My last two hill towns of Italy left me with a sense that surely nothing could surpass them (though, my friend Manja tells me that’s just not so – I’ll have to believe her, for now 🙂 … )
Orvieto and Civita di Bagnoregio, the last of my Italy destinations, dished out a lovely assortment of doors (and more).
Civita di Bagnoregio. Here, you can see thru its sole ancient entryway.
Civita di Bagnoregio
Church of Sant’Andrea, Orvieto, dates back to the 12th century and adorns a decagonal bell tower.
Orvieto. Love the door, wish I had the full shot.
Civita di Bagnoregio
The Duomo of Orvieto. Both Roman-esque and Gothic styles. Majestic. There’s not one photo that truly conveys its magnificence.
Orvieto, Duomo main doors
Orvieto, the Duomo reflection.
Chiesa di San Donato in Civita di Bagnoregio, founded in the 7th century, though built on a former Roman temple. Oh how the ancient history here makes one woozy!
Civita di Bagnoregio
Looking out to the small piazza from the Chiesa di San Donato, Civita di Bagnoregio
The main entrance to Civita di Bagnoregio is a huge stone passageway, built by the Etruscans some 2,500 years ago.
Looking back out through the passageway; friends adding to the loveliness 🙂
Orvieto
Civita di Bagnoregio
Civita di Bagnoregio. A favorite: wood, keyhole, arch, horseshoe and art adornment.
Civita di Bangoregio footbridge, Umbria, Italy.
Civita di Bagnoregio. Love the asymmetric curve of the doors.
Orvieto
Orvieto
Orvieto, Duomo side doors.
Civita di Bagnoregio. Nap time.
I can’t imagine a better group of women to chill out with (literally, it was a hot 90+ degrees in Civita!) Oh, and our pal Fonzie too. Amazing day in our two lovely towns
So good to see Bestia on another blog! He surely goes around! 😉 Lovely glimpses from our second day together. And I do promise – there are even more spectacular scenes to be had. Pitigliano comes to mind… I’m sure you’ll be back and you’ll see for yourself. Many great images but the cat I love so much. ❤
Thanks Manja! Italy will never be the same after I come back and we take on the small towns together. Heh. Yes, I love the cat! I have another just as charming from our day in bagnoregio, but no door. Will save for another post!
So many gorgeous shots in this collection it’s hard to pick a favorite. That shot looking out onto the footbridge is wonderful. This is an area I’d love to check out for myself, but not in 90 degree heat 😀
Great post.
Thanks Norm! It was indeed VERY hot. But as you can imagine, we forged ahead; the beauty of it really helped soothe the heat! And yes, very much worth a visit. Or two 🙂
Beautiful shots of wonderful doors, but I think that first shot might be my favorite. 🙂
janet
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Thank you Janet – it really was a fairy tale place to be!
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Looks like it.
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Lovely — “Orvieto, the Duomo reflection” is sublime!
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Thanks Joey! My friend Manja has a thursday doors post JUST for the duomo, here: https://manjameximovie.wordpress.com/2017/06/15/thursday-doors-june-15-2017/ She’s good at reminding me to utilize reflections!
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So good to see Bestia on another blog! He surely goes around! 😉 Lovely glimpses from our second day together. And I do promise – there are even more spectacular scenes to be had. Pitigliano comes to mind… I’m sure you’ll be back and you’ll see for yourself. Many great images but the cat I love so much. ❤
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Thanks Manja! Italy will never be the same after I come back and we take on the small towns together. Heh. Yes, I love the cat! I have another just as charming from our day in bagnoregio, but no door. Will save for another post!
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Great post! I so need to go back to Italy and to…and to…So many places!
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So many gorgeous shots in this collection it’s hard to pick a favorite. That shot looking out onto the footbridge is wonderful. This is an area I’d love to check out for myself, but not in 90 degree heat 😀
Great post.
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Thanks Norm! It was indeed VERY hot. But as you can imagine, we forged ahead; the beauty of it really helped soothe the heat! And yes, very much worth a visit. Or two 🙂
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very beautiful gallery, I love old doors
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Love the details of the half door you’re showing. This makes me want to go back to Italy, sigh:)
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I’ve come to the conclusion that anyone who’s been to Italy before always yearns to go back, and, they always ends that sentiment with a “sigh”.
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Swoon. Seriously. Especially Chiesa di San Donato, one of the most gorgeous door (double door?) shots I’ve seen. Magnifico.
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Great collection of doors. Ah, the life of the sleepy cat living in such a grand place.
Donna
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