Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Lecce, Italy
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2.4 km
54 m
Explore Lecce in Italy with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in LecceIndividual Sights in LecceSight 1: Lecce Cathedral
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Lecce Cathedral is the cathedral of the city of Lecce in Apulia, Italy, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Lecce.
Sight 2: Chiesa di Santa Teresa
The church of Santa Teresa is a Baroque church in the historic center of Lecce, Italy. Together with the adjacent convent of the Discalced Carmelites, it was founded in 1620.
Sight 3: Chiesa di Santa Elisabetta
The church of Sant'Elisabetta is a small church in Lecce, Italy, located in Via Libertini, in the historic center of the city. In ancient times it was dedicated to St. Andrew the Apostle and is also known as Chiesa Nova.
Sight 4: Chiesa di Sant'Anna
The church of Sant'Anna, together with the adjacent Conservatory of the same name, is a Baroque building in the historic center of Lecce built in 1680 and commissioned by Teresa Paladini, at the request of her husband Bernardino Verardi.
Sight 5: Porta Rudiae
Porta Rudiae in Lecce is one of the three gates that give access to the historic city center.
Sight 6: Basilica di San Giovanni Battista al Rosario
Sight 7: Chiesa della Madonna del Carmine
The church of Carmine, together with the adjacent convent of the Carmelites, is an architectural complex in Lecce, Italy.
Sight 8: Chiesa di San Francesco della Scarpa
The church of San Francesco della Scarpa is a church in the historic center of Lecce, so called in the sixteenth century when the Friars Minor who lived in the destroyed convent of Santa Maria del Tempio were divided into conventuals and observants: the former wore shoes unlike the latter.
Sight 9: Teatro Romano di Lecce
The Roman Theatre of Lecce is a monument from the Roman era located in the historic center of the city. Of uncertain date, the theatre is assigned to the Augustan period.
Sight 10: Chiesa di Santa Chiara
The church of Santa Chiara is located in the historic center of Lecce, in Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II.
Sight 11: Anfiteatro Romano di Lecce
The Roman amphitheater of Lecce is a monument from the Roman era located in Piazza Sant'Oronzo. It dates back to the Augustan age.
Sight 12: Chiesa di Santa Maria della Grazia
The church of Santa Maria della Grazia is a religious building in Lecce built in the Baroque era. It is located in the central Piazza Sant'Oronzo, in front of the Roman Amphitheater.
Sight 13: Chiesa di Sant'Antonio della Piazza
The church of Sant'Antonio della Piazza, also known as the church of San Giuseppe after the saint after whom the confraternity that officiates there is named, is a church in the historic center of Lecce.
Sight 14: Chiesa di San Matteo
The church of San Matteo is a Baroque Catholic place of worship in the historic center of Lecce, located in Via dei Perroni, 29.
Sight 15: Porta San Biagio
Porta San Biagio is one of the three access gates to the ancient nucleus of Lecce, dedicated to St. Blaise, bishop of the city of Sebaste in Armenia in the fourth century, born in Lecce and then left for Armenia due to persecution from the road on which this gate stands according to tradition. It forms the southern entrance to the ancient urban core. It is located near Piazza d'Italia.
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