Church Santa Croce
Church Santa Croce is a city gate in Palestrina, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio. Church Santa Croce is situated near the square Piazzetta del Borgo, as well as near the museum Museo archeologico nazionale.- Type: City gate
- Description: church building in Palestrina, Italy
- Also known as: “Porta di Santa Croce” and “Porta Santa Croce”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Temple of Fortuna Primigenia and Museo archeologico nazionale.
Temple of Fortuna Primigenia
The temple of Fortuna Primigenia was an ancient Roman temple within the sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia, a religious complex in Praeneste. It was dedicated to the goddess Fortuna Primigenia and parents brought their newly-born first child to the temple in order to improve its likelihood of surviving infancy and perpetuating the gens. Temple of Fortuna Primigenia is situated 160 metres west of Church Santa Croce.Museo archeologico nazionale
Museum
Museo archeologico nazionale is a museum, which is situated 130 metres west of Church Santa Croce.
Palazzo Colonna Barberini
Castle
Palazzo Colonna Barberini is a castle, which is situated 160 metres west of Church Santa Croce.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palestrina and Castel San Pietro Romano.
Palestrina
Town
Palestrina is a modern Italian city and comune with a population of about 22,000, in Lazio, about 35 kilometres east of Rome. It is connected to the latter by the Via Prenestina.
Castel San Pietro Romano
Village
Castel San Pietro Romano is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region of Latium, located about 35 kilometres east of Rome. In 2017, it had a population of 883.
Cave
Town
Cave is a town and comune in the Latium region of Italy, 42 kilometres southeast of Rome. As of 2011 its population was 10,421. Cave is situated 4 km southeast of Church Santa Croce.
Church Santa Croce
- Categories: church, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Palestrina, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.84022° or 41° 50′ 25″ north
Longitude
12.89407° or 12° 53′ 39″ east
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
8FHJRVRV+3J
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gate
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“Church Santa Croce” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “chiesa di S. Croce”
- Italian: “chiesa di S. Croce”
- Italian: “Chiesa di Santa Croce”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Piazzetta del Borgo and Sala Espositiva ‘Giorgio Borghesani’.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Via Barberini/Grotte and Al Brillo Parlante.
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