This post is my contribution to Thursday Doors, a weekly door-lover’s group hosted by Dan Antion over at No Facilities.
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At the end of last year, I started a series of posts featuring doors I discovered in Catania, Sicily. Catania is an ancient port city on the east coast of Sicily in Italy by the Ionian Sea. Mount Etna sits in the background. In the Fall of 2021, my husband and I romped around the maze of streets with markets, large piazzas, grand buildings, palaces, and churches. Many of the buildings were built with volcanic stone from Etna.
For the last couple of weeks, I featured Tenerife in Spain, but for the next few weeks I will again feature Catania, Sicily. For this week, I hope you enjoy some amazing archways that seem to be around almost every corner.
Thank you for stopping by! More doors from Catania on the way next week.
If you would like to see the first two posts from Catania, visit here and here.
For other doors from all around the globe, visit Dan at No Facilities.
Stay safe, stay well!
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Lovely archways. I wonder if some of those archways were once gates to protect the city’s inhabitants long ago.
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Thanks, Suzette! 🙂 I imagine some of them were. I love wandering around ancient cities and imagining what it would be like in the past.
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It is so fun to do.
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Gorgeous
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They really are! 🙂 Hope you have a nice weekend, Sheree.
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Thanks and you too
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Oh, I do love arches and archways, especially with a view beyond.
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Me too. It’s one of my favorite shots with a garden or an intriguing scene through the archway. Thanks for commenting, Marian! 🙂
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Wonderful archways!
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Thanks, Jan. I couldn’t believe how many there were in and around the city, and they are so big! Have a nice weekend. 🙂
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I love arches and they are used a lot in old Europen towns and cities, You captured some great ones.
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Thanks so much, Darlene! There certainly are an enormous amount of enormous archways in Europe. 🙂 I love them too!
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Lovely! And now I want to visit Italy.
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Thank you, Ann! I’m so glad you liked the archways. If you have a chance one day, it certainly is an exciting and interesting place to visit. We’ve certainly enjoyed traveling to a few cities in Italy over the years.
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I love archways and arched doors, Brenda. I got this into the recap, but I didn’t make it here until late. I am glad I came.
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I am so glad you stopped by for a visit as well. 🙂 Thank you, Dan!
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Mu pleasure. I love these photos.
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I love arched doors! wonderful. (K)
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Me too! They are impressive aren’t they. Thanks so much for stopping by. 🙂
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Wow, Brenda! These arches are incredible and thanks for pointing out the use of the volcanic stone from Mt Etna. Living in Australia, it sounds like something out of mythology.
Best wishes,
Rowena
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They really are striking and huge! The place is incredible for sure. 🙂 I really appreciate you stopping by and enjoying the photos.
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You’re welcome, Brenda. They also provided me with a much needed outlet as I’ve been having some breathing issues and staying home a lot and I appreciated the trip to Italy.
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I’m sorry to hear about your health troubles. Glad to provide some distraction and a little joy. Take care of yourself!
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