Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Lecce, Italy
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60 m
Experience Lecce in Italy in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in LecceIndividual Sights in LecceSight 1: 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.
Sight 2: 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 3: 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 4: 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 5: Colonna di Sant'Oronzo
The column of Sant'Oronzo, about 29 meters high, is located in Piazza Sant'Oronzo in Lecce. On the top it houses the statue of the patron saint, until 2018 the historical one made in Venice in 1739 and from 2024 the new bronze copy made after the restoration of the ancient one that can no longer be hoisted on the column.
Sight 6: Sedile
The Palazzo del Seggio, better known as "Il Sedile", is a palace in the historic center of Lecce, located in Piazza Sant'Oronzo. It dates back to the end of the sixteenth century.
Sight 7: Chiesetta di San Marco
The church of San Marco, located next to the Sedile, in the center of Lecce, dates back to the sixteenth century.
Sight 8: 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 9: Chiesa di Santa Chiara
The church of Santa Chiara is located in the historic center of Lecce, in Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II.
Sight 10: 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 11: 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 12: 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 13: Basilica di San Giovanni Battista al Rosario
Sight 14: Porta Rudiae
Porta Rudiae in Lecce is one of the three gates that give access to the historic city center.
Sight 15: 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 16: 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 17: 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 18: Lecce Cathedral
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 19: Chiesa di Sant'Irene dei Teatini
The church of Sant'Irene dei Teatini is a Catholic place of worship in the historic center of Lecce. It is dedicated to St. Irene of Lecce, patron saint of the city until 1656, the year in which Pope Alexander VII proclaimed the patronage of Lecce of a holy bishop: St. Oronzo.
Sight 20: Chiesa del Gesù
The church of Gesù or Madonna del Buon Consiglio is a church in the historic center of Lecce, Italy. It was for centuries the seat of the Society of Jesus.
Sight 21: Jewish Museum
In Italy there is a network of Jewish museums, often housed in the premises of ancient synagogues, testifying to the presence of Jewish communities at the level of local history. Since 2011 there has been the National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah (MEIS) in the former prison of Ferrara, in Via Piangipane, which documents the millennial presence of Jews in Italy and the tragic events of the Shoah.
Sight 22: Basilica di Santa Croce
Basilica di Santa Croce is a Baroque style church that was completed in 1695 in Lecce, Apulia, Italy.
Sight 23: Teatro Politeama Greco
Teatro Politeama Greco is a theatre in Lecce, Italy. It is located on the central Via XXV Luglio, adjacent to the Charles V Castle.
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