nel verde di un uliveto ben coltivato. l'abitazione che è possibile ricostruire (con gli antichi materiali) ha una superficie di mq 150.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
A project, not a home yet
In the listingNeeds renovation- On the market for a long time
Must be done first
- Roof
- Connections
- Wiring
- Plumbing
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The listing is a ruin to be rebuilt so I used €1,100/m² (150 m² → €165,000 renovation), giving an effective price of €220,000 or ~€1,467/m² vs the regional baseline €500/m². The property has been listed for 4,623 days (stale) and the description contradicts the weaker condition tag, both lowering the score.
More on the house and the area
Rough stone casale set in a cultivated olive grove near Pontremoli with attractive historic fabric visible in the remaining walls. Photos show a ruined, overgrown interior and collapsed roof — a true rebuild project (good for someone wanting to reconstruct with original materials), not a lightly-refreshable home.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€59,000 – €88,000
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.
- Rudere: roof and floors largely collapsed — requires full reconstruction, not move-in ready
- Overgrown site and signs of structural instability; safe clearance and stabilization needed
- No evidence of existing utilities; rebuilding will require permits and substantial additional budget
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 72/100The area is in the Lunigiana, between the northern Tuscan Apennines and the Apuan Alps. The Magra valley runs through this part of the province. The Appennino Tosco-Emiliano National Park lies to the east, with the nearest access around the Pontremoli and Zeri side rather than directly in the village. Pontremoli is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre, services and rail connections on the Parma–La Spezia line. This part of Lunigiana is known for stone villages, chestnut country and the network of medieval settlements and castles spread across the Magra valley and its side valleys.