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Why visit Lecce?

Lecce is a southern Italian masterclass in baroque stone, built from the pliable, warm-toned pietra leccese that glows honey-gold under the Salento sun. Start at Piazza del Duomo, where the cathedral's soaring campanile anchors a tight, theatrical square, then weave through the tangled alleyways of the Centro Storico to marvel at the gargoyles clinging to the Basilica di Santa Croce. The city pulses with a distinct creative energy, best experienced over a long evening in the piazzas of the old town.

Food here is rooted in rustic peasant traditions that elevate simple ingredients into local obsessions. Morning routines revolve around a steaming caffè leccese—espresso poured over ice and sweetened with almond milk—paired with a flaky pasticciotto, a custard-filled pastry born in the nearby town of Galatina. By evening, settle into a trattoria to order ciceri e tria, a comforting dish of handmade pasta tossed with chickpeas and crisp, fried ribbons of dough, before visiting the Roman Amphitheatre sunken dramatically into Piazza Sant'Oronzo.

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