Lecce Trip Overview
From Porta Napoli, start this exciting experience with an expert, funny, local guide, that will be there exclusively for you and ready to reply to all your questions. Walking off the beaten paths, discover the most beautiful noble palaces, like Palazzo Adorno and its façade diamond-shaped. Learn histories about the families who lived in the town in past centuries and curious anecdotes about the buildings that you will pass. See the jewels of Baroque architecture like Basilica of Santa Croce and Piazza Sant’Oronzo with the “Sedile” the old city Hall. Let yourself be attracted by the soft atmosphere in Piazza Duomo, the unique closed square with it’s baroque jewels: the old Seminary, the bell tower and the church.
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Duration: 2 hours
Starts: Lecce, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Lecce, Puglia, Italy
From Porta Napoli, start this exciting experience with an expert, funny, local guide, that will be there exclusively for you and ready to reply to all your questions. Walking off the beaten paths, discover the most beautiful noble palaces, like Palazzo Adorno and its façade diamond-shaped. Learn histories about the families who lived in the town in past centuries and curious anecdotes about the buildings that you will pass. See the jewels of Baroque architecture like Basilica of Santa Croce and Piazza Sant’Oronzo with the “Sedile” the old city Hall. Let yourself be attracted by the soft atmosphere in Piazza Duomo, the unique closed square with it’s baroque jewels: the old Seminary, the bell tower and the church.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Porta Napoli, Via Adua Altezza Piazzetta Arco di Trionfo, 73100, Lecce Italy
It is a triumphal arch of Lecce, which marks the entrance to the historical center of the city
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Chiesa di S.Niccolo dei Greci, Piazza Chiesa Greca 8, 73100, Lecce Italy
It’s an area of old town, locally called “chiesa greca”, named after the church, where Greek-Byzantine ritual functions are still performed today
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Palazzo dei Celestini, Via Umberto I 13, 73100, Lecce Italy
Together with Basilica of Santa Croce, are the bookmarks of local architecture and Baroque style. The central top window of the Basilica, looks like a thick stone embroidery.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Piazza del Duomo, 73010, Lecce Italy
Enjoy the warm and welcoming athmosphere in this square, especially at sunset, when the twilight starts to produce its effect
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Piazza Sant’Oronzo, 73100, Lecce Italy
Step right in the center of the square, on top of the emblem of the city, the she-wolf and listen to its history from you guide. Admire the the ruins of Roman amphitheatre and the column coming from Appian road, holding the statue of saint’Oronzo, patron of the city
Duration: 20 minutes
