Italy · Walking Tours

2-Hour Walking Tour of Lecce with Baroque Highlights and Pasticciotto

2 Hours Round trip from Province of Lecce Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Explore Lecce's remarkable Baroque architecture
02 Visit the famous Basilica di Santa Croce and the Duomo
03 Admire traditional craft shops working with leccese stone and papier-mâché
04 Wander through Piazza Sant'Oronzo and see the Roman Amphitheater
05 Taste a traditional leccese coffee or a delicious pasticciotto

Enjoy a walking tour of Lecce, known as the Florence of Southern Italy for its important historical buildings and prominent Baroque churches. Visit landmarks such as the famous Basilica di Santa Croce, dating to 1549 and restored in 1689, and the Duomo, with its triumphal arch-style facade and impressive bell tower. Along the way, admire craft shops working with leccese stone, papier-mâché, and refined fabrics, and pause to taste a traditional leccese coffee or a delicious pasticciotto.

We will take advantage of a break to taste the traditional 'leccese coffee' or a delicious pasticciotto, a delight for the palate made of simple crumbly pastry and custard.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 2 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Not included

Wheelchair access Yes

City Lecce

Languages English, French, Italian, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Discover Baroque Lecce on Foot

Today, you will enjoy a tour of Lecce, known as the Florence of Southern Italy because of its important historical buildings and prominent churches, most of them in the Baroque style.
Visit the most beautiful churches, such as the famous Basilica di Santa Croce, dating to 1549 and restored in 1689, which is truly a masterpiece of Lecce Baroque, or the Duomo, with its triumphal arch-style facade and the impressive height of its bell tower.
During the walk, we will also be able to admire some craft shops where leccese stone, papier-mâché, and refined fabrics are worked.
We will take advantage of a break to taste the traditional 'leccese coffee' or a delicious pasticciotto, a delight for the palate made of simple crumbly pastry and custard.