Top five holidays for door lovers in 2019

By Doorco’s chief doork and creative consultant Jeyda.

Spring is in the air and another job for me to tick off is planning the year’s holidays. If you’re the same and wanting some winter sun inspiration, here are my top five finds from around the world in the last couple of years.

5 – Picturesque Prague. In fifth place, the capital of the Czech Republic has an astonishingly large collection of gorgeous doors. It’s bizarre that this fact hasn’t been heralded by the multiples of men who’ve descended upon the city as part of a boozey stag weekend… I walked around mesmerised by all of the architecture and the ornate doors to match.

4 – Sizzling Seville. If you’re in the market for a scorching holiday with excellent wine, mouthwatering tapas and exquisite doors then Seville has got to be on your list. The old town in the centre boasts row after row of streets adorned with outside restaurants and bars that gently sprinkle water on their guests to stay cool.

If you’ve sufficiently rubbed in the factor 50, then just a short walk around will give you the chance to see hundreds of beautifully elaborate doors.

3 – Maze-like Marrakech. There’s nothing quite like the hustle-bustle down all the winding alleys in the centre of the Moroccan city Marrakech. The tiny streets are filled with markets full of the most intricately designed clothes, art and amazing herbs and spices.

The colourful doors are absolutely dazzling and often covered in hand-carved designs that look like they would have taken years to sculpt into perfection.

2 – Grandiose Gdansk. The Polish city of Gdansk is definitely one that sits in the shadow of its more well-known siblings, Krakow and Warsaw. Like any younger child, it has qualities that shouldn’t be underlooked.

The Old Town, which comes in the form of an extremely long street, is full of spectacularly transformed architecture. About 90% of the city was destroyed during the war but over the last 70 years much of it has been rebuilt and fortunately the design of doors was a detail that hasn’t been missed.

1 – Funky Funchal. When my family announced their next planned holiday was to Madeira, I have to confess I was initially fairly sceptical. Upon hearing about a street in the centre where artists from around the world have been commissioned to paint art onto every door, I got straight onto Skyscanner and booked flights to surprise my parents and join them.

I was in for a treat. The painted street didn’t disappoint and, even better still, hundreds of doors across the whole island blew me away. There’s a Cuban-esque feel to the crumbling back streets with shutter laced houses, and I’m not sure I’ve ever seen such a high number of bright, vivid and exotically coloured doors in such a small radius. For that reason, Funchal has to be crowned the top destination for door lovers to head to this year.

If your budget doesn’t quite extend to any of these places, why not use some of these photos to help inspire your colour choices and decor for your doors? We might not have the same weather, but you can still create a ray of sunshine with a bold choice of colour on your front door.