Porta Vecchia
Porta Vecchia is the oldest city gate in the walls of Grosseto, located at the southern corner of the fortifications. Together with the Cassero Senese, it is one of the two surviving architectural elements from the 14th-century city walls, having endured the extensive reconstruction work carried out by the Medici in the late 16th century.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Cassero del Sale and Bastione Cavallerizza.
Cassero del Sale
Historic building
The Cassero del Sale is a 13th-century building in Grosseto, Tuscany.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grosseto and Porta Vecchia.
Porta Vecchia
- Type: City gate
- Description: city gate in Grosseto, Italy
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Province of Grosseto, Grosseto, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
42.75858° or 42° 45′ 31″ north
Longitude
11.11483° or 11° 6′ 53″ east
Open location code
8FJHQ457+CW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gate
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“Porta Vecchia” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Porta Vecchia”
- French: “Porta Vecchia”
- German: “Porta Vecchia”
- Italian: “Porta Vecchia”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Piazza Manescalchi and Palazzo Carmignani.
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