Porta del Sole (Palestrina)
Porta del Sole (Palestrina) is a city gate in Palestrina, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio. Porta del Sole (Palestrina) is situated nearby to the playground Parco Cingolani, as well as near the tourism office Provincia di Roma.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Temple of Fortuna Primigenia and Palestrina Cathedral.
Temple of Fortuna Primigenia
Photo: MM, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The temple of Fortuna Primigenia was an ancient Roman temple within the sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia, a religious complex in Praeneste. It was dedicated to the goddess Fortuna Primigenia and parents brought their newly-born first child to the temple in order to improve its likelihood of surviving infancy and perpetuating the gens. Temple of Fortuna Primigenia is situated 260 metres northwest of Porta del Sole (Palestrina).
Palestrina Cathedral
Church
Photo: LPLT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Palestrina Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Palestrina, in the region of Lazio, Italy. It is the episcopal seat of the Suburbicarian Diocese of Palestrina, and dedicated to Saint Agapitus. Palestrina Cathedral is situated 200 metres northwest of Porta del Sole (Palestrina).
Museo archeologico nazionale
Museum
Photo: Blackcat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Museo archeologico nazionale is a museum, which is situated 300 metres northwest of Porta del Sole (Palestrina).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castel San Pietro Romano and Cave.
Castel San Pietro Romano
Village
Castel San Pietro Romano is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region of Latium, located about 35 kilometres east of Rome. In 2017, it had a population of 883.
Cave
Town
Photo: rgiannotti1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cave is a town and comune in the Latium region of Italy, 42 kilometres southeast of Rome. As of 2011 its population was 10,421. Cave is situated 3½ km southeast of Porta del Sole (Palestrina).
Rocca di Cave
Village
Rocca di Cave is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region of Latium, located about 40 kilometres east of Rome. It is home to the remains of the Colonna family's castle, which today houses a Geo-Palaeontological Museum and an astronomical observation point. Rocca di Cave is situated 4½ km east of Porta del Sole (Palestrina).
Porta del Sole (Palestrina)
- Type: City gate
- Description: building in Palestrina, Italy
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Palestrina, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.83813° or 41° 50′ 17″ northLongitude
12.89414° or 12° 53′ 39″ eastInception
1642Open location code
8FHJRVQV+7MOpenStreetMap ID
way 458981218OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gateWikidata ID
Q3908902
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“Porta del Sole (Palestrina)” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Porta del Sole”
- Greek: “Πόρτα ντελ Σόλε”
- Italian: “Porta del Sole”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Piazza di Porta del Sole and Parco Cingolani.
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