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Saint Oronzo Square, Lecce – Basilica of the Holy Cross loop from San Pietro Vernotico

Saint Oronzo Square, Lecce – Basilica of the Holy Cross loop from San Pietro Vernotico

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Saint Oronzo Square, Lecce – Basilica of the Holy Cross loop from San Pietro Vernotico

02:28

61.1km

150m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 25, 2026

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 21.0 km for 122 m

After 23.2 km for 211 m

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23.2 km

Lecce Cathedral

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23.2 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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23.2 km

Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption

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23.9 km

Nativity scene at the Roman Amphitheatre in Lecce

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23.9 km

Saint Oronzo Square, Lecce

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Beautiful square where the Roman amphitheater of Lecce is located

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24.1 km

Basilica of the Holy Cross

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Beautiful place in nature

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25.5 km

Bastion of the Urban Walls

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The imposing fortification is a testimony of the sixteenth-century defensive interventions implemented by the Emperor Charles V to stem the Turkish invasions. The adaptation of the walls was entrusted to the architect Gian Giacomo dell’Acaya, and in 1542 received a new push by the governator Don Ferrante Loffredo. The walls were therefore replaced by a fortification equipped with bulwarks capable of resisting at the attack of the new war weapons of the time. The defensive front was about 60 meters long and consisted of two floors: the upper one beyond the level of the moat, and the lower one, partially excavated in the rocky bank which today corresponds to the internal planking level.

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