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The day was May 28th 2018, and Rome celebrated its annual Cortili aperti day, Open Courtyards day or better weekend. I did post some glimpses from this day already but I’m nowhere near posting all the doors that I captured that day. Here is just the first part of them around Piazza Navona with the first courtyard. After that I found 15 or so more hidden courtyards.
This post is dedicated to Flavia who keeps posting Slovenian doors (and windows and dragons) on her blog. (Even though right now she is in Argentina.) I thought I’d return the favour. Flavia is from Rome.
Pancrazio was here. 
Uuu, Mamma mia! Didn’t try their gelato. 
This kind of painted shutters is very common in Rome. 
Choose your ride. 
The ride is just one but the door is refurbished. 
Marco “UniCredit” Minghetti and half a door. 
A green beauty. 
A grayish green one with a fluffy decoration (or what?). 
Under construction, only the door is left. Thank you. 
One Piazza Navona fountain. 
Brazilian embassy, it seems. 
I like this serious one. 
A door in a door in a door is magic. 
I keep taking photos of this Piazza Navona balcony and yet I never before spotted this Touristation underneath. 
Pretty terrible. But the door on the left saves the day. 
Courtyard No. 1. A party in progress. 
A closer view is required. 
Doors are not special but the company is. 
The entrance to this courtyard. 
One of Rome’s million churches (well…). 
Rome is full of such layered views. 
And full of doors waiting to show off.
Manja Mexi Mexcessive (closed) 
As always a lovely gallery. 🙂 I like the trio on the top left, the painted shutter, and the green door the best. Happy Thursday!
janet
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Thank you, Janet. Rome always delivers door-to-door. 😀
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These are great doors. I’m trying to imagine what the builders would think about the security camera.
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Thank you, Dan. You mean the builders back then? I’m sure they would wonder: “But why if you can open the door and see?”
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Yeah. When I see buildings and doors that are so old, you have to wonder what the builders would think.
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I love doors and have a huge collection of photos from the Val di Non, Italy. We have several in our area that have carved portraits of owners from hundreds of years ago.
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Wow, Allen, this sounds like a treasure-chest. Have you posted any yet? Thursday Doors challenge is made for you! 🙂
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Actually, they’re going into a book titled “Le Porte della Nostra Valle.” The book has been delayed because of commitments in finishing another book in German. 😞
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Ooo, I see. 🙂 Congratulations when it comes out.
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Of course some outstanding doors with the added bonus of a shutter piece.
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Thank you, Scooj. These shutters are truly everywhere.
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The Italians know how to do doors!
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That’s right, Sheree, they set a great example. 🙂 Thank you!
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Ah, you are still the door artist! Rome must be a sort of heaven for people like you:)
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Thank you, Junieper! 🙂 I think Rome is indeed a sort of heaven for many different people. Except for the orderly ones, they should stay away. 😀
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Haha, I just can hear you say that last sentence. That’s why I love staying connected to you – you follow your own course, I like that!
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If anything is true – this is true. Thank you for saying so. 🙂
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Rome has an open courtyard day?!! What a perfect opportunity to go door hunting! I’m always so curious about what’s behind a great door.
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Yes, I think it’s an annual event. There are more than twenty courtyards available in this way, and I had an amazing day. It’s such fun to hunt them down. Thanks, Joanne.
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Reason #387 to return to Rome someday!
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Love your pictures!! We have such similar photos of doors in Rome
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Thank you, Ishita. Oh yes, I believe this. Rome is Rome for everybody and that special light is always there. 🙂
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Awesome selection yet again my friend! We spent an afternoon exploring the area around Piazza Navona before heading home last year. All the fountains are magnificent as are all of the pretty old buildings and their fancy doors. Getting a chance to explore courtyards that aren’t usually open to the public must have been are real treat.
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Thank you, Norm. It was a treat, not only the courtyards themselves but also the game of finding them. Amore got called to work at the last minute since he was on call that weekend, so I did this search with his younger daughter. 🙂
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Love that Brazilian embassy – gorgeous !
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Thank you, Jan. They certainly nailed the location.
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Manja, I like the shot with the bikes. And that green door is great!
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Thank you, Teresa. Rome always delivers.
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Definitely!
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Fabulous selection, Manja. I love painted shutters.
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Thank you, Jean. 🙂 In Rome one cannot be bored, doorwise especially.
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Love. Love. Love.
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Thank you, Su! 🙂
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Wow, what a company! That door is lucky.
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Which door do you mean, Bojana? The one next to the statues in the courtyard?
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Yes. How big and impressive they are.
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Beautiful! I really love what might be the Brazilian Embassy doors 🙂
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Thank you, Joey. 🙂 This is one fine square.
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