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Porta Romana is one of the ancient gates in the walls of Siena, located on the route of the ancient Via Cassia. It was built in 1327 - 1328 by Agnolo di Ventura and Agostino di Giovanni, equipped with battlements and a defensive wall. In 1417, Taddeo di Bartolo was commissioned to paint the fresco that was to adorn it with a depiction of the Virgin, like the other city gates, to implore divine protection for the city. In 1978, the frescoes, due to advanced deterioration, were detached and transferred to the Basilica of San Francesco. However, there is a Roman inscription at the Porta Romana!The inscription was written on a travertine tablet and, based on its graphic characters and content, can be dated to the Augustan period (27 BC – 0) saying "Silvanus sacr(um) / C. Victricius / Memor VIvir / [a] ugustalis posuit" = Caio Victricio Memore Seviro augustale dedicated a small temple to Silvanus.

In Siena, as we know, your eye always falls there, on the shell-shaped Campo or the striped marble of the Duomo. And rightly so. But then there are those places that speak to you in a different voice, more raspy and sincere. Porta Romana is one of them. Let's be clear: this isn't a small archway placed there for show. This is a beast of brick and stone, a fortress planted to the south to tell those arriving from Rome: "Be careful, you're entering Siena." It's massive, imposing, it makes you feel small and immediately reminds you that this city was once a serious thing, a power that had to be defended. It has none of the frills of other monuments; it gets straight to the point, and for me, its charm begins right there.

Details about the Romanesque church: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieve_di_San_Giovanni_Battista_(Ponte_allo_Spino)

beautiful Romanesque church with arched courtyard, half cloister (?) unfortunately closed

Great Romanesque church with arcade, unfortunately closed.

The name is due to the bridge that crosses the Arbia stream. The place has been documented since the early Middle Ages as it lies along the route of the ancient Via Francigena. Particularly in the itinerary of Sigeric, Archbishop of Canterbury, the place represented the fourteenth stage (Submansio) and was then called Arbia. The bridge that gives its name to the city was built by the municipality of Siena in 1388 and rebuilt in 1656 under Prince Mattia de' Medici, governor of Siena.

The Porta Romana, also known as Porta Nuova, is one of the gates in the medieval walls of Siena. The gate was built in 1327-1328. It has a complex structure with two separate portals separated by a small courtyard, and the inner gate is higher than the outer one. The large arches are covered with travertine marble. In 1417, Taddeo di Bartolo was commissioned to paint the Madonna icon on the inner portal, dedicated to the protection of the city. The painting was further updated by Sassetta and later Sano di Pietro who completed it in 1466.

Beautiful town, with a characteristic center and an ideal point from which to start your cycling adventures on the dirt roads