Porta Santa Margherita
Porta Santa Margherita is a sally port 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Santa Margherita and Fortezza del Girifalco.
Santa Margherita
Church
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
Photo: LigaDue, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fortezza del Girifalco is a castle, which is situated 170 metres east of Porta Santa Margherita.
San Cristoforo
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Torreone and Camucia.
Camucia
Village
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.
Porta Santa Margherita
- Type: Sally port
- Categories: city gate and historic site
- Location: Cortona, Val di Chiana, Arezzo, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
43.2772° or 43° 16′ 38″ northLongitude
11.99191° or 11° 59′ 31″ eastOpen location code
8FMH7XGR+VQOpenStreetMap ID
node 8913224419OpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gate
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fortezza Medicea del Girifalco and Cappella della natività di S. Maria.
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