Villa in Contrada Camemi
Proponiamo in vendita a Piazza Armerina, in Contrada Camemi, graziosissima Villa a due elevazioni di circa 200 mq, pronta per vivere, ottima posizione, a pochi minuti dal centro abitato, ma in una oasi verde, per godere della tranquillità della campagna. Accesso personale in viale. Non perdete l’occasione di possedere una splendida proprietà.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Estimated effective price 700 €/m² (€100k + ~€40k renovation for 200 m²) versus the local median of 380 €/m² — well above typical prices. Listing says “pronta per vivere” and has 12 photos, but the effective price makes this an overpriced offer.
More on the house and the area
Handy, lived-in two‑storey villa set in a pleasant olive grove with nice rolling-hill views — the covered terrace and long private drive make it a very usable country home. Interiors are clean and habitable now but would benefit from light modernisation to reach their full potential.
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€13,000 – €22,000
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.
- Simple 1970s-style villa — expect cosmetic updating (kitchen/bath finishes) to suit modern tastes.
- Rural property: check local services, heating/AC and water supply details.
- Driveway and grounds need routine maintenance.
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 68/100The area sits in the Erei hills of central Sicily, with cultivated uplands, wheat fields, pasture and wooded patches around a hill town. Piazza Armerina is a substantial inland town with a cathedral, a medieval and baroque old centre, and the Villa Romana del Casale just outside the town, a UNESCO World Heritage site for its Roman mosaics. The nearest larger provincial centre is Enna, which provides the main higher-level services for this part of the interior. This part of inland Sicily is known for grain country, rolling interior landscapes and Roman and medieval settlement.