Elliðaey is a small, uninhabited island south of Iceland. It is the most north-eastern of the Vestmannaeyjar, an archipelago consisting of 15 to 18 islands and assorted smaller rocks.
For many of us, owning a solitary home on a gorgeous, isolated island may seem like a dream come true, but it is absolutely possible. Relentlessly attracting attention, the house on the remote Icelandic island of Elliðaey is dubbed the world’s loneliest house.
“The Worlds Loneliest House In the Icelandic Island of Elliðaey”
After taking a look at the home and the island, all you would want to do is move in with your belongings. Who built this house and why have been the subject of numerous tales and rumours.
Some claimed back in 2020 that it was constructed by an eccentric billionaire who intended to relocate there in the case of a nuclear war or zombie apocalypse. Others asserted that the government had given the Islandic singer-songwriter Björk this house as a gift. According to a different theory, a religious fanatic who had been cut off from society lived alone on this island.
On the internet, some people have even gone so far as to say that the photos were Photo shopped and that the house isn’t real. The island has been inhabited for hundreds of years, but this house which would be an introvert’s paradise still stands. A Twitter thread claims to tell the *true* tale of the world’s most lonely house.
The 110-acre island is home to a sizable population of puffins, which are Nordic birds. Additionally, the house was constructed in the 1950s as a hunting lodge by the Elliðaey Hunting Association, who periodically travels to the region to go puffin hunting.
I would love to stay in the world’s loneliest house, whatever the history behind it may be.
