This is the first of two Santa Fiora door posts from my first time there in early September. I chose this lovely sounding and looking town to show it to my two visitors from Oregon sight unseen and we weren’t sorry.
This is chestnut territory below Monte Amiata, the highest peak of lower Tuscany, which we climbed by car after lunch in Santa Fiora, a true flower of a town.
I only knew there was a certain body of water in the middle of the town and this was enough for me to wish to see it. It turns out to be a trout-raising facility of many years.
After we enjoyed a stroll around the little park that surrounds the pond, we got hungry. I googled the place for a restaurant and we lucked out in a major way but more about this next week. Today I show you the pond, the church and some doors on the way up to the old town.
Crystal and Pedro were happy, bestia and I were happy, and that’s the most one could wish from a town. Let’s go.
The first thing we saw. That grill must be a door of sorts. This little church was next. Crystal is still sorry that we didn’t pay for the lights to turn on. The floor is translucent and there is water underneath. The door leading to the pond. A little box requested a small fee without anybody present. We gave. The fish inside were huge, proper trout sharks. The thing in the middle is clearly a door. This is a pretty setting. You do see the door, don’t you. No door, but a truly lovely stream through a little park with some ducks. A little scene underneath big rocks. The view back out. We needed 20 minutes for our visit. We left the car here, passed the church and continued up to the old town. Doors on the way had a green theme going. With a lovely brown one. Pub “Green Feeling” on the right. The view of where we just were. The right unit is on sale. More green doors. We first passed this door not knowing that this was the way in. An inviting view. Stylish Crystal agrees. As does bestia. But we don’t enter just as yet. Next week. A supervised door. A case of street art. Rigoberta Menchú is a Guatemalan activist and the Nobel Peace Prize laureate of 1992.
For Thursday Doors challenge hosted by Dan at No Facilities

This day in my blogging history
2014: The basic difference between an ordinary man and a warrior is that a warrior takes everything as a challenge while an ordinary man takes everything as a blessing or a curse. —Carlos Castaneda
These are wonderful doors and lovely photos, Manja. I love the pond, and those control gates are certainly doors, but the photos of the water are fine by themselves. Now you have me wondering what you had for lunch. Next week, huh? OK, I can wait. I hope you have a great weekend.
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Haha, it wasn’t fish. 😀 Thanks, Dan. I know that I’m allowed to post an occasional non-door photo, but I do that on all other days already. 🙂
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This was such a nice re-visit of a lovely day. You describe it just as I remember. Thank you for paying for us all to get in, even when there was no attendant. It was good to support the upkeep of the shady garden. Your photos are beautiful. I love especially the one looking down onto the pond, when we climbed the hill to find lunch. Remember to mention again in your next post that it’s chestnut land – as it is relevant. ;o) (I’m sure you wouldn’t have forgotten)
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Haha, thank you, Crystal. How could I forget chestnuts? 😉 It was a lovely day, wasn’t it. 🙂 I’m especially glad for it because as I say it was sight unseen. We did it well! And yes, your-my camera did a good job and is doing it still. ❤
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Great door photos. I think you might hate it here where I live. Not much originality in doors here. Or maybe I need to spend a day digging a little deeper. Surely there is something interesting in the town that used to be called Slaughter !
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Haha! Well, Bonnie, judging from your photos it’s rather impossible to hate it there. Your doors simply look different. The space between two trees is a door too. 🙂 Thank you!
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Yes, between two pines … lots of doors in the forest !
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What a beautiful village, Manja! I remember it from before.
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Thank you, Jo. 🙂 Yes, it’s quite memorable. This body of water is so appealing.
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😊💕
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I love the green doors and shutters. What a wonderful town you found! I’m looking forward to seeing what’s next.
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Thank you, Deborah. 🙂 This was such a lovely day and I was happy to have my blogging buddy over from Oregon with her love.
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A lovely place to visit Manja. Can’t wait to come back again for a meal 🙂
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Always welcome, Bushboy. 🙂 Thank you!
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What great images and wonderful doors, Manja!
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Thank you kindly, Teresa. This town is a bit removed from everything and not more known for this reason, perhaps. Certainly worth a visit.
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What a wonderful place. Anywhere with water has a special vibe about it. The sluice gate was my favourite door.
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I agree, scooj. I’m a water baby too. The sluice gate is a new word for me. Thanks!
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My pleasure.
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What a magnificent view and a wonderful stroll through a lovely town. I really enjoyed the third shot (looking through at the pond) and the one with bestia in the foreground and the stylized tree through the doorway. But that view is that best!!
janet
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Thank you, Janet. This is indeed such a pretty town. I’m glad you like it too.
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More arches! And that pond has such wonderful green reflections. (K)
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Thank you, K. Yes, I loved its colour too. And arches are never far in Italy.
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I was about to ask if swimming is allowed or a quick dip in that water, esp. in Summer, but then you mentioned trout sharks…hehehe
Lovely series again!
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Hehe, Just Blue, the shark part was a joke, of course. 😉 Just trout, but really big! So yes, no swimming at all times… Especially when they are hungry. 😀
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What great photos and some splendid doors. I love the tidiness, it’s so picture perfect.
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Thank you, Not Pam. Interesting that you called it tidy, this town. The water cleanses it, I suppose. But you can also see that the doors are quite old and dusty.
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In Australia there is always a lot of rubbish on the streets. It’s disgusting
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Ahh, I see! I wasn’t aware of that. No post from there ever shows or mentions it…
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I guess people don’t take pictures of rubbish ☹️
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I do! 🙂 Well, sometimes… Mostly of furniture and appliances.
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Oh, a blog post I hope 😁
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One of these days… For now, have a look here: https://mexcessive.photo.blog/2021/04/30/day-30-but-not-like-that/
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Hey that was great, I need that lesson on packing the dishwasher 🙂. And those photos are quite artistic, they don’t look like discards at all. A pat on the back for you 😁
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Thanks! 🙂
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Puts one in a happy mood indeed. Thanks for sharing. I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again because you bring out the Hallelujahs in me every time: you rock, lady! I bless you.
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Ahh!! Thank you, Selma. Been rocking since 1970 on the inside. 😉 I’m glad it’s coming out!
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Lovely doors Manja.
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Thank you, Sherry. And I’m glad I got to see yours!
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What a beautiful town! I love the view looking down from above 😃
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Thank you, Sarah. Yes, that was a great view and a lovely day.
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Stunning shots of a gorgeous place! Travel is so fun to share with friends.
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Thank you, Brenda. This is so true. I see that if I’m alone, I’m rarely tempted to go anywhere new at all.
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That view from above is just gorgeous! A selling point for that unit I’ll bet. 🙂 Wonderful post as always!
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Thank you, Katy. Lots of places are on sale if you wish to jump. 😉
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As always, you share a stunning group of doors as well as the surrounding landscape. ❤️❤️
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Thank you kindly, Cheryl. 🙂 Nice to see you come over!
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First of all, of course you’ve read Carlos Castaneda, why am I not surprised?! And secondly, you capture the aura of Slovenia so beautifully. I can really feel it in the church photos. I’d love to have seen the inside with the translucent floor.
And of course a doorway through a doorway is always a treat of a shot!
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Ah, Sunra Nina, what made you think this was Slovenia? 🙂 I know, I move between my two countries with every post, sometimes within one post, so it’s not hard to mix the two. But Santa Fiora is in Tuscany. Doesn’t it look Italian to you? Or was it a slip of the tongue?
I read Carlos Castaneda a long time ago, at just the right time too. I absorbed the concept of intent and now apply it at will. 😉 I’ll never forget how stunned I was when at a birthday party I discovered that the blooming plant, the pride of my friend’s mom, was actually datura. 😀 😀
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Oh dear! 😂 Schoolgirl error! I’ve never been to Tuscany but looking at the photos again now, they remind me of somewhere in Pordenone – which is Italy anyway, ha ha! Honestly. 🤦
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I know Pordenone! Near Slovenia, right? We must have passed it with my family on the way to our skiing week in the Dolomites. I really hope you make it to Tuscany one day.
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It’s in the north, not far from Trieste, a longish bus ride from Slovenia. Yes, I hope to visit Tuscany one day too! 💛 We shall see.
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Hello! Beautiful pictures! I love the green doors also! Have a great week!
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Thank you, Mya. 🙂 I post doors every Thursday and many of them are green. Here is one post with only green doors: https://manjameximovie.wordpress.com/2017/09/07/thursday-doors-september-7-2017/
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Sooo beautiful. I just went over to look at them! Have a great rest of your day!
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I’m glad you did. 🙂 Always welcome back! Merry Christmas!
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