After breakfast at the hotel, we will spend the day discovering Lecce, known as the Baroque capital of southern Italy. A cultural and historical centre that hides ancient buildings of singular beauty, built over the centuries with the so-called “Lecce stone”. Squares, palaces, amphitheatres, sculptures carved in stone and inserted with great harmony in the urban context that, in the words of Thomas Ashe who visited it in the 18th century, is “the most beautiful city in Italy”. A visit to the Basilica of Santa Croce, with the adjacent Palace of the Celestines, the former Convent of the Celestine Fathers, where art in a magnificent triumph reaches the highest level of aesthetic expression, and the Duomo of Lecce located in the heart of its historic centre, within the square of the same name, is a must. Free time and opportunity for lovers of culture and art, who love to walk, to discover other beauties and typical places of Lecce.
OPTIONAL EXCURSION Discovering Otranto:
Porta d’Oriente, with dinner In the late afternoon, transfer to Otranto, the jewel of Salento, a place rich in art and culture but also with Caribbean beaches. The beauty of Otranto is undoubtedly linked to its old town and the importance of its artistic treasures, but one of the unrivalled attractions of the city is its incomparable sea and its splendid natural landscape. After dinner in one of the local restaurants, return to the hotel.