Porta Portese
Porta Portese is a city gate in Municipio Roma I, Rome, Lazio. Porta Portese is situated nearby to the church San Francesco a Ripa, as well as near the peak Aventine Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aventine Hill and Coliseum.
Aventine Hill
Peak
Photo: Fiat 500e, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Aventine Hill is one of the Seven Hills on which ancient Rome was built. It belongs to Ripa, the modern twelfth rione, or ward, of Rome.
Coliseum
Theater building
Photo: Paolostefano1412, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Colosseum is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, just east of the Roman Forum. It is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built, and is the largest standing amphitheatre in the world. Coliseum is situated 1½ km northeast of Porta Portese.
San Francesco a Ripa
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trastevere and Aventino-Testaccio.
Trastevere
Photo: Roundtheworld, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Trastevere is a district in Rome. The district's name derives from the Latin words "Trans Tiberem": beyond the Tiber river. Today Trastevere is one of the centers of Roman night life; rich in pubs, restaurants, clubs.
Aventino-Testaccio
Photo: Dnalor 01, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aventino and Testaccio are neighbourhoods of Rome. Aventino is named for the hill which rises up near the Tiber river and is one of the legendary seven hills of Rome.
Capitoline Hill
Locality
Photo: Tetraktys, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Capitolium or Capitoline Hill, between the Forum and the Campus Martius, is one of the Seven Hills of Rome. The hill was earlier known as Mons Saturnius, dedicated to the god Saturn.
Porta Portese
- Type: City gate
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Municipio Roma I, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.88394° or 41° 53′ 2″ northLongitude
12.47399° or 12° 28′ 26″ eastElevation
23 metres (75 feet)Open location code
8FHJVFMF+HHOpenStreetMap ID
way 185805714OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gateGeoNames ID
12200294
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In Other Languages
From Hebrew to Russian—“Porta Portese” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “שוק פשפשים”
- Korean: “포르타 포르테세 벼룩시장”
- Russian: “Порта Портезе”
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