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.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Oratorio della Visitazione and Roman Theatre at Volterra.

Oratorio della Visitazione

Church

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Oratorio della Visitazione is a church, which is situated 300 metres southwest of Porta Diana.

Roman Theatre at Volterra

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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

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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.

Montebradoni

Hamlet

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Montebradoni is a hamlet.

Roncolla

Hamlet

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Roncolla is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km southeast of Porta Diana.

Saline di Volterra

Village

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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″ north

Longitude

10.86336° or 10° 51′ 48″ east

Open location code

8FMGCV57+G8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 364505233

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=city_gate

Wikidata 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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