Lecce, the Roman city of Licea, now defined as the Florence of the south, is a city of simple yet refined charm.
A stroll into its rich and evocative old city centre is studded with façades and gateways, which appear before the visitor as an almost inconceivable surprise. The church of Rosario, the church of S. Giovanni Battista and the church of S. Croce, are simply magnificent as is the monumental entrance to the surrounding wall of the Piazza Duomo, the former Celestini convent, etc. You will be bewitched…