Porta Santa Margherita

Porta Santa Margherita is a city gate in Cortona, Val di Chiana, Tuscany. Porta Santa Margherita is situated nearby to the museum Fortezza Medicea del Girifalco, as well as near the castle Fortezza del Girifalco.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Santa Margherita and Fortezza del Girifalco.

Santa Margherita

Church

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Basilica of Santa Margherita is a neo-Gothic style, Roman Catholic church, located just outside the Tuscan town of Cortona, Italy, at the intersection of Via delle Santucce and Via Sant Margherita, on a hill just below the Fortezza Medicea, and dedicated to a native saint of the town, Margaret of Cortona.

Fortezza del Girifalco

Castle

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Fortezza del Girifalco is a castle, which is situated 170 metres east of Porta Santa Margherita.

San Cristoforo

Church

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San Cristoforo is a small, Roman Catholic church located at the intersection of Via San Niccolò and Via dell’Orto della Cera, in central Cortona, Province of Arezzo, region of Tuscany in Italy. San Cristoforo is situated 200 metres southwest of Porta Santa Margherita.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Torreone and Camucia.

Torreone

Hamlet

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Torreone is a hamlet.

Camucia

Village

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Camucia is a small town in Tuscany in central Italy. It is a frazione of Cortona. Sitting at the base of the hill on which Cortona lies, it serves as the railway station for the historic town, on the main Florence - Rome line.