Lecce

Lecce, with the architectonic wealth of its palaces and with the ancient beauty of its roads, with numerous churches, with an amphitheatre and a roman theatre can be considered the greatest centre of the southern baroque.
To mark the historical centre of the city there are wide tree-lined avenues and three doors : Naples door, that is most ancient , S.Biagio door, Rudiae door.
The heart of Lecce is S.Oronzo public square, dedicated to its protector, in fact in its beautiful one half there is a obelisk with the statue of the glorious bishop.
After to have crossed the tight ways of the centre is reached in Dome public square, here the baroque expresses in one simpler and stricter way.
The architectonic block of the Dome comprises the palace of the bishop and that of the seminary; continuing it is arrived to S.Croce , on the façade of this church, between beautiful “putti”, stranges birds, flowers and leaves.
The palace of the “Celestini”, beside the church, resumes the reasons of the baroque enlivening then with the windows.
Lecce therefore has been considered the beautifulst city in Apulia, admired for its monuments for many people