Lecce (Puglia)

Today we travelled to Lecce on the Salentine Peninsula of Puglia via Ostuni the “white city”(giving it a Greek Isles feel). Lecce is known as "The Florence of the South" due to its rich Baroque architecture and is an absolutely stunning city. It has a very unique look due to the use “Lecce stone"—a particular kind of limestone that is very soft and therefore suitable for sculpture. You will also notice the Roman influence including wide streets and an amphitheatre.Read more