Norm has suggested that we post a review of our door year and I am a bit of a lazy so and so, so I will simply post my top 5 doors from the year…the ones that did it for me.
The featured image, the door of the dead in Citta di Castello would have come in at number 6.
Number 5 – Montpelier, Bristol
Door, Montpelier, Bristol
Number 4 – Fowey, Cornwall
Fancy Fowey doorway, August 2018
Number 3 – Citta di Castello, Umbria, Italy
Door with plenty of character, Citta di Castello, Umbria, Italy
Number 2 – Barcelona, Spain
Door, Barcelona, March 2018
Number 1 – Bristol
Door, Bob Ballard, Bristol, Thursday Doors
There is a theme here, which perhaps defines my kind of door, can you see what it is?
So there it is. My favourites for the year. I look forward to viewing contributions from other interweb ‘doorsters’.
Thank you Norm for orchestrating Thursday doors and this querky community.
The final instalment of doors from Citta di Castello, Umbria, Italy, where I (not so recently any more) spent a week with my family on our summer holiday. ‘Citta’ was the nearest city to where we were staying and is a place that we have visited many times over the years. This area of Italy is a particular favourite of ours, but this is the first time I have visited with a ‘door chip’ inserted. There is a little more to some of these doors than first meets the eye.
This door was the entrance to some apartments and played host to tons of small tags and graffiti. Most of the other doors on this main shopping street were not afforded the same attention.
Graffiti door, Citta di Castello, Umbria, Italy, August 2018Double door, Citta di Castello, Umbria, Italy, August 2018
There are many views and scenes in Italy that unsurprisingly remind you of some of the great Italian artists – the door below and the archway leading up to it and all the colours and shadows screamed Giorgio de Chirico to me.
‘De Chirico’ door, Citta di Castello, Umbria, Italy, August 2018
I did a little research on the next door, because there was something about it that was rather special. It is in fact a door of the dead, and thanks this post on the fabulous website Experience Tuscany and Umbria, I can tell you a little more about it. The door dates back to medieval times and would usually be set to one side of the main dwelling entrance. It was only ever used for taking a deceased body out of the home in a coffin, after which the doorway was bricked up on the inside to prevent death from returning. I believe that many of these doors can be found in old Italian houses.
Door of the dead, Corso Cavour, Citta di Castello, Umbria, Italy, August 2018
The final door is another rather peculiar one which was in the wall of the crypt of the Cathedral of St Florido and Amanzio by the exit. It was an iron gate, not very special in its own right but it was what lay behind it that was a bit creepy.
Cathedral of St Florido and Amanzio, Citta di Castello, Umbria, Italy, August 2018
I have been to catacombs and many crypts and have seen many skeletons and relics and expect this kind of thing in Italy, but this display was simply weird. The cellar room had a scene reminiscent of Pinocchio, presumably something for children to look at, but in my view the stuff of nightmares. Interesting nonetheless.
Cathedral of St Florido and Amanzio, Citta di Castello, Umbria, Italy, August 2018
And that’s it from Citta di Castello…more Italian doors soon.
This is the second instalment of doors from Citta di Castello in Umbria and a nice reminder for me of our recent summer break – I must try to hang on to that holiday feeling for as long as possible to see me through the winter. Some nice ones here, I hope you enjoy them.
OK, so it’s a window pretending to be a door, Citta di Castello, Umbria, ItalyGraffiti and tags door, Citta di Castello, Umbria, ItalyDoor with plenty of character, Citta di Castello, Umbria, ItalyDouble door, Citta di Castello, Umbria, ItalyDouble door, Citta di Castello, Umbria, ItalyMain door of the Cathedral of St Florido and Amanzio, Citta di Castello, Umbria, Italy
I hadn’t realised that I had taken so many pictures of doors in Citta di Castello, Umbria, Italy during a recent holiday there, so I have had to break down this post into manageable chunks. This is chunk 1. Enjoy.
Entrance to the Commune di Citta di CastelloSteps and door inside the Commune di Citta di CastelloDouble door, Citta di Castello, Umbria, ItalyHosta in a pot and Double door, Citta di Castello, Umbria, ItalyGreen double door, Citta di Castello, Umbria, ItalyAnother green double door, Citta di Castello, Umbria, ItalyDoors and door at the end of the street, Citta di Castello, Umbria, ItalyWall, Door. That’s about it. Citta di Castello, Umbria, Italy.
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