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World’s loneliest house built into side of remote mountain range has been empty for 100 years
NY Post ^ | Olivia Burke

Posted on 12/10/2021 8:27:53 AM PST by DUMBGRUNT

The world’s loneliest house, stuck on the side of a remote mountain range, had lain empty for 100 years — but its mystery remains.

Savvy Italian soldiers are said to have built the shelter as a place to rest while battling the Austro-Hungarians across the rugged terrain.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Outdoors; Travel
KEYWORDS: austriahungary; godsgravesglyphs; italy; newyorkpost; oliviaburke; quiet; thegreatwar; wwi
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Such a deal!

Quiet and out of the way.

Unmatched panoramic views.

A little sweat equity is needed.

1 posted on 12/10/2021 8:27:53 AM PST by DUMBGRUNT
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Well, you don’t have to worry about Porch Pirates.


2 posted on 12/10/2021 8:29:38 AM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Oh yes please.
Get a Starlink dish, add a few solar panels, and I can work from there.


3 posted on 12/10/2021 8:30:46 AM PST by ctdonath2 (Statistics don't matter when they happen to you.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

“Get off my lawn.”


4 posted on 12/10/2021 8:31:02 AM PST by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: DUMBGRUNT

And you get that coveted Via Ferrata address.


5 posted on 12/10/2021 8:32:11 AM PST by semimojo
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To: DUMBGRUNT

I’m queasy just looking at those chairs out on the “deck.”


6 posted on 12/10/2021 8:32:19 AM PST by gloryblaze
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Put in a nice garden, maybe a shade tree or two. Paradise!


7 posted on 12/10/2021 8:32:22 AM PST by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: DUMBGRUNT

A “Fixer-Upper”.....................


8 posted on 12/10/2021 8:33:22 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Bring your checkbook and your contractor!


9 posted on 12/10/2021 8:34:14 AM PST by Flick Lives
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Does it have high-speed fiber optic Internet access?

No? Then forget it. Not interested.

/s


10 posted on 12/10/2021 8:34:57 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (I love my country. It's my government that I hate.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Location, location, location


11 posted on 12/10/2021 8:36:23 AM PST by Scott from the Left Coast (Make Orwell Fiction Again)
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To: Steely Tom

“Get off my ROCK”!


12 posted on 12/10/2021 8:36:29 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (I love my country. It's my government that I hate.)
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To: HartleyMBaldwin

Paradise....provided you don’t like visitors.
Or people in general.

A trip to the store would be an adventure.


13 posted on 12/10/2021 8:36:35 AM PST by hoagy62 (DTCM&OTTH)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

May I assume that room on the left is for your mountain goat that you will need to climb that mountain to get to this home?


14 posted on 12/10/2021 8:38:03 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (I love my country. It's my government that I hate.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Somehow, I would still get a flier on my door about a free estimate for new roof.


15 posted on 12/10/2021 8:39:57 AM PST by ZinGirl (Now a grandma ....can't afford a tagline :))
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To: hoagy62

Trip to the store? Just order everything from Amazon.


16 posted on 12/10/2021 8:40:35 AM PST by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Not recommended for sleep walkers.


17 posted on 12/10/2021 8:45:32 AM PST by Brooklyn Attitude (I went to bed on November 3rd 2020 and woke up in 1984.)
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To: Army Air Corps

LOL — picturing the UPS guy rappelling down with a package...


18 posted on 12/10/2021 8:46:07 AM PST by Yardstick
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To: DUMBGRUNT

The Dolomites

Home of the worlds greatest mountaineer ever

Reinhold Messner


19 posted on 12/10/2021 8:46:21 AM PST by wardaddy (Too many uninformed ..and scolds here )
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20 posted on 12/10/2021 8:46:43 AM PST by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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