Where the sea meets the sky. Puglia. (Part 2)

Ciao,

I have decided to write this post despite today I have been let down tremendously from someone who decided to humiliate me publicly because I am not an English-born speaker. So I find it incredibly difficult to deal with this now. Not really nice.

Anyway, here I am, and I decided to continue with the trip I started more than a week ago in Puglia. We have seen Alberobello and Ostuni, which are on the Northern side of Brindisi, today I want to describe the southern part of the heel.

The first town I want to talk about is Lecce.

Lecce is also called the Florence of the South by many Italians, and that is not casual. In fact, what is really fascinating is the amazing baroque typical of this city, a form of art which can not found anywhere else.

Santa Croce, Lecce — Lecce, Santa Croce church.

What really makes Baroque from Lecce really interesting is the extreme decorations of the churches, often criticized in later days because it leads to luxury. But I personally love it. It gives character to those buildings and also is very beautiful. The most remarkable places to visit are the main square, “Piazza Sant’ Oronzo” which is a stunning square where there is a Roman amphitheater (really amazing).

amphitheatre, Lecce — Lecce, amphitheatre.

“Piazza Duomo” is where there is the cathedral, one of the most important in Italy.

But let’s look at what other treasures we can find if we move towards the seaside: Gallipoli and Otranto are the pearls of Salento (the land between Brindisi, Lecce and Taranto).

The beaches here are spectacular, look at the picture!