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The Porta Borgheriglia is the oldest doorway of the city. It was called, until the seventeenth century, Porta Romana, recognized for the travelers that came from the Urbe (Rome), the official entrance to the city.  The term borgheriglia comes from the Hispanicization of the old bórgora (village) in bórgorilla (small village), and most likely, the name changed during the time of the visit by the Papal Legate, Cardinal Egidio Albornoz and his Spanish Court to the fortress of Montefiascone.

La Porticella is the entrance to the smaller historical center of Montefiascone, thus it is given the name from the surrounding neighborhood. On the side of the doorway facing the village, just above the arch, is placed a small relief depicting The Madonna, created by Maldini-Sante in 2002.

The Porta di Borgo is the official entrance of the higher village of Montefiascone. The monumental arch was built in 1744 by Cardinal Pompeo Aldrovandi, bishop of Montefiascome from 1734 to 1752, and designed by the Roman architect, Domenico Gregorini.