• Luckily a number of old city gates, including the decorative Porta Galliera, were left standing so you can enjoy seeing them today.
  • Porta Galliera is an imposing medieval gate in Bologna, located in Piazza XX Settembre, in the northern part of the historical center of the city.
  • Porta Galliera was a gate or portal of the former outer medieval walls of the city of Bologna, Italy. It is the most ornamented of all the remaining gates.
  • Porta Galliera is located a few steps from the Montagnola Park and is located near the central railway station of Bologna.
  • Before the ruins of the gate we can nowadays admire the remains of the Fortress of Porta Galliera, built in 1330 by the wish of Cardinal Bertrando del Poggetto.
  • Porta Galliera potrebbe essere chiamata la “Porta della rocca ostile” data la vicinanza della fortificazione che il cardinale/signore Bertrando del Poggetto fece...
  • Porta Galliera is a city gate that was built from 1659 until 1663. The project is located in Bologna, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  • La Porta Galliera can be found in the north of the historic center of Bologna at the end of Independence Street. It is close to the railway station.
  • The setting, opposite the Porta Galliera and next to the Scalinata Del Pincio/Montagnola Park, makes it an attractive place to head to.
  • Stand beside Porta Galliera, where a retreating Austrian army left the city following a rebellion by the Bolognese in 1848.