Basilica of Santa Croce – Lecce Cathedral loop from Lecce

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Lecce

Basilica of Santa Croce – Lecce Cathedral loop from Lecce

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Basilica of Santa Croce – Lecce Cathedral loop from Lecce

01:47

6.96km

30m

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

Waypoints

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Parking

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1.45 km

Basilica of Santa Croce

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The Basilica of Santa Croce is a Baroque church located in the historic center and built between the 16th and 17th centuries by the most famous architects from Lecce. The basilica has a facade richly decorated with columns, statues, cherubs and telamons, which represent temporal and spiritual power. Leaving the alleys and finding yourself in front of the main portal you will be amazed.

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1.70 km

Church of Saint Mary of Grace

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Beautiful cathedral in Salento

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1.70 km

Roman Amphitheatre

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The Roman amphitheater dates from the 2nd century AD and, due to the size of the arena with a diameter of approximately 53 m, could accommodate 2000 spectators.

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1.79 km

Lecce Cathedral

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beautiful baroque style Apulian cathedral

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1.85 km

Statue of Vittorio Emanuele II

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In a small park opposite the Chiesa di Santa Chiara stands the bronze Statue of Vittorio Emanuele II. It is a monument to the first king of a unified Italy.

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1.90 km

Church of Saint Clare (Lecce)

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The Umbrian pilgrimage site of Assisi has produced two important personalities: “Santa CHIARA” also deserves to be honored alongside “San FRANCESCO”. She lived at the same time as Francis: Clara was born in (or around) 1193 and died in 1253. Her general memorial day in the calendar of saints is the day of her death on August 11th for all major Christian denominations, but there are also regional or order-specific memorial days. In addition to this church, which was entrusted to her patronage, there are two important places in Assisi itself to follow in her footsteps: The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the center of Assisi (if you are interested, see komoot.com/de-de/highlight/361280 ), and the monastery of "San Damiano" (see komoot.com/de-de/highlight/361272 ), located just outside the historic city walls.

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2.18 km

Lecce Cathedral (Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption)

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The cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta is the mother church of Lecce and the seat of the archbishop. It was built in the 12th century in Romanesque style and then rebuilt in the 17th century in Lecce Baroque style by the architect Giuseppe Zimbalo. It has two facades: a main one, sober and elegant, and a side one, rich and scenographic, which overlooks the Piazza del Duomo. The bell tower, 70 meters high, is considered the symbol of the city.

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4.90 km

Basilica of the Holy Cross

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Beautiful place in nature

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6.96 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.64 km

1.65 km

1.37 km

185 m

120 m

Surfaces

5.22 km

1.57 km

157 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 5 November

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Comments

June 11, 2023,Lecce 🇮🇹

A slow and very pleasant stroll through the historic centre of Lecce.
Further information on Lecce from a web tour guide as follows;
thethinkingtraveller.com/italy/puglia/towns-and-cities-in-puglia/lecce?_its=JTdCJTIydmlkJTIyJTNBJTIyJTIyJTJDJTIyc3RhdGUlMjIlM0ElMjIlMjIlN0Q%3D

May 29, 2025,🇮🇹Apulien Do. 29.05.2025 das historische Zentrum von Lecce

At exactly 8:30 a.m., we drove from Torre Canne to Lecce in the southern part of the boot in Apulia. Lecce's old town was built in the Baroque style with sandy limestone.

Unfortunately, the weather was very mixed, and we had to open our umbrellas for the first hour and a half, but it was about 18°.

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