Doors 253 – Montefalco doors, Umbria, Italy (Part III)
My doorscursion in Montefalco, a small hilltop town in Umbria, continues with a descent from the town square, in a south-westerly direction towards the Porta di Sant’Agostino. The town is a sleepy and dusty place which had an unusually small number of tourists, which always makes the experience (as a tourist) so much more pleasurable. It also means that there is no need to be self-conscious when photographing doors, because there is nobody about to judge you.
I think that I might have one more set of doors from this wonderful place, but that will be for next time. In the meanwhile, I hope you enjoy this week’s selection:
I rather wish I was back there right now, and away from the seemingly constant rain here in Bristol… will it ever stop? More to come from Montefalco next time, before perhaps returning to some English doors for a little while. May I wish you a pleasant and restful weekend.
If you have made it this far, you probably like doors, and you really ought to take a look at the No Facilities blog by Dan Anton who has taken over the hosting of Thursday Doors from Norm 2.0 blog. Links to more doorscursions can be found in the comments section of Dan Anton’s Thursday Doors post.
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We always wish we are somewhere else. That is life I guess. How I’d love to go back in Bristol to see more of the murals that I didn’t get to see.
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There will always be plenty to see in Bristol, waiting for your next visit.
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Wonderful doors! I enjoyed the stonework around the doors and the doors look built to last with solid word castings. The ghost doors are so interesting…makes one wonder what was there before and why it was remodeled/covered up with such perfection.
If you can send some rain this way in Canada that would be nice to wash away the piles of snow still lingering. Have a good one. Thank you for the great sharing!
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Thank you. The Italians are particularly good in the ghost door department. The rain continues without pause here.
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I don’t know if the practice extended to doors or to Italy; but , in the 16th century in England and in France windows were filled in with brick to avoid the building owner paying the Window Tax.
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I am not sure, but I don’t think there was a door tax a such. There are blocked windows everywhere in England from the window tax. I suppose one has to ask why would you fill in a redundant door? Security perhaps, or maybe keeping animals/weather out? I might have to do a little research.
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Yes, ghost doors are puzzles. Perhaps part of their charm. Fascinating subject. Thanks again.
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Very handsome selection
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I always like seeing entrances set on a slope, and the different ways that the slope is handled. I hope that’s a wide sidewalk. Otherwise people are going to be stranded on that landing. I love the arched window built into the ghost door. I am happy to return here as often as you like.
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Thanks, Dan – I recall that that road was reasonably wide, and hardly any cars are allowed in the old town centre
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The small arched window by the door reminds me of those secret wine doors. I’ve never spotted them but will be on the lookout should I return to Italy.
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It would be well worth the trip if you could ever return.
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That’s right. Nothing self-conscious about the doors in Italy. 🙂 Your doors look familiar, as does the light. I know that heat. Not yet but coming up. Today I saw the first two poppies.
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Wonderful to see poppies already – we have had some early cherry blossom, it has been so mild.
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An impressive collection of doors!
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Thank you Brenda.
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