Private Tour in Lecce: Discover the Authentic Soul of Salento

Highlights

• Salento Exploration
• Baroque Lecce
• Romanesque Architecture

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Lecce

   3h

   Discovering another side of Puglia, very different in dialect, culture but above all architecture. By observing the Basilica of Santa Croce, the greatest example of Lecce Baroque, you will understand the particularity and authenticity of Salento culture, through the meticulousness in detail with which these architectural wonders are represented. We will then move to the Cathedral, which creates that deep bond of closeness between Lecce and its patron saints. After the equally iconic visits to the Roman Amphitheater in Piazza Sant'Oronzo and the Castle of Charles V nearby, it will be possible to appreciate the culinary culture of Lecce by tasting a delicious pasticciotto.

2. 2

   Otranto

   2h

   We will continue to Otranto, the so-called "gateway to the East", the easternmost point of Italy, where you can admire the splendid sea in the Spiaggia delle Due Sorelle, where in case of perfectly clear skies it will even be possible to see Albania! The identity of the city of Otranto, however, is not only linked to the sea, but also to important architectural structures such as the Aragonese Castle which surrounds the historic center together with the mighty walls with the Cathedral of Santa Maria Annunziata inside, which is the result of a mosaic of architectural styles, just as Otranto is a mosaic of peoples.

Before you go

Location

Italy