Overview
The Iovia Gate of Verona
Porta Borsari is a majestic Roman gate serving, during the imperial era, as main entrance to the city of Verona in the Veneto region from Postumia, an important road connecting it to Genoa.
It was built towards the end of the 1st century BC and was once called Porta Iovia, for its proximity to the Temple dedicated to Jupiter Lustral. Today, it is known as Porta Borsari in reference to the Bursarii, soldiers on guard with a purse who collected bishop's duties in front of the gate.
The actual gate, a fort built of brick and tuff, was completely destroyed. Today, only the decorative white limestone façade is visible, a daily passage point for thousands of citizens and visitors.
Corso Porta Borsari, 57A, 37121 Verona VR, Italia
