Don’t you love it when you find some money where you have forgotten you put it?
No? Does it only happen to Bukowski and me? Well, this felt quite a bit similar. I found about 60 door photos in a folder from my May birthday visit to Torri and its Romanesque abbey cloister, which I completely forgot about.
Torri is a little town about 15 km southwest of Siena and yet it gave my parents, bestia and me a nice day out and lots of photo material. And it was all due to one photo I found online, taken from the same corner where I stood when taking the featured photo. I was relieved to find the reality even better.
All of these photos were taken in one space, the cloister of the Abbey of Santa Mustiola which is only open on rare occasions so make sure you learn about opening hours before you depart.
The Abbey was first mentioned in 1070, whereas the cloister is from 13-14 Century. I read now that itĀ “is unique in Tuscany in having preserved its Romanesque character despite subsequent restorations. The beautiful polychromatic cloister has loggias on three levels. The lowest arches are decorated with black and white marble and supported by columns, the middle loggia is decorated with bricks and the upper loggia has wood columns. The village was founded byĀ VallombrosanĀ monks.”
Watch me quote historic data, out of sheer gratitude. Three Thursdays saved!
I’ll let the photos speak for themselves this time. One could argue that every arch is a door. That would be even more Thursdays. š But there are also other kinds of doors to be spotted.
Happy Thursday, especially to all Thursday Doors posters and viewers, my parents for the company, and the lady who chose that particular blue stripey dress that day and sparked up my photos.
Mexi Movie the Third (closed) 
Don’t those geraniums and roses set off those doors? Beautiful!!!!
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Thank you, Cady. It’s indeed a special place.
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I’m glad you found them, Manja. They are beautiful images, what a gorgeous place.
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Thank you, Jean, I’m very happy too! š
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I love that first door, and the ones that seem to blend into the walls rather seamlessly. Nice find!
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Thank you, Dan. I’m glad that we went and that picture didn’t lie.
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The arches with alternating black and white pieces look lovely. I wonder why that style did not spread across the continent.
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Thank you, I. J. The history is in the air here but I’d need a LOT of studies to catch up. I’m afraid I’m rather behind. š
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The arches are lovely, and so is the camouflaged little door, but most of all I love that warm, sunny light that’s in these pics!!
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SMSW, thank you, The light will wait. The arches will wait. We are all waiting for you to come back to Italy. š
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That was a fortunate find! I like the pop of red (the flowers). Makes a great contrast.
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Thank you, Jan. I was thinking the same – without the flowers wouldn’t be half as good.
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Wow, what a gorgeous place!
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Thank you, Candy, I’m glad you think so too!
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So glad you found these š
Places like this are so peaceful aren’t they? Even with lots of tourists around, people have a natural tendency to talk softly when they are in these places.
Plus there’s so much to see and explore I could spend an entire day there.
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Thank you, Norm, me too. I heard of it by chance, never before, and when we were there, only the people you saw in the photos kept us company, not many at all. I think it might be an unsung jewel.
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Whoa, a feast to my eyes! Your captures are excellent. And beautiful how you caaught the lsun ight on your mother (?) in the door opening. The first time I saw stripes on a building in Cingue Terre, I had to get used to it (first I thought it was someone’s prank, but then I saw more buildings with stripes:):):) – it’s an interesting future of the Mediterranean. Good for you – 60 photos is a large sum of money:):)
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True, Jesh, they sure like their stripes here. There are even some on the primary school here. Thank you, I’m glad you like me attempts. And yes to the last: for the door blogger 60 photos is a treasure.
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That you chose to to for your birthday with your family says a lot (of good)! By the way, the buildings and pillars you showed are stunning!
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Thank you! š They often visit me for the week around my birthday and we hop around.
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Those 2 chairs near the door…are waiting for me!!š I know that :)šāļø
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Hihi, RayNot, I’m not surprised. They seem like director’s chairs to me. š
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Next question: what really happened with ādirectorā…cuz they r empty?
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Hm… Maybe he got buried alive behind those walls! š®
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lol haha who would do that to him?? :)) MMM? :))
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No no no, I came after. š It must have been the Etruscans!
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Love the plain white door with the black skirting painted on it.
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Thank you, Scooj. I have a feeling you see plenty of potential of that white wall. š Which reminds me, today I saw that the little tourist office house in my town that used to be tagged to the roof is pristine white again… I wonder for how long. It would be perfect to be properly painted.
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Often it is the taggers that clear the way for more serious artists to move in although there are no clear rules.
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I shall be on the lookout, but somehow I doubt it. I’m afraid a serious artist has yet to make a mark around here.
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A beautiful, beautiful place! And not only the doors and architecture – those giant pelargonias spreading their colour and warmth.
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Oh, Leya, pelargonias then, thank you, I was wondering. š First I thought carnations. It is indeed a lovely collaboration of walls and life.
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Wow – this is a gorgeous place. I LOVE the feature photo. It looks so peaceful, offering cooling shade from the heat of the sun, and all the added flower pots add to the theme of repetition. Love the look of this place.
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Thank you, Joanne. I’m glad it seems peaceful to you. It was certainly quiet, and worth it.
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What a folder to forget about! It’s a gorgeous place! I love the potted plants, doors, arches, and the brick floor. I’m so glad you found this folder again!
Now can you please help me find the $150 I put somewhere safe and haven’t been able to find for years? Nothing gets tossed out without first looking for that money!
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Ahh, Deborah, I hope you’re kidding with that last! š® If it’s true, I really hope you can find it. The mystery is in looking somewhere you’d NEVER look. And thank you, I’m glad too. š
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Glad you found this treasure trove. As much as I like the doors, I love the arches in that last photo. Glorious.
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Thank you, Janet, it was a most excellent day.
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Never even knew this abbey existed! The cloister, if you exclude the black-and-white colours of the arcs (which remind me of Juventus and therefore are ugh) is uncanny in its resemblance to a similar place I’ve seen… in Cuzco, Peru. Yeah, religious architects aren’t renown for inventiveness but… still, uncanny.
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Bahha, Fabrizio, you can’t dismiss everything black-and-white just because of the rich boyz! š My sis was in Cuzco, I’ll ask her if it reminds her of something. And I’m glad I’ve opened your eyes a little.
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Marvelous! Love those rafters! The doors are fab, the whole place is fab, but ooh, girl, those rafters!
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The Rafters! Sounds like a 60’s band (maybe it was). I wouldn’t be able to tell you what they are though if I didn’t guess from my pictures. I love to learn, so thank you, Joey! And I’m glad you’re a fan.
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