A Baroque masterpiece? Salento’s main city bursts with piazzas and palazzi built using creamy limestone in Barocco Leccese style. The Basilica di Santa Croce (Via Umberto I, 1) boasts one of the finest and most intricate Baroque facades in Italy, taking over 200 years to complete, with exquisite detail. Remnants of Lecce’s Roman history still … Continue reading Love Lecce | Prosperity, Plague, Baroque and Roll