The Baroque Style & Gardens in Lecce

Let’s visit together the wonderful Art & Nature of Lecce, noticed as the Capital of Baroque.

Lecce is a fascinating town that you will always remember for the luxurious private palaces, with their courtyards and gardens, that we will admire inside, as well as for the precious symbols represented on the facade of many of the magnificent churches, that I will describe you.

Passing together through its hidden streets, we will explore the labyrinthine old town, feeling the air of “slow life”, typical of southern Italy, enjoying the authentic atmosphere of everyday life.
We will discover together the amazing collection of sacred art, visiting the most ancient workshops of ceramic and papier-mache.

Of course, you could not miss tasting the best local food like “puccia” (local bread with vegetables), or “pasticciotto” (sweet with custards), in one of the most traditional pastry shops in the town that I will suggest to you!

We will admire the beautiful symbols and decorations in Baroque style situate on the facade of this most representative church.

We will admire the most beautiful Duomo Square in Lecce, surrounded by the ancient buildings in Baroque style: the Seminary, the Bishop Palace and the Bell Tower, 70 meters high.

We will discover the most ancient monuments dating back to the Roman Times, compared with the famous Colosseo in Rome, situated in the middle of the most ancient square, surrounded by monuments of different eras, representing a mixture of architectural styles

Walking together through the most ancient streets of the old town, we will arrive at the Roman Theatre, to admire the place where the actors performed tragedies and comedies.
You will feel like going back in time, admiring many other ruins as the Roman road, compared to the famous Appia Way, the Roman Column and the mosaic floor, symbols of the Roman origin of the town.

We will enjoy a visit of the laboratories of a local stone and papier-mache atelier in Lecce, where you can learn the secrets behind this ancient tradition, notice as “The Art of Papier Mache”
Artisans will show you the old secrets creating a statue of paper machè.

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