St. Pellegrino Gate
Porta San Pellegrino is a gate in the outer wall of Vatican City. It is located beside Bernini's Colonnade and the small Vatican post; it is also known as Porta Viridaria.Photo: Carrasco, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: City gate
- Description: gate in Vatican City
- Also known as: “Porta di San Pellegrino”, “Porta San Pellegrino”, and “Porta Viridaria”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Peter’s Square and Saint Peter’s Basilica.
St. Peter’s Square
Square
Photo: Giannisk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Peter's Square is a large plaza located directly in front of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, the papal enclave in Rome, directly west of the neighborhood of Borgo. St. Peter’s Square is situated 180 metres southwest of St. Pellegrino Gate.
Saint Peter’s Basilica
Church
Photo: Rabax63, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican, or simply St. Peter's Basilica, is a church of the Italian High Renaissance located in Vatican City, an independent microstate enclaved within the city of Rome, Italy. Saint Peter’s Basilica is situated 320 metres southwest of St. Pellegrino Gate.
Sistine Chapel
Church
Photo: Snowdog, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sistine Chapel is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the pope's official residence in Vatican City. Originally known as the Cappella Magna, it takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV, who had it built between 1473 and 1481. Sistine Chapel is situated 230 metres west of St. Pellegrino Gate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Rome and Trastevere.
Old Rome
Old Rome is the historic medieval and renaissance center of Rome. While the oldest section of Rome is at the Forum, and the Modern Center has shifted to the Via Veneto, Old Rome remains the city's most charming district, with lovely piazzas and streets to wander and find small cafes and restaurants.
Trastevere
Photo: Roundtheworld, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Trastevere is a district in Rome. The district's name derives from the Latin words "Trans Tiberem": beyond the Tiber river. Today Trastevere is one of the centers of Roman night life; rich in pubs, restaurants, clubs.
Capitoline Hill
Locality
Photo: Tetraktys, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Capitolium or Capitoline Hill, between the Forum and the Campus Martius, is one of the Seven Hills of Rome. The hill was earlier known as Mons Saturnius, dedicated to the god Saturn.
St. Pellegrino Gate
- Categories: border crossing, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Vatican, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.90339° or 41° 54′ 12″ northLongitude
12.45715° or 12° 27′ 26″ eastOpen location code
8FHJWF34+9VOpenStreetMap ID
way 111699354OpenStreetMap feature
building=city_gateOpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gateWikidata ID
Q3908808
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Spanish—“St. Pellegrino Gate” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Брама Сан-Пелегрына”
- Dutch: “Porta San Pellegrino”
- French: “porte San Pellegrino”
- French: “Porte San Pellegrino”
- German: “Porta San Pellegrino”
- German: “St.-Pellegrino-Tor”
- Indonesian: “Porta San Pellegrino”
- Italian: “Porta San Pellegrino”
- Italian: “porta Viridaria”
- Portuguese: “Porta San Pellegrino”
- Russian: “Ворота Сан-Пеллегрино”
- Spanish: “Puerta San Peregrino”
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Highlights include Cortile d’Onore and Saints Martin and Sebastian of the Swiss.
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