Friday, November 15, 2013

Italian portals

A selection of doorway photos from my 2007 sojourn in Italy, in honor of Sepia Saturday 203.
Pink bomboli, Amalfi

St. Francis's reputed birthplace, Assisi

Barber, Anghiari

Tower, Citerna

Ducal Palace, Urbino

Layers, Citta di Castello

Wine, Montefalco

Renewal, Cortona

No parking, Sansepolcro

Worker's entrance, Cospaia

Cell, Montone

Junction, Spello

"Pigs piss in the doorway",  San Gimignano

Opening up, Villareggio

15 comments:

Kat Mortensen said...

I feel as if I've just watched an episode of "House Hunters International". Lovely shots.

L. D. said...

These are such great shots of doors and windows.

Anonymous said...

Just beautiful

Alan Burnett said...

Some of those really are sepia doorways . What history they must have seen

Unknown said...

Oh! Such doorways and entrances! Love the barbershop...and the bricked streets & passages. Very, very nice post!

La Nightingail said...

The street in the photo of the barbershop doorway reminds me of the barbershop my husband frequents on a little narrow one-way side street in the old 'downtown' area of Sonora. Beautiful doorways, all, by the way. A very nice post.

Jackie McGuinness said...

I so need another trip to Italy!

Bob Scotney said...

Fantastic collection of doors. If only they could talk.

Mike Brubaker said...

These are terrific photos! On my few visits to Italy I too was impressed by the variety of doors. They had an individual character that we don't see in America. The medieval door is fantastic.

Tattered and Lost said...

All so beautiful and enticing!

Jofeath said...

Those old European buildings with their thick walls have wonderful doorways, so mysterious and enticing!

Wendy said...

So many of those doors remind me of doors in Italy. Any of them would make great post cards or an artsy wall grouping.

Unknown said...

all are superb photos, but the one with the wine casks awaiting delivery caught my attention the most.

21 Wits said...

Exciting each and every single one, and for the most part I'd be happy to walk through almost everyone of them!

Boobook said...

Fabulous photos. You have a good eye. And you've been to some amazing places - I'm envious.

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