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Un’oasi di tranquillità nel cuore dell’Abruzzo: villa indipendente ai confini del Parco Nazionale Scopri il fascino autentico dell’Abruzzo in questa splendida proprietà situata ad Aschi, nel comune di Ortona dei Marsi, incastonata ai margini del Parco Nazionale d’Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise. Un’immersione nella natura…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €70,000 for 399 sqm, the asking price is just €175/sqm; assuming a basically habitable large house at about €200/sqm renovation, the effective cost is about €375/sqm, still below the local baseline of €448/sqm. The size, detached-villa style description, 25 photos, garden/parking, and location on the edge of the Abruzzo National Park make this a strong-value listing despite the remote inland setting.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable home with one genuinely memorable wow space: the huge wood-lined salon with beams and a monumental stone fireplace. The mountain-edge setting, garden and open views add dream value, while the kitchen, bedrooms and bathroom look functional enough to live in now. The exterior is much less charming than the main interior and clearly needs refreshment, so it feels more like a big character house with work than a polished dream property.
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€26,000 – €44,000
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.
- Exterior and balconies/roof edges look weathered and need maintenance.
- Some interiors are plain and dated outside the main rustic salon.
- The setting is rural rather than postcard-village glamorous.
- Layout/size suggests ongoing upkeep costs for a very large house.
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 83/100The cluster is in the central Apennines. The Fucino side valleys and the mountains of the Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise are within the local area, with the Gole del Sagittario reserve near Anversa degli Abruzzi also close by. The river Sagittario runs through the nearby valley. Pescasseroli is the main mountain centre in the wider area and has services linked to the national park; the nearest ski lifts are those of Passo Godi, roughly a 35 to 45 minute drive depending on the exact starting point. Sulmona is the nearest substantial town, with a railway station, hospital and full daily services. This part of Abruzzo is known for mountain villages, transhumance country and wildlife linked to the Abruzzo national park, including bears and wolves.