Wednesday 30 July 2008

Secret courtyards

Rue des trois faucons
Avignon hides a remarkable number of delightful private courtyards. Some hide behind heavy wooden doors, some are open for visitors to see, when they are curious enough to look under a dark porch.

Avignon cache un nombre surprenant de délicieuses petites cours. Certaines se cachent derrière d'épaisses portes cochères en bois, mais d'autres peuvent être aperçues à travers de jolies grilles pour peu que le promeneur curieux s'aventure sous un porche sombre.

13 comments:

melanie said...

Cette grille délicatement ouvragée laisse entrevoir, par derrière, des trésors de paix et de soleil

Olivier said...

j'aime bien ces cours secretes, cela donne envie d'etre une petite souris et de la decouvrir

claude said...

La grille est belle et ce qui'il y a derrière aussi,et en plus le soleil éclaire cette petite cours délicueuse, comme tu dis !

Anonymous said...

Sur le sujet, un magnifique livre est sorti il y a des déjà quelques années :
"Les demeures secrètes d'Avignon".
Enchanteur et innatendu.

PeterParis said...

Private courtyards often offer nice suprises! This one looks really nice! With a bit of luck, there are some friendly persons who sometimes open the gates. (To start with, you must of course be curious enough to look for them!)

Bergson said...

La cour semble jolie mais la grille est somptueuse

Sally said...

Oh, one of my favourite things to do in Europe is to walk along and peer into coutrtyards whenever the opportunity presents itself. Usually a whole other world!

Virginia said...

Nathalie,
What a treat you have for us today. The beautiful garden beyone the delicate ironwork. Just stunning.

Anonymous said...

I like the idea of courtyards. I remember in Arizona a lot of people had them and they were delightful.

Abraham Lincoln
—Brookville Daily Photo

ichandrae said...

Nathalie
-profond et beau comme toujours.merci.

Kevin from OrganicPix.com said...

Love the natural 'framing' you have created with the composition - the gate's design detail and openness is so welcoming.

MmeBenaut said...

This is a very pretty gate. I'd like a courtyard like that if I lived in a town or city.

hpy said...

Délicieux!

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