Porta del Castello

Porta del Castello is a city gate in L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Abruzzo. Porta del Castello is situated near the tourism office Ente Parco Nazionale del Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga, as well as near the community center Sala Polifunzionale Marino Scarcia.

Photo: Pietro, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso and San Crisante.

Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso

Research institute

Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso is the largest underground research center in the world. Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso is situated 1¼ km northeast of Porta del Castello.

San Crisante

Church

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San Crisante is a church, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Porta del Castello.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Assergi and Camarda.

Assergi

Village

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Assergi is a frazione of the comune of L'Aquila, located about 11 km from the capital.

Camarda

Village

Camarda is a frazione in the comune of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Camarda is situated 2½ km south of Porta del Castello.

Aragno

Village

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Aragno is a frazione in the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Aragno is situated 4½ km southwest of Porta del Castello.

Porta del Castello

Type: City gate
Also known as: “Porta del Castello di Assergi”
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Abruzzo, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

42.41341° or 42° 24′ 48″ north

Longitude

13.50529° or 13° 30′ 19″ east

Open location code

8FJMCG74+94

OpenStreetMap ID

way 699707738

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=city_gate

Wikidata ID

Q95224533

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In Other Languages

“Porta del Castello” goes by many names.

Italian: “porta del Castello”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ente Parco Nazionale del Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga and Sala Polifunzionale Marino Scarcia.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Fore Le Mura and Vulia.

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