Yours to rent for £40,000 a night: Liechtenstein puts whole country on the market (but 30,000 residents will stay)



Those who fancy a slightly different Easter break this year can hire a whole country - Liechtenstein for £40,000 a night.

The country's officials decided to put the tiny land-locked country up for rent after realising its potential earlier this year.

U.S. rapper Snoop Dogg was given a stern refusal when tried to rent the country for an undisclosed figure to use in a music video.



Rolling mountains: Lichtenstein is available to hire for £40,000 a night, including its 30,000 residents

But since then letting agents have changed their mind and believe that a string of wealthy people and large families could rent the area, which has become known as a tax-haven for the wealthy.

Those who travel to the country, between Austria and Switzerland, will have accommodation for 150 guests.

They will have the run of the land and use of the country's police, even though Liechtenstein has one of the lowest crime rates in the area.

The new temporary 'owners' of country will be presented with a symbolic key to the country in a ceremony at the state parliament.

Refused: Rapper Snoop Dogg tried to hire the country for a music video

Although there is a two-night minimum stay, the guests will be treated to wine-tasting from the Prince of Liechtenstein's personal cellar, skiing and a sumptuous dinner overlooking Vaduz Castle.

Other options include tobogganing, fireworks and horse-drawn carriage rides through the capital Vaduz.

Unfortunately, people who might have wanted some privacy will be disappointed as the country's 30,000 population will be allowed to stay.

The firm organising the renting, Airbnb, said the purpose of the scheme was to 'connect people'.

'Guests can build real connections with their hosts, gain access to distinctive spaces and immerse themselves in the culture of their destinations,' a spokesman added.

For people who would prefer to buy, estate agents have put an entire village on sale in Italy for just £485,000 - the price of a London flat.

The medieval village comes with 11 crumbling stone buildings, including a half-ruined 13th century church and two shepherds' houses.

Residents fled the village in the middle of the Gran Sasso national park in the central Abruzzo region, after a decline in sheep farming.

Snow and gales in the Winter followed by baking summers have affected many of the buildings, which have been abandoned for some 30 years



The council is now desperate to renovate the area to protect it from vandals but can't afford do it themselves.

The village is the same price as a one-bedroom flat in Covent Garden, London or a small town house in Hackney.

'It's been deserted for about 30 years,' Daniele Palumbi, the mayor of the nearby town of Torricella Sicura, told the Daily Telegraph.

'It's a beautiful spot, a real jewel, and the buildings are all made of local stone. We're not giving an estimate of how much it would cost to make the houses habitable – it will be up to the buyer to come up with a plan.

'There's been a lot of interest from potential buyers in Italy, though nothing from abroad so far because it has not been widely publicised.'