Location: Lecce
Puglia, Italy
Country: Italy
Region: Apulia
Province: Lecce (LE)
Founded: 200s BC
Government• Mayor: Carlo Salvemini (PD)
Area• Total: 238 km (92 sq mi)
Elevation: 49 m (161 ft)
Population (1 January 2015)• Total: 95,766
• Density: 400/km (1,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s): Leccesi
Time zone: CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST): CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code: 73100
Dialing code: 0832
Patron saint: Orontius
Website: Official website
Top Things to do in Lecce
Top 8 Monuments & Statues in Lecce, Puglia
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Lecce (Italian: [ˈlettʃe] ( listen) or locally [ˈlɛttʃe]; Sicilian: Lecci, Griko: Luppìu, Latin: Lupiae, Ancient Greek: Λουπίαι) is a historic city of 95,766 inhabitants (2015) in southern Italy, the capital of the province of Lecce, the second province in the region by population, as well as one of the most important cities of Apulia. It is the main city of the Salentine Peninsula, a sub-peninsula at the heel of the Italian Peninsula and is over 2,000 years old.
Restaurants in Lecce
1. Monumento a Fanfulla da Lodi
2. Monumento ai Caduti
3. Colonna di Sant'Oronzo
Piazza Sant'Oronzo, Lecce Italy http://www.comunedilecce.it
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4.0 based on 344 reviews
Reviewed By happytravellady - Macclesfield, United Kingdom
All the buildings in the old town of lecce are worth a look and this is no different. Interesting architecture and worth a stop.
