From a stone abode to the only house on the island: Are these the world’s strangest properties?
These stunning properties are so unique that they've become tourist attractions in their own right
FROM a house perched on the top of a pillar of rock, to a mirrored cube suspended in the middle of a forest, there are some seriously odd properties out there.
Here we round up some of the strangest properties on the planet – would you live in any of these?
The Katshki Pillar Monastery, Chiatura, Georgia
This charming house is perched on top of a rock pillar, and is home to a 59-year-old monk who has lived in his lonely abode for 20 years.
The house is situated above a Georgian monastery, but nipping out for a bottle of milk is no laughing matter when you live in a house like this.
Maxime Qavtaradze, who lives in the unique property, has to spend 20 minutes climbing down a 131ft ladder if he wants to get down to ground level.
He normally only ventures down twice a week to pray, so relies on his followers winching up supplies to him whenever he needs something.
Casa do Penedo in Fafe Mountains, northern Portugal
The Casa do Penedo, or ‘House of Stone’, is a building fit for the Flintstones.
Located near a mountain range, the Portuguese property comes with bulletproof doors and windows, and a swimming pool.
And its inhabitants must have lived the high life, since the stony abode is perched on a mountain at 2,600ft.
The house was once a family’s holiday home, but has since been converted into a small museum, where it attracts scores of tourists.
The Mirror Cube at the Tree House Hotel, Harads, Sweden
This strange property is an original holiday hideaway which is hidden from view by its mirrored walls.
The suspended cube is tucked away amongst the trees of a Swedish forest, with the reflections of the cube’s surroundings making the mirrored room almost invisible to onlookers.
Only accessible via a rope bridge, the cube features a single room with a queen size bed, and is one of the attractions at the nearby Tree Hotel.
The HemLoft on Whistler Mountain, Canada
A sneaky architect built this technically illegal property on public land, but its dubious planning permission status doesn’t make this one-bedroom house any less amazing.
The egg-shaped property is nestled in the forest on the slopes of Canada’s Whistler Mountain, where it overlooks a row of multi-million dollar homes.
It was built by computer technician Joel Allen, who spent thousands of pounds and many years secretly building this unique property.
The River House near the town of Bajina Basta, Serbia
This pokey property makes a real splash – as it’s been balanced on a rock in the middle of Serbia’s Drina River for 45 years.
It’s survived floods and high winds to become a much-loved tourist attraction, with a charming story to accompany it.
The idea for the unique build came in 1968 from a group of swimmers, who used to rest on the rock when they were tired of swimming.
The following year, one of the swimmers built the one-bedroom property to rest in, using a kayak to transport the materials to the remote rock.
Eagle's nest lodge, at the foot of the Aus Mountains, Namibia
This awesome abode is situated at the foot of the Aus Mountains in Namibia, and consists of a collection of rock houses.
Built partially from granite boulders, the houses have stone floors and walls, and blend in perfectly with
their craggy surroundings.
The only house on Elidaey Island in Iceland
This Icelandic island has one lonely property on it, with Elidaey Island surely coming in as the world’s easiest place to be an estate agent.
The lonely island was once inhabited by five families, but now it is only visited by hunters who use the solitary cabin as a base to poach puffins.