Porte d'Italie are located in the 13th arrondissement, at the intersection of Avenue d'Italie, Boulevard Massena, Avenue de la Porte d'Italie and street Kellermann, facing the Kremlin-​​Bicetre.

The door to Italy

Italy

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 is the starting point of the national highway 7 between Paris

Paris

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and Italy, hence the name.
It is conveniently located between 87 and 88 bastions of the old walls of Thiers.

History

An underground until recent years allowed to pass under the crossing between the boulevard Kellermann and the boulevard Massena. Installation work of the underground tram abolished from October 2003.