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P03 - Porticciola o Porta delle Fonti Asciano
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P03 - Porticciola o Porta delle Fonti
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Synthetic History
1342 - 1352 probable construction as it belongs to the third wall circle
1890 - demolition deliberated by the Municipal Administration
Description
It was a small secondary access to the medieval village, opened near a washing machine source, in the direction of a farm called Vallìdoli and a path that led to Grottoli, joining the road for Chiusure and San Giovanni d'Asso. Its small size also made it take the name of Porticciola.
No iconographic references nor descriptive of its construction characteristics have been received of this door.
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