Porta San Francesco

Porta San Francesco is a sally port in Volterra, Pisa, Tuscany. Porta San Francesco is situated nearby to the square Piazzale Guido Boscaglia, as well as near Piazza Inghirami.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Porta San Francesco and Church of Saint Francis.

Porta San Francesco

City gate

Photo: Lidolx, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Porta San Francesco is a city gate.

Church of Saint Francis

Church

Photo: Matteo Tani, Public domain.

The church of San Francesco is a Gothic-style, Roman Catholic church in Volterra in the province of Pisa, region of Tuscany, Italy.

San Lino is a Renaissance-style, Roman Catholic church and former monastery in Volterra, region of Tuscany, Italy. It is located on Via San Lino in the historic center of the town. San Lino is situated 140 metres east of Porta San Francesco.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Montebradoni and Roncolla.

Montebradoni

Hamlet

Photo: LigaDue, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Montebradoni is a hamlet.

Roncolla

Hamlet

Photo: LigaDue, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Roncolla is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km east of Porta San Francesco.

Saline di Volterra

Village

Photo: Janericloebe, CC BY 3.0.

Saline di Volterra is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Volterra, province of Pisa. At the time of the 2001 census its population was 1,218. Ten years later it was down to 1,143. Saline di Volterra is situated 6 km southwest of Porta San Francesco.

Porta San Francesco

Type: Sally port
Categories: city gate and historic site
Location: Volterra, Pisa, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

43.4042° or 43° 24′ 15″ north

Longitude

10.85512° or 10° 51′ 18″ east

Open location code

8FMGCV34+M2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 937863921

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=city_gate

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