Casa indipendente
A soli dieci minuti da Gallipoli e dalle sue iconiche spiagge sorge questo straordinario palazzo storico del 1822, una dimora di grande fascino che conserva intatta tutta l'eleganza dell'architettura d'epoca. Con oltre 650 m² di superficie abitabile, inseriti in un complesso immobiliare di oltre 1.000 m², questa…
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Historic palazzo priced €880,000; assuming light works (~€200/m²) adds €130,000 → effective €1,010,000 or ≈€1,554/m², about 142% above the regional baseline of €642/m². Good photos and sea 8 km help, but the effective price is high for this market.
More on the house and the area
A striking 1822 palazzo with intact decorative mosaic floors, star‑vaulted ceilings, arched courtyards and a mature private garden with a charming gazebo. The rooms look lived‑in and immediately habitable, but this is a big historic property with limited bathrooms and likely high upkeep and modernization costs.
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€43,000 – €73,000
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.
- Only one full bathroom is listed for a very large (650 m²) house.
- Large historic palazzo — likely significant maintenance and restoration costs.
- Old construction with no energy data shown → probably inefficient (high running costs)
- May need updates to services/kitchen/heating despite well‑kept appearance
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 61/100This is the inland Salento around Gallipoli, with low limestone ground, olive groves and scattered rural buildings. The Ionian coast near Gallipoli is within about 15 km, with beaches and rocky shoreline around Rivabella, Padula Bianca and Santa Maria al Bagno. The Serre Salentine low ridge country lies across this part of the peninsula rather than any true mountains. Gallipoli is the nearest town of size, with a working old town on an island, port, services and rail links. In this part of Salento the area is known for olive cultivation, wine and summer seaside tourism.