The DAY was DAMP and DRIZZLING last week
as we visited Castello DI Amorosa.
This wonderfully DESIGNED, DOWN to the smallest DETAIL,
castle is actually a winery in the Napa Valley of California.
Every brick and stone was DISMANTLED in Italy and rebuilt here.
I loved the arched DOORS and DOORWAYS we found around the castle.
We were amazed at the DEDICATION to the DETAIL DEMONSTRATED
everywhere we looked.
Nearby at a Grist Mill I found an artistic wooden DOOR and rocks
DABBED with moss. It actually made the DARK DAY seem brighter.
Aren't these DEMURE DAMSELS DELIGHTFUL? I never
expected to find this artwork in the women's restroom!
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43 comments:
what a fabulous place, I love those stacked rocks, and that is definately the coolest bathroom I've ever seen!
il est magnifique ce chateau
My first thought was oooh Castles, but then I saw the wooden door - love it! Great image!
I thought you were going to say the castle was damp. LOL
Distressed damsel, I am one of them.
love love the castle, amazing, but that door is fantastic. great capture and i love doors and windows. super shot in my book
Wow.. what a cool place to visit. And an incredible task to disassemble and rebuild it. Love those stalls.
I cannot imagine the logistics of rebuilding that castle - but it looks amazing!
Love the stalls, that is one restroom I would not want to miss out on.
Loved your castle shots, but the restroom . . .over the top!
How lovely - a slice of Italy to explore and enjoy and a glass (or bottle) of wine as a memento :-)
What a terrific post for the D Day and such a gorgeous castle! I love your photos! I agree with Ginny, that is definitely the coolest ladies restroom I've ever seen! Really awesome, would love to visit there one day! Hope your week is off to a great start! Enjoy!
Sylvia
ABC Team
Great post. Love the castle
An Arkies Musings
The demure damsels do look delightful and very colorful. The designer rest room.
What an interesting and beautiful place. Lots of good D words too.
It's beautiful! The detail is amazing for having come from Italy! WoW! =)
Amazing!
I'm a big fan of Castle and this one is wonderful!Also I think the women restroom is fantastic! Lovely pictures!
Léia - Bonjour Luxembourg
This looks like a real medieval castle! And the toilets are the most beautiful I've ever seen!Thanks for sharing these photos!Have a great week.
A castle in California? WOW! I want to see that in person.
I LOVE your post ... as usual.
The pictures are wonderful, as are all the "D" words. This may be a place I need to visit.
Very cool!
I love it when public places actually come up with something unusual for their restrooms. The castle is goregous.
I love the though of the castle being transported from Italy, wonder if it came with a ghost.
Impressive! It has a little of everything, to be sure. Hard to imagine transportin each brick for a rebuild but it works well!
that old wooden building particularly appealed to me.
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
Oh Sue....what a great place to visit. I haven't been to Napa Valley in years...It's probably time!
Love the decor in the ladies room.
Great castle, but I am really taken with the rest room!
I thought at first you were in Italy, but then after reading on, see that it really is an Italian building. I love those washroom doors!
Beautiful images and lovely use of words.
Delightful images and wordplay. Too bad the castle didn't have a moat and drawbridge.
The one wooden door looks as though it either need steps or had them once upon a time. A really interesting place to visit.
Wonderful photos Sue. I really like the castle and wooden building pictures - Dave
The Napa Valley winery looks otherworldly...great shots.
Wow every brick and everything is dismantled and rebuilt in CA, that is fantastic!! I thought it's a castle it's really beautiful!
ABC-Wednesday
Lots of very nice D pictures !!
It looks like a wonderful place to visit! I love seeing a variety of castles all over the world.
Thanks for sharing and commenting on my entry.
Yoshi
You Did a Dazzling job of D Day! And the Damsels are Delightful!
I thought this was somewhere in Europe at first! Thanks for visiting my blog
creative one.
enjoyed your talent.
I love your photos! Thank you for sharing them with us. I want to visit there now. :)
very interesting! thanks for sharing...:) Check out my ABC Wednesday entry too. Thanks!
btw, have followed your blog.
Wow! I thought that was in Europe somewhere until I started reading. Delightful, for sure. The distressed door with the moss might be my fav in the bunch (hard to choose).
That was all dismantled in Italy and rebuilt in Californoa??? Incredible! Must have cost a fortune to do that.
We visited Castello DI Amorosa almost in the fall of 2009. They were just ready to harvest their grapes. It was such a beautiful place. We did not have the time to go in for a visit. Have a nice weekend.
The damsels are gorgeous! Too bad they are hidden away for few to see!
Great shots of the castle!
wow! and my first thought was Ireland?
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