CRETAN DOORS

November 23, 2023.Reading time 1 minute.

For Dan’s Thursday Doors

Thursday Doors

November 15, 2023.Reading time 1 minute.

The Kucuk Hasan Pasha Mosque is the oldest Ottoman building in Crete. Located in the old Venetian Harbor of Chania, it was built in 1645 on the grounds of a former church. Because of its situation – close to where ships loaded and unloaded their cargo – it became known as Yali Mosque (Waterfront Mosque) […]

THURSDAY DOORS

October 19, 2023.Reading time 1 minute.

This is Gielty’s on Achill Island – off Ireland’s west coast. To be fair, the place isn’t looking its best – we passed by on an absolutely miserable day – during Covid! But the sign is significant regardless of weather! There must a few pubs in the south west that would dispute the claim!

THURSDAY DOORS

October 5, 2023.Reading time 1 minute.

Have a peep into the Beethoven Hotel, Vienna Each of its six floors is dedicated to a specific theme honouring heritage and personalities of the city – so there’s a nod to coffee house literati, theatre and of course Beethoven himself.

THURSDAY DOORS

September 28, 2023.Reading time 2 minutes.

Isn’t this a beauty – and it might look a bit familiar….. This is Palácio de Mateus in northern Portugal. In the 1940’s, a local company – developing a new wine – approached the owners of the Mateus estate for rights to the name and image. The story goes that they offered a lump sum […]