Porta Romana

It is just that

Porta Romana is just a gate from where folks came into the city and they still do. There is a park nearby with nothing much.

Porta Romana is the southern entrance to the walled city of old Florence.

Porta Romana is a hub for public transportation for Florence but well within a comfortable walk to the center of Florence with interesting points on the way. There is an excellent coffee bar and gela...

Don’t go out of your way

Don’t go out of your way to visit the Roman Gate, it is on a roundabout and is fairly busy with traffic. There is also not that much to see.

The Road to Rome

The gate into Florence from a road that leads into Rome. Interesting for its historical significance and hard to miss, otherwise, not very memorable.

On the road to Rome

Original Text

The gate as part of the old fortress wall surrounded Florence in the Middle Ages. No pompous excesses or decorative jewels here. Only functional. From these gates the old road ... begins