Lecce
Lecce is a city in the Apulia region of Italy. Lecce has been dubbed "the Florence of the south". Whereas many people skip it in favour of the nearby beach towns of the Salento peninsula, this city, distinguished by its elaborate style of baroque buildings, has at least a couple of days of attractions worth seeing.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lecce Cathedral and Lecce railway station.
Lecce Cathedral
Church
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Lecce Cathedral is the cathedral of the city of Lecce in Apulia, Italy, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Lecce.
Lecce railway station
Railway station
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Lecce railway station serves the city and comune of Lecce, in the region of Apulia, Southern Italy. Opened in 1866, it is the southern terminus of the Adriatic Railway, and is also the terminus of two regional lines, the Martina Franca–Lecce railway and the Lecce–Otranto railway.
Basilica of Santa Croce, Lecce
Church
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The Basilica of the Holy Cross is a Baroque-style church completed in 1695 in Lecce, Apulia, Italy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Surbo and Merine.
Surbo
Town
Surbo is a town and comune in the province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy. It is an administrative enclave in the territory of the city of Lecce from whose center it is about 5 km away… Surbo is situated 5 km northwest of Lecce.
Merine
Village
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Merine is an Italian village and hamlet of the municipality of Lizzanello in the Province of Lecce, Apulia. As of 2011 its population was of 4,785. Merine is situated 5 km southeast of Lecce.
Lecce
- Type: Locality with 95,300 residents
- Also known as: “075035”
- Location: Lecce, Apulia, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
40.357° or 40° 21′ 25″ northLongitude
18.172° or 18° 10′ 19″ eastPopulation
95,300Elevation
53 metres (174 feet)Open location code
8FGW954C+RRGeoNames ID
6542124
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In Other Languages
“Lecce” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Comune di Lecce”
- Italian: “Lecce”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Santa Maria della Provvidenza and Palazzo dei Celestini.
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