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#ThursdayDoors - Hyeres, France

This week I'm off to Hyeres on the 'original' French Riviera.   Thursday Doors is a weekly blogging photographic challenge allowing door lovers to come together to admire and share their favourite door photos from around the world.  It is hosted by Dan, see his Blog ' No Facilities '.  To get to the Thursday Door entries click  here . The town of Hyeres is situated between Marseille and Nice and gained repute as a health and winter tourism resort in the 18th century.  It's a wonderful town in a stunning setting and has an interesting history.  It has a castle, a medieval centre, beaches, a peninsula (Giens) jutting into the Mediterranean and picturesque islands just off the coast (the main one is Porquerolles).  We went there some years ago on holiday and I recommend it as a good base for pottering along the Riviera.  We would like to go again if we get chance and can afford to. I didn't take many photos of doors then as my door fixation ha...