Porta del Borgo

Gateway Into Portovenere Since 1160

Porto del Borgo is the ancient gateway allowing people to pass through the heavily fortified city walls into Portovenere. Since 1160, people have travelled through this stone doorway to enter the town...

Authentic Charm

Just beautiful to stroll along especially just after dawn ( fantastic for photographic shoots) or early evening - lots of artisan shops with very high quality ceramics, linens, food and drink items, j...

The entrance door to the historic center

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This romantic-style door, through which you access the main street of the population, opened in 1161, when the muraled box was built.

Old entrance door

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The old entrance door to Porto Venere can be seen on the left, in marble, a measure for grains and wine. This is where the goods were accessed to the city. The door gives access to Via Capell ...

Main doors

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You will be required to borrow to discover the street with its typical shopping, cake, etc ... an impressive door at the foot of the city's resorts.