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Cities & Culture
Lecce
A Baroque city of pale limestone in the Salento — the “Florence of the South.”
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- COUNTRY
- Italy
- REGION
- Apulia
- DURATION
- 1 day
ABOUT THE DESTINATION
Lecce is the capital of the Salento peninsula in southern Apulia, a Baroque city built from the soft pale limestone of the region and nicknamed the Florence of the South. Its Basilica of Santa Croce, the Piazza del Duomo and the Roman amphitheatre anchor a centre of carved façades and alleys within easy reach of both the Adriatic and Ionian coasts.
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