NICOSIA DOORS

August 17, 2023.Reading time 2 minutes.

THURSDAY DOORS

August 10, 2023.Reading time 2 minutes.

Kytelers in Kilkenny City is one of the oldest inns in Ireland. The original owner was Alice de Kyteler, born in 1280 to wealthy parents. She prospered as a money lender – certainly unusual for a woman of that era. She married 4 times, amassing substantial wealth along the way as each husband succumbed to […]

THURSDAY DOORS

July 27, 2023.Reading time 1 minute.

This is the entrance to Agios Georgios in the Peloponnese, Greece….. This place is REALLY special – the tiny Byzantine chapel is actually built inside a sinkhole, tucked in underneath the cliff… The approach is like something from Alice in Wonderland! – not quite down the rabbit hole but ……. Unlucky for us, the chapel […]

THURSDAY DOORS

July 20, 2023.Reading time 1 minute.

This is the Ice House – or what’s left of it – in 18th century Florence Court in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. This was a luxury that only the larger houses could afford. Ice was collected during the winter from streams and ponds and packed here into a lower chamber. Meat, fish and dairy products […]

CORDOBA DOORS

June 1, 2023.Reading time 1 minute.

Cordoba – beautiful patios, stately buildings and, of course, La Mezquita Catedral – what’s not to love!