Lecce

Built around the ancient Messapian settlement later known as Lupiae, Lecce developed into Salento’s principal city. It stands on the Salento peninsula between the Adriatic and Ionian seas, in southern Apulia. Local honey-coloured limestone gave the city’s 17th- and 18th-century churches and palaces their highly ornate façades, a style widely known as Barocco leccese. Piazza Sant’Oronzo incorporates a Roman amphitheatre, while the Basilica di Santa Croce is a leading monument of this decorative tradition. Lecce is also associated with papier-mâché craftsmanship, still practised in local workshops. Move on to other webcams in Apulia to compare coastal and inland settings around the Salento peninsula.

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