Description
Porta San Paolo, also called Porta di Rosa, is one of the surviving medieval gates of Campobasso, on the east side of the old town, near the climb up to the castle. Together with the tower beside it, it forms a single defensive complex.
The gate is a round arch in rough stone, but it still keeps an important medieval coat of arms. Beside it rises the watchtower, Renaissance in origin, round in plan with a sloping base: today it is a home, but its old look is almost intact.
It was built in 1374 and takes its name from the nearby church of San Paolo, now deconsecrated. From here the walls climbed the steep eastern flank of the hill. It is one of the six gates recalled by the six crenellated towers on the city's coat of arms.
The gate is a round arch in rough stone, but it still keeps an important medieval coat of arms. Beside it rises the watchtower, Renaissance in origin, round in plan with a sloping base: today it is a home, but its old look is almost intact.
It was built in 1374 and takes its name from the nearby church of San Paolo, now deconsecrated. From here the walls climbed the steep eastern flank of the hill. It is one of the six gates recalled by the six crenellated towers on the city's coat of arms.