Baita/bungalow/chalet/trullo in Strada Comunale Genna
In una delle zone più ambite dell’agro di Castellana Grotte, precisamente in Strada Comunale Gen-na, proponiamo un caratteristico trullo immerso nella quiete e nella bellezza della campagna pugliese. La proprietà è circondata da circa 6.000 mq di terreno, uno spazio ampio e riservato che offre nume-rose possibilità di…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Wiring
- Plumbing
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
20 m² trullo listed at €16,500 but with no bathroom/bedroom details; I estimate €700/m² for renovation (€14,000) giving an effective price €30,500 or €1,525/m² versus the local median €825/m². The large ~6,000 m² plot adds value, but the listing does not state interior habitability so buyer should verify condition and services.
More on the house and the area
Beautiful, authentic trullo set in about 6,000 m² of olive trees — very photogenic and a real piece of Puglia. The building is essentially an empty stone hut with no services, so it’s a restoration project rather than a move‑in home.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€4,000 – €7,000
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.
- Interior is a bare stone shell with dirt floor and no fittings — needs full renovation.
- No visible bathroom, kitchen or utilities in the photos.
- Very small footprint (~20 m²) — limited living space without extension/permissions.
- Confirm legal/building permissions for restoring/inhabiting a trullo on this land.
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.