Porte d'Italie

The Porte d’Italie is a wide intersection where the Boulevard Masséna meets the Avenue d’Italie, marking a historic gateway into the city of Paris. It stands at the precise site of an opening in the Thiers wall, a nineteenth-century fortification system that once defined the city limits. This location was specifically positioned between the eighty-seventh and eighty-eighth bastions of the wall, serving as a primary point of entry for travelers arriving from the south.