Street Marco Tangheroni , 13th century
The origin of the walls dates back to the Ugolinian epoch, and access to the city would take place through four entrance gates: Sant’Antonio, Porta Castelli, Porta Magistra and Porta Barlao (subsequently replaced with the construction of the new gate, Porta Nova). In the 800s, during the Kingdom of Italy, under the guidance of Umberto I di Savoia, Porta Magistra, Porta Castelli and the stretch of walls that used to connect them were razed down in order to build the access to the New Street (Corso Matteotti). Moreover, for the sake of building the primary schools of Via Roma, a section of walls, 29 metres long, lying next to the Saint Francis cloister, was demolished. Today we can still see and visit the section situated north of the city, more precisely from Piazza Ugolino to Via Eleonora.