Porta Borsari & Corso Porta Borsari
Porta Borsari
A Roman city gate from the 1st century AD, with its white double-arched stone facade well preserved. The street behind it continues the route of the ancient Roman main road.
Porta Borsari was the main gate of ancient Verona. Its surviving facade dates from the 1st century AD. Above the twin white limestone arches are two tiers of windows, and the lintel carries an inscription recording the restoration of the city walls by Emperor Gallienus in AD 265. In the Middle Ages tolls were collected here, which gave it the name 'Money Bag Gate.' Corso Porta Borsari runs behind the gate along the old Roman main road to Piazza delle Erbe. Both sides are lined with boutiques, cafés and century-old shops, and you can walk from here to the Casa di Giulietta area. Free to see, open all day.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Via Mazzini
- Arena di Verona
- Piazza delle Erbe
- Torre dei Lamberti & Piazza dei Signori
- Juliet's House
- Scaliger Tombs (Arche Scaligere)
- Castelvecchio & Scaliger Bridge
- Verona Cathedral (Duomo)