Porta all’Arco

Porta all’Arco is a city gate in Siena, Siena, Tuscany. Porta all’Arco is situated nearby to the manor estate Palazzo Venturi Gallerani, as well as near the fountain Fontanina della Contrada della Tartuca.

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Type: City gate
Description: former city gate in Siena
Also known as: “Arco di San Pietro”, “Porta All’Arco”, and “Porta del Casato di Sopra”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pinacoteca Nazionale and Palazzo Venturi Gallerani.

Pinacoteca Nazionale

Museum

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The Pinacoteca Nazionale is a national museum in Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Inaugurated in 1932, it houses especially late medieval and Renaissance paintings from Italian artists. Pinacoteca Nazionale is situated 110 metres north of Porta all’Arco.

Palazzo Venturi Gallerani

Manor estate

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The Palazzo Venturi Gallerani is an 18th-century palace on via delle Cerchia #6, near the Pinacoteca Nazionale in Siena, Tuscany, Italy. The palace is presently occupied by private residences.

Siena Cathedral

Church

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Siena Cathedral is a medieval church in Siena, Italy, dedicated from its earliest days as a Roman Catholic Marian church, and now dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. Siena Cathedral is situated 360 metres north of Porta all’Arco.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Prospero and Valli.

San Prospero

Suburb

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San Prospero is a neighborhood in the city of Siena, Tuscany. It represents the first of the so-called "first-generation suburbs" developed outside the city walls.