Caratteristica abitazione nella frazione di Serrazzone.
Immagina una pittoresca abitazione situata in una borgata di montagna estremamente curata e amata dai proprietari. L'edificio è costruito in sasso, tipico delle abitazioni tradizionali montane, che conferisce un senso di robustezza e autenticità. La casa si sviluppa su tre piani. Piano primo: qui si trova una cucina…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Effective price ≈93,800 EUR (80,000 + ~13,800 renovation) → ≈1,358 €/m2, about 3× the regional median of 459 €/m2; the house is habitable with many photos and useful amenities, but the asking price is well above local norms.
More on the house and the area
An extremely charming, habitable mountain stone house with original beams, dark wood floors and a large stone fireplace — very photogenic and ready to live in. The layout is compact and rustic with low ceilings and steep access, so expect minor modernisation and to live with the cosy, traditional character.
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€5,000 – €8,000
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.
- Access via narrow, steep mountain road to the borgata (may be tricky in winter).
- Rooms are compact with some low ceilings and steep wooden stairs, not ideal for limited mobility.
- Bathroom and some finishes are dated and would benefit from cosmetic updating.
- Heating relies on GPL convectors plus a stove — modernisation of systems possible.
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 cluster is in the Modenese sector of the northern Apennines. Monte Cimone (2,165 m), the highest peak in Emilia-Romagna, lies within about 15 km. The area sits in the Alto Appennino Modenese regional park (Parco regionale dell'Alto Appennino Modenese). Nearest ski lifts are on the Monte Cimone / Sestola ski area; driving from Fanano to the main lifts is roughly 20–30 minutes depending on road conditions. Local terrain is Apennine ridges and forested valleys with a pattern of small hamlets and mountain agriculture; hiking and winter-sports trails and infrastructure are present in the surrounding mountains. Nearest larger communes for services include Pavullo nel Frignano and Sestola; the provincial capital Modena is the nearest city of substantial size (about an hour's drive). There is no UNESCO or national 'Borghi più belli' designation for Fanano itself.