Baita/bungalow/chalet/trullo in Via Turi
Vicino al Paese proponiamo terreno uliveto di 7.737 mq e frutteto, con trullo di circa 26 mq posizionato al centro del lotto in buono stato. Possibilità di allacciarsi all’acquedotto rurale. Castellana Grotte è un comune italiano di 19.570 abitanti della città metropolitana di Bari, in Puglia. Situata sull'altopiano calcareo della Terra dei Trulli e delle Grotte, è conosciuta soprattutto per...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Connections
- Wiring
- Plumbing
- Septic tank
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
€17,000 for a 26 m² trullo with 7,737 m² olive grove; described as "in buono stato" so I used a habitable estimate of €200/m² (renovation ≈ €5,200). Effective price ≈ €22,200 → ~€854/m², slightly above the regional baseline of €822/m²; good photos, garden and the trullo location help, but small size and unclear utility connections limit the upside.
More on the house and the area
Beautiful, perfectly preserved trullo with an intact conical vault and immaculate dry-stone walls set in a 7,737 m² olive grove — highly photogenic and characterful. Structurally solid and a realistic light-conversion project, but it lacks visible utilities and interior finishes, so expect to install services and basic fixtures.
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€2,000 – €3,000
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.
- No visible utilities or finished services — electricity/plumbing likely absent
- Very small (26 m²) single-room trullo — limited living space
- Interior needs basic finishing (flooring, bathroom/kitchen installations) before full use
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 78/100The area lies on the Murge plateau, with karst countryside of dry-stone walls, olive groves and scattered farm buildings. The Grotte di Castellana are in the town’s immediate surroundings. Alberobello, with its UNESCO trulli districts, is nearby and the wider area overlaps the Valle d’Itria landscape known for trulli, masserie and limestone rural settlement.