#SIMRISHAMNSDÖRREN #THESIMRISHAMNDOOR

I was in the lovely summer town of Simrishamn in Skåne, Österlen in the South part of Sweden in early June this year. 

I was fascinated by the lovely doors in the old part of the town and took a lot of photos. This is what I found when I googled "The Simrishamn Door" . 
The journalist Carina Johansson was looking for a door to her house and digged up a bit of history; ((Carina Johansson)

  Den vackert ornamenterade Simrishamnsdörren blev vanlig på 1800-talet i staden men ursprunget är inte helt klar.
– De kan ha kommit in med sjöfarten, det kan ha funnits speciella snickare. Nere i Europa finns det många orter som har en speciell dörr, säger Lena Alebo, museichef på Österlens museum.
I arkitekten Malena Skotes skrift Om Simrishamns dörrar berättas om ornamenten på den typiska Simrishamnsdörren; om romberna som även kallas spätta och flundra, om palmetten som föreställer en förenklad palmkrona och ibland kallas för solen. På nya Simrishamnsdörrar liknar palmetten en blomma.)
Translated (by me);
The beautiful ornate original "Simrishamn Door" became common during the 1900-th century in the town of Simrishamn,  but its origin is not quite clear. 
-It could have been brought in by the sea trade, but there might have been special carpenters that made these doors. In Europe there are many places that have their own special doors, says Lena Alebo, head of the Museum of Österlen. In the booklet by the architect Malena Skotes, "About the doors of Simrishamn", we are told about the ornaments on the typical Simrishamn door, about the rombs that are also called "spätta" or "flundra" (plaice), about the palmett that symbolises a simple palm crown and is sometimes called a sun. On newer doors this palmetts looks more like a flower." 

This is one of the lovely streets in the old town of Simrishamn. Note the medieval church tower at the end.

The street where I found most of the lovely doors to come.

Bare wood with windows...

Matt black in contrast to pink and copper green drainpipe...

Blackish brown in high gloss goes well with the yellow house...

Wooden and mature, elegant and simple...

Red and blue, next door to each oter, similar but different...

Matt sage green with grey plastered walls and modern metallic lanterns, modern and traditionellt at the same time...

Baby blue, nearly what we in Sweden call, "Dala blue". Impressive double door...note the unusual shape of the little windows...

Fresh in white with pink walls and red roses, like Strawberry Icecream!

Dark stained brown with a peachy tone on the walls.

This house makes me think of the ancient town of Visby in Gotland. The Swedish colours yellow and blue in sunbleached shades. Mild and calming...

And finally, a more conventional and nicely ornated version of the Simrishamn door. Olivgreen in combination with ocre, an unbeatable combination...