Many of you will remember this town with fairy-tale murals from my recent public art series. And if you don’t, this is an invitation. There are some doors that I’ve got saved.
This is a small but surprisingly vibrant town in Lazio north of Rome between Viterbo and Orvieto.
As I was choosing which photos of murals to post, I paid special attention to the doors – as I do – and saved several in a special folder. Here they are now. Most of these haven’t been posted yet.
There are six parts in this series, posted for PPAC, Photographing Public Art Challenge, run by Cee – who is hosting the next one tomorrow – and Marsha.
If you haven’t seen any posts from here yet and wish to see more murals, and they are quite wonderful, here is post #1 and here post #6 with the list of all the fairy-tales depicted on the walls of Sant’Angelo.
The initiative to create a fairy-tale town started in 2017 with the first 12 murals. They have crossed number 40 by now and new ones are being added all the time. But frankly, the doors are quite fascinating even on their own.
I was here at the end of September for the first time with my uncle and bestia and was only sorry (for the first time) that I didn’t have a bunch of kids. Welcome!
One of the first doors you see upon parking. The wall makes the doors. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory meets Alice. A grand old door uncle. I like this mouse hole shape. The Snow White’s mirror scene with one door on sale and one under the stairs. A bit tired from trying to be closed all this time. With growth above and below. Murals are created by various artists. This one is by Cecilia Tacconi. Around the World in 80 Days. Bestia is hot. We were thirsty. Underneath the Tin Soldier. I love this one, the colour and the age and the style. Must be the church. Sleeping Beauty and some pencils from an unknown story on the right. A refurbished house face. The Fox and the Grapes. I love it how they used the door. That brown on yellow with flowers makes it friendly. This one looks safe and sturdy. A part of the Fairies of Avalon mural for the end.
For Thursday Doors challenge hosted by Dan at No Facilities

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—George Bernard Shaw
Wow what an amazing collection, Manja
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Thank you, Ian. 🙂 I’m glad you’ve enjoyed it. There won’t be any more doors from here but you can find many more murals in the links that I give above in my post.
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This reminds me on one of your loooong posts in previous years … you got a door-attack again! Some are very cute, the chocolate factory, and the fox, and the the train by the stairs…. my sense is that with the very first one, it’s done on purpose that the bricks are shown, eh? Excellent must be your second name:) Have a lovely weekend, Manja!
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Ahhh, Emille, how kind you are! Thank you! Haha, oh yes, I often get this kind of door-attacks. 😀 And I love my second name too. 🙂 Wish you much joy and health.
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There must be a reason why you bring up your second name … what does it mean?
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Which name do you mean, Emille? I have only one name and one surname: Manja Maksimovič. All the rest is a joke. 🙂
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Nice pics but I also like the nostalgia poem (again)
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Ahh, thank you, SMSW. 🙂 I like it too, and forgot all about ever writing it. These blogging memories are cool.
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Here is my favourite place again. I never get tired of looking at it, especially the childlike approach to some of them…but yet again the traditional doors are just as great!
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Yeah, Teresa, I’m glad I can bring you doors from your favourite place. 🙂 But now I’ve posted all that I had. I must return. 😀 Thank you!
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Yes, you have to! 👏👏👏
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Great doors and wonderful murals, Manja. When better when they are combined like when the fox is standing on the door. I do love the stone and the brick buildings. I also like the poem. You’re treating us to quite a collection today.
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Thank you, Dan. 🙂 I’m glad you like it all. I’m sure you noticed some of these doors already as I was posting my mural series from this town but I’m glad that I saved some doors especially for this post. That fox is really great.
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The fox is my favorite 🙂
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Sp good Manja. A great way of displaying your photos and less scrolling for me 🙂
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Hahha, thanks, bushboy. 😀 I’ll keep it in mind.
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Lots of great doors and certainly wonderful murals. It must have been so much fun to see all this.
janet
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This is so weird because when I first scrolled through, all the photos were on the far left and the right side was all blank. When I went back, they were set up completely differently and much more attractively. Weird.
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This is indeed weird, since I thought this only happens over here sometimes when our connection is weak. 😮 If it happens again, reload the page and it should be okay. Thanks for telling me! And I’m glad that it got fixed later.
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This was a most splendid visit, Janet. Thanks. If you wish to see more murals, here is the last post in my series of posts from here that contains the links to all previous five parts: https://manjameximexcessive6.wordpress.com/2021/11/06/ppac-santangelo-6/
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The most delightful village! Smartie doors and Snow White. Heavenly!
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Thank you, Jo. 🙂 If you missed any of the six mural posts from this town, follow the links above. It’s worth it.
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The doors, architecture and street art work so well together. Love it 😁
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I’m glad to hear it, Not Pam. Thank you! There are six more posts from this town that are full of murals. Follow the tag Sant’Angelo, or click on one of the links in the post above.
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WOW. Portaphile alert! Love peering through the portal into your world. A gorgeous array of doors, so much contrast and character. Love the image of the “walls that make the door”, the tired one, and the one with the fox perched on it. And the poem too: “For the times that got out of hand.” Indeed, and absolutely 🙂
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Thank you, Sunra Nina! I love to make you burst out in capital letters. 😉 Always welcome to my world of images and words. I forgot all about having written this poem. When I found it again it was like reading someone else.
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Hahahaha!! Oh, it’s good when that happens with a poem. You can clearly see its merits or anything that needs tweaking. 🙂
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Great to see some of the murals alongside the doors – a super selection!
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Thank you, Sarah. Many other murals to be seen in this town. You have probably seen some of them in my other posts from here.
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Oh yes, and loved them!
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What a happy place. Amazing photos, Manja, of lovely doors, buildings, and murals. 🙂
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Thank you, Brenda. You are right, it is a happy place. 🙂 Many more murals to see in my other posts from there. You can reach them via the links that I give above.
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Oh, these are breathtakingly perfect, and it is impossible to single any out. Definitely on my list of places to go if I ever return to Italy.
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Ahh, breathtakingly perfect!! This sounds just lovely, thank you very much, scooj. 🙂
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Somehow I missed this post…what a feast! (K)
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Thank you, K.! This town just kept on giving.
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All excellent doors, especially the greens ones. The lime green one is my favourite. It’s the sort of door I might want to paint.
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Yeah! I’d love to see this painting, Emma. 🙂 Thank you!
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I’d love to live in such a picturesque little house.
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But then you’d have photographers peeking into your kitchen all day long. 😉 Nahh, we were not many.
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Why not. I’m sure they can keep a secret.
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