Is Lecce Italy worth adding to your Puglia itinerary? In this Lecce Italy travel guide, we explore the historic center, Baroque architecture, Roman amphitheater, Piazza del Duomo, Basilica di Santa Croce, local food, and some of the best cocktail bars we found in the city.
Lecce is often called the Florence of the South, but this Lecce travel vlog is all about figuring out what makes it different from the rest of Puglia Italy.
If you’re planning a trip through Southern Italy, wondering about the best Lecce things to do, or asking is Lecce worth visiting, this video will help you decide whether it deserves a spot on your route.
Video 100 | Lecce, Italy | Filmed May 2026
⌚What’s in this video:
00:00 Intro to Lecce, Italy
00:33 Quick History of Lecce Italy
01:47 Traditional Puglia Breakfast
02:09 Exploring Porta Napoli in Lecce’s Historic Center
02:36 Piazza del Duomo, Lecce Cathedral and Bell Tower Tour
05:45 Roman Amphitheatre in Lecce
07:15 Castello Carlo V di Lecce
08:29 Best Puccia Sandwich in Lecce at Antica Pucceria Giannone dal 1941
10:20 Basilica di Santa Croce, Lecce’s Famous Baroque Church
11:11 Trying Gelato at Baldo Gelato in Lecce Italy
11:56 Trying Traditional Caffè Leccese in Puglia
12:53 Best Cocktail Bars in Lecce, Quanto Basta
14:27 Speakeasy Themed Cocktail Bar in Lecce, Prohibition
15:13 Laurus Cocktail Experience, Craft Cocktails in Lecce Italy
16:14 Traditional Puglia Dinner at PEZZETTO Cibo e Vino a Sentimento
18:26 Is Lecce Worth Visiting? Final Thoughts on Puglia’s Baroque City
19:18 Next Stop in Puglia Italy
19:32 Outro
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6 Comments
Have you been to Lecce before? What did you think of it? 👇💞
Ah guys what a lovely trip. My wife and I married in Puglia and travelled extensively, we absolutely loved Puglia, it just felt so authentic and in a lot of ways detached from the rest of Italy but in the best possible way.
Lovely video as always and those cocktails looked amazing.
Thank you for the tip you gave m in Bologna about Gambero Rosso, I was in Verona for the last 3 days and it really helped.
We stayed in Monopoli as a base during our wedding so I can't wait to see what's changed since we were there in your next video.
01:24 the softer stone, carving more deep and intricate designs and decorations, wow!
07:00 fascinating is is so deep below street level, either they dug it in or the streets are elevated, both are interesting
hmm google ai says : 'First, Roman engineers didn't build everything upwards from a flat field. To ensure structural stability for an arena meant to hold 25,000 spectators, they carved the lower levels and the central arena directly down into the local limestone bedrock. This meant the base of the arena was already set lower than the surrounding terrain from day one. ..Around the 5th and 6th centuries, the Byzantines didn't wait for dirt to blow in; they deliberately filled parts of the structure with massive amounts of earth and rubble to reinforce it, turning the exterior into a thick military defensive wall. , Over the next thousand years, instead of cleaning up or clearing out old ruins, medieval and Renaissance builders simply used the flat, packed earth on top of the filled-in arena as a sturdy foundation.' (?)
Lecce IS NOT puglia!