Capital of the homonymous province and cultural center of Salento, Lecce, in Puglia, is among the most fascinating art cities of Southern Italy. This magnificent city can surprise and conquer tourists and visitors.

Its ancient Messapian origins and archaeological remains derive from the Roman domination and are mixed with the richness and exuberance of the seventeenth-century Baroque of the churches and palaces in the center.

The streets of this city are an open-air museum, an example is the magnificent Piazza del Duomo, which houses the imposing Cathedral of Maria SS. Assunta.

A few steps away we find the famous Piazza Sant'Oronzo that contains other artistic and historical jewels belonging to different eras.

Lecce boasts many entertainment from music to theater and is animated by a rich nightlife which are the protagonists especially the many young people who attend its renowned University.