Porta Prætoria / Porte Prétorienne

Porta Prætoria / Porte Prétorienne is a city gate in Aosta, Aosta Valley. Porta Prætoria / Porte Prétorienne is situated nearby to the tourism office Office du Tourisme - Ufficio del Turismo, as well as near Torre dei Signori di Porta S. Orso.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Roman Theatre and Tour Fromage.

Roman Theatre

Photo: Geobia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Roman Theatre is an ancient building in Aosta, north-western Italy. It was built in the late reign of Augustus, some decades after the foundation of the city, as testified by the presence of pre-existing structures in the area. Roman Theatre is situated 110 metres northwest of Porta Prætoria / Porte Prétorienne.

Tour Fromage

Photo: Geobia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tour Fromage is situated 110 metres north of Porta Prætoria / Porte Prétorienne.

Porta Praetoria

Monument

Porta Praetoria

Photo: Bumba, Public domain.

Porta Praetoria is a monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pollein and Cache.

Pollein

Village

Photo: Patafisik, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pollein is a village, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Porta Prætoria / Porte Prétorienne.

Cache

Hamlet

Cache is a frazione of the city of Aosta, in the Aosta Valley region of Italy. Cache is situated 2½ km north of Porta Prætoria / Porte Prétorienne.

Excenex

Hamlet

Photo: Patafisik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Excenex is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km northwest of Porta Prætoria / Porte Prétorienne.

Porta Prætoria / Porte Prétorienne

Type: City gate
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Aosta, Aosta Valley, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

45.73791° or 45° 44′ 17″ north

Longitude

7.32334° or 7° 19′ 24″ east

Open location code

8FQ9P8QF+58

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=city_gate

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In Other Languages

From French to Italian—“Porta Prætoria / Porte Prétorienne” goes by many names.

French: “Porte Prétorienne”
Italian: “Porta Prætoria”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Plastico Porta Praetoria and Torre dei Signori di Porta S. Orso.

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