Porte d'Italie

Porte d'Italie is one of the city gates of Paris, located in the 13th arrondissement, at the intersection of Avenue d'Italie, Boulevard Massena, Avenue de la Porte d'Italie and street Kellermann, facing the Kremlin-Bicetre.

The "door to Italy" is the starting point of Route nationale 7 between Paris and Italy, hence the name.

It is conveniently located between the 87 and 88 bastions of the old Thiers wall.

Transport

The Porte d'Italie Metro station and a stop on Paris tramway Line 3a are located at the gate.

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Coordinates: 48°49′08″N 2°21′34″E / 48.818889°N 2.359444°E / 48.818889; 2.359444

Porte d'Italie (Paris Métro)

Porte d'Italie is a station of the Paris Métro, serving Line 7 and Tramway Line 3a.

The station opened on 7 March 1930 as part of Line 10 when it was extended from Place d'Italie to Porte de Choisy. The station was integrated into line 7 on 26 April 1931. In 2006, Paris Tramway Line 3 (now 3a) opened, with a stop at Porte d'Italie. It is named after the Porte d'Italie, a gate in the nineteenth century Thiers wall of Paris, which led to the south and Italy.

Station layout

Gallery

Street-level entrance at Porte d'Italie

Street-level entrance at Porte d'Italie

Porte d'Italie T3 tram stop

Porte d'Italie T3 tram stop

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