Porta Sant’Elia

Porta Sant’Elia is a city gate in Assisi, Province of Perugia, Umbria. Porta Sant’Elia is situated nearby to Piazza Inferiore di San Francesco, as well as near Via San Francesco.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi and Treasure Museum of the Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi.

Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi

Church

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The Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Order of Friars Minor Conventual in Assisi, a town in the Umbria region in central Italy, where Saint Francis was born and died. Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi is situated 150 metres northwest of Porta Sant’Elia.

Treasure Museum of the Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi

Museum

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The Treasure Museum of the Basilica of Saint Francis contains a collection of sacred art that is on display in two halls found on the northern side of the Cloister of Pope Sixtus IV which is part of the Sacro Convento in Assisi, Italy. Treasure Museum of the Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi is situated 110 metres northwest of Porta Sant’Elia.

Piazza Inferiore di San Francesco

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santa Maria degli Angeli and Tordibetto.

Santa Maria degli Angeli

Village

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Santa Maria degli Angeli is a frazione of the comune of Assisi in the Province of Perugia, Umbria, central Italy. It stands at an elevation of 218 metres above sea level. Santa Maria degli Angeli is situated 3 km southwest of Porta Sant’Elia.

Tordibetto

Hamlet

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Tordibetto is a frazione of the comune of Assisi in the Province of Perugia, Umbria, central Italy. It stands at an elevation of 255 metres above sea level. At the time of the Istat census of 2001 it had 235 inhabitants. Tordibetto is situated 3 km northwest of Porta Sant’Elia.

Rivotorto

Village

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Rivotorto is a frazione of the comune of Assisi in the Province of Perugia, Umbria, central Italy. It stands at an elevation of 211 m above sea level. At the time of the Istat census of 2001 it had 1284 inhabitants. Rivotorto is situated 3½ km south of Porta Sant’Elia.

Porta Sant’Elia

Type: City gate
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Assisi, Province of Perugia, Umbria, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

43.07374° or 43° 4′ 26″ north

Longitude

12.60678° or 12° 36′ 24″ east

Open location code

8FMJ3JF4+FP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9863056816

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=city_gate

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Via San Francesco and Museo missionario indios frati cappuccini dell’U.

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