Lecce
Italy
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About Lecce
The Italian city of Lecce nowadays represents a rather small, but nevertheless absolutely picturesque city, which, due to the incredibly large number of the most varied historical sightseeings and architectural art works is sometimes even called by the local citizens the Southern Florence . Lecce is the exact city, which may be considered the perfect example of the typical Italian lifestyle - even though that the streets are quite empty during the week, they are getting more and more overcrowded during the weekend, when all the local citizens and foreign guests are coming out to have some rest in the peaceful shadows of the city park, enjoy the evenings in the numerous restaurants, bars and cafes, listen to the street artists and singers, performing straight out on th streets and so on.
The city has an incredibly large number of the most varied architectural sightseeings, so it is better to start your trip straight from the railway station, especially if you have reached the city by train. The road will lead you straigh to the city s most significant sightseeing, represented by the gorgeous cathedral, situated on the central square of Lecce. By the way, Piazza Duomo is considered one of the most beautiful squares in the whole Italy and its cathderal is considere one of the largest ones in the whole couny.