San Biagio Gate – Basilica of Santa Croce loop from Soleto

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San Biagio Gate – Basilica of Santa Croce loop from Soleto

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San Biagio Gate – Basilica of Santa Croce loop from Soleto

02:50

47.2km

150m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 21.0 km for 107 m

After 24.9 km for 221 m

After 25.4 km for 60 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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21.0 km

San Biagio Gate

Highlight • Monument

It's one of the three access gates to the old town. Built on an older entrance of Charles V, it was rebuilt in 1774 by the governor Tommaso Ruffo, as recalled in the Latin inscription above. Pairs of smooth-stemmed columns rest on high bases that frame the archway, on which the coat of arms of Ferdinand IV of Bourbon and that of the city of Lecce are superimposed.

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21.3 km

Church of St. Matthew

Highlight • Religious Site

It was built in the second half of the 17th century according to the designs of Achille Larducci di Salò (nephew of Francesco Borromini). It replaced an old 15th-century chapel dedicated to the Apostle Matthew, to which was attached a Franciscan monastery. The foundation stone was laid in 1667 by the Bishop of Lecce Luigi Pappacoda and was completed in 1700 .
Since April 30, 1810 it has been the seat of the parish of Santa Maria della Luce, established on March 16, 1606 in a church of the same name outside the walls and transferred here after the abolition of the Franciscan monastery.
Source: it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiesa_di_San_Matteo_(Lecce)

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22.6 km

Saint Oronzo Square, Lecce

Highlight • Historical Site

Beautiful square where the Roman amphitheater of Lecce is located

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22.8 km

Basilica of Santa Croce

Highlight • Religious Site

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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22.8 km

Celestine Palace

Highlight • Historical Site

Also known as the Government Palace, it's located adjacent to the Basilica of Santa Croce and enjoys a strategic position thanks to the double access from via Umberto I and from viale XXV Luglio. The palace was built starting from 1549, on a project by Riccardi, to whom we owe the original cloister. The major works of the long façade (1659-1695) were carried out by two illustrious architects: Giuseppe Zimbalo and Giuseppe Cino, who respectively built the first and second order according to the classical styles of Lecce baroque. It housed the Celestine monks for three centuries, until the Napoleonic suppression of 1807, when they were sent away and the building became an administrative institutional seat.

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22.9 km

Basilica of the Holy Cross

Highlight • Religious Site

Beautiful place in nature

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24.8 km

Lecce Cathedral (Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption)

Highlight • Religious Site

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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25.0 km

Santa Teresa Church

Highlight • Religious Site

The Church of Sant'Elisabetta is a small church in Lecce , located on Via Libertini in the historic center of the city. In ancient times it was dedicated to Saint Andrew the Apostle and is also known as Chiesa Nova.
The church, formerly dedicated to Sant'Andrea, is also known as "Chiesa Nova or di Sant'Elisabetta". Its construction dates back to 1519 and was commissioned by the Lateran Canons , then it passed to the Mattei family, founders of Novoli and Palmariggi, then to the Pedio family and finally to the Galatian Francesco Micheli (former President of the Court of Lecce and Councilor of the Court of Cassation), whose wife, Matilde Scarciglia, donated it to the Archdiocese of Lecce. The church, entrusted to the Theatine Fathers in 1586, is now known as Sant'Elisabetta because for two centuries the Confraternity of the Visitation of Sant'Alisabetta held office there. Renovated in 2002.
Source: it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiesa_di_Sant%27Elisabetta_(Lecce)

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47.2 km

End point

Train Station

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