The City Walls of Vicenza - Scaligerian extensions

The Scaligeri, Lords of Vicenza from 1311 to 1387, set about reinforcing the castle by Porta Feliciana, at the western entrance to the city, and building two extensions of the city walls to the north-east, beyond the Ponte degli Angeli, and north-west, in the San Rocco - Santa Croce area.
The first extension of about 1,220 metres is still partially visible along Via Legione Gallieno. The route went from the banks of the Bacchiglione (the exact direction is still uncertain), enclosed the San Pietro district, ran along Viale Gallieno and turned, shortly after Porta Santa Lucia, along Contrà Torretti and, running parallel to the Bacchiglione, arrived as far as Ponte degli Angeli.
It had four gates: Araceli, Ca' Marzo, Padova and Santa Lucia (the only one still existing, even if changed).
The second extension, of 1,680 metri, departed from Contrà Mure Porta Nova, descended to Contrà Mure della Rocchetta, ran along the whole of Contrà Mure San Rocco and turning at Contrà Porta Santa Croce re-appeared on the left of Corso Fogazzaro (Contrà Ponte Nuovo) and joined up with the existing walls at San Biagio. There is still a stretch of this wall visible along Viale Mazzini, as well as the imposing Porta Santa Croce (1381) and the remains of the Rocchetta, an arms and ammunition dump.