A Tourist in Rome - Torre Borgia

Location:41.89371, 12.49160 At the northwest corner of the Piazza of St. Peter in Chains, also viewable from Via degli Annibaldi (the road from Via Cavour to the Colosseum)
Metro:Colosseo or Cavour
Time:about 10 minutes
Cost:Free
Hours:Viewable at any time

Today the belltower of the church of San Francesco di Paola, Torre Borgia was originally built in the 12th century. The slits in the tower suggest a defensive purpose. The travertine corbels near the top of the tower were added at the end of the 15th century. The tower faces another medieval tower, the Torre degli Annibaldi.

    
Torre Borgia, from the Piazza of St. Peter in Chains
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Torre Borgia at sunset
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Torre Borgia, from Via degli Annibaldi
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Torre Borgia
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