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Fortress / Tower
Porta di Carlo V
City gate in Catania, Italy
- Within the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily)”
At a glance
- Type
- Fortress / Tower
- Protection
- Italian national heritage
- Coordinates
- 37°30′05″ N, 15°05′13″ E
- Address
- Via Cardinale Dusmet
Photos
Getting there
Catania CentraleTrain, nearest
1.3 km as the crow flies
Porta di Carlo VVia Cardinale Dusmet
Port400 m
Aeroporto di Catania Fontanarossa4.2 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Porta di Carlo V?
Porta di Carlo V is in Catania, in the province of Catania (Sicily), Italy. Address: Via Cardinale Dusmet. GPS coordinates: 37.50146, 15.08694.
What else is there to see near Porta di Carlo V?
Nearby you’ll find: Palazzo del Seminario dei Chierici (100 m away), Porta Uzeda (100 m away), Terme Achilliane (100 m away).
Sources and licences
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 7 photos
- Porta di Carlo V - Catania (iscrizione) — Pequod76, Public domain
- Catania - Porta di Carlo V - 2023-09-03 16-18-26 001 — Kaspo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Catania - Porta di Carlo V - 2023-09-03 16-19-11 001 — Kaspo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Catania - Porta di Carlo V - 2023-09-03 16-19-34 001 — Ferdi2005, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Catania - Porta di Carlo V - 2023-09-03 16-20-29 001 — Kaspo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Catania - Porta di Carlo V - interno — Ferdi2005, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Porta di Carlo V (Catania) 10 11 2025 01 — Effems, CC0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences