Thursday doors

Door 50

Montone, Umbria, Italy.

Only one door for you this week, but it really is a pretty special door. Sited at the base of the ‘prigione e torre dell’orologio’ (prison and clock tower) at the north end of Piazza Fortebraccio in Montone, this rather small ancient door opens into a prison cell.

I am not sure how old the door is, but the tower dates back to the 14th Century.

Prison and clock tower, Piazza Fortebraccio, Montone, Umbria, August 2018
Prison and clock tower, Piazza Fortebraccio, Montone, Umbria, August 2018
Prison door, Piazza Fortebraccio, Montone, Umbria, August 2018
Prison door, Piazza Fortebraccio, Montone, Umbria, August 2018
Flag waving at the festival of the donation of the sacred thorn, Piazza Fortebraccio, Montone, Umbria, August 2018
Flag waving at the festival of the donation of the sacred thorn, Piazza Fortebraccio, Montone, Umbria, August 2018
Prison door, Piazza Fortebraccio, Montone, Umbria, August 2018
Prison door, Piazza Fortebraccio, Montone, Umbria, August 2018
Prison cell, Piazza Fortebraccio, Montone, Umbria, August 2018
Prison cell, Piazza Fortebraccio, Montone, Umbria, August 2018
Prison cell, Piazza Fortebraccio, Montone, Umbria, August 2018
Prison cell, Piazza Fortebraccio, Montone, Umbria, August 2018

More doors next wek I hope.

by Scooj

More fabulous doors at: Thursday Doors – Norm 2.0

 

Wasp spider – Argiope bruennichi

 

She waits patiently

cryptic, uncompromising,

her trap fully primed.

 

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Insect bites

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Beastly legacy

of an Italian trip

helps us remember.

.

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Montone

Cluster of houses

and a fortified town wall

medieval streets.

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Esibizione degli sbandieratori del castello

 

Italians do

medieval pageantry

so brilliantly.

 

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Journey

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From an early start

and weary miles; cicadas

sing us a welcome.

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by Scooj