Porta Altinia, Treviso

Porta Altinia is one of the three gates that open onto the sixteenth-century walls of Treviso.

It is located at the southern end of the historic center and consequently allowed access from Mestre and Venice via the Terraglio. However, the name is linked to the Roman city of Altino, from which it could be reached via the present-day provincial road "Jesolana."

It was built in 1514 next to an earlier medieval gate whose vaults survive. Its appearance, with exposed brick and few stone decorations, is decidedly more sober than the other two gates. The upper part is shaped like a keep with large windows on the inner and outer façades, while the side fronts still have the cannon holes.

At the fall of the Serenissima the Marcian lion that stood out on the exterior side was removed. The inner facade, moreover, was adorned with various frescoes-perhaps by Pomponio Amalteo depicting Attila's legendary attack on the city.

On the western flank stood a large casemate that was demolished in the 19th century.