Porta Diana
Porta Diana is a city gate in Volterra, Pisa, Tuscany. Porta Diana is situated nearby to the cemetery Cimitero di Volterra, as well as near the archaeological site Roman amphitheatre of Volterra.Photo: LigaDue, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Oratorio della Visitazione and Roman Theatre at Volterra.
Oratorio della Visitazione
Church
Photo: LigaDue, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oratorio della Visitazione is a church, which is situated 300 metres southwest of Porta Diana.
Roman Theatre at Volterra
Photo: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 2.5.
The Roman theatre of Volterra was uncovered in the 1950s, during archaeological excavations of the ancient Roman city conducted by Enrico Fiumi. 19th-century guide to the city mentions efforts in 1817 by the commune to start excavating what was considered a luxurious amphitheater at this site. Roman Theatre at Volterra is situated 640 metres southwest of Porta Diana.
Museo Etrusco Guarnacci
Museum
The Museo Etrusco Guarnacci is a public archeological museum located on Via Don Giovanni Minzoni #15 in Volterra, region of Tuscany, Italy. This was one of the first public museums in Italy, founded in 1761 by the aristocrat and abbott Mario Guarnacci. Museo Etrusco Guarnacci is situated 1 km south of Porta Diana.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Montebradoni and Roncolla.
Roncolla
Hamlet
Photo: LigaDue, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Roncolla is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km southeast of Porta Diana.
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 7 km southwest of Porta Diana.
Porta Diana
- Type: City gate
- Description: city gate in Volterra
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Volterra, Pisa, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
43.40882° or 43° 24′ 32″ northLongitude
10.86336° or 10° 51′ 48″ eastOpen location code
8FMGCV57+G8OpenStreetMap ID
way 364505233OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gateWikidata ID
Q3908707
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“Porta Diana” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Porta Diana”
- French: “Porta Diana”
- German: “Porta Diana”
- Italian: “Porta Diana”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cimitero di Volterra and Roman amphitheatre of Volterra.
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