The Lecce City Guides answer what visitors ask on day one: where to find a warm pasticciotto and an iced coffee with almond milk, which baroque churches deserve a ticket, where the old town drinks in the evening and which beach, on which of the two seas, to pick tomorrow. Each guide is a short, opinionated list with the reason to go, what to order and one practical tip for every place, and it opens in your browser right after you pay.
About the Lecce City Guides
- 148 places
- 6 guides
- 6 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Lecce guides
Food guide
24 places
Street food and the farmers’ market, family trattorias serving ciceri e tria, modern Salento kitchens with good wine and the best stops for pastries, coffee and gelato.
Things to do guide
26 places
The baroque churches worth paying for, Roman Lecce under the streets and its museums, the gates, squares and parks, papier-mâché workshops and the sea nearby.
Family guide
23 places
Parks, sandy beaches and water fun, museums children enjoy, ideas for rainy days and hot afternoons and where families eat well.
Nightlife guide
24 places
Cocktail bars in the baroque lanes, Salento wine by the glass, craft beer pubs, rooftops facing Santa Croce and food at midnight.
Day trips guide
24 places
Beaches you can reach by bus, Otranto and the Adriatic coast, Gallipoli and the Ionian side and the inland towns down to the far south.
Budget guide
27 places
Free baroque and cheap museums, filling meals under €10, sweets, coffee and the market, plus free walks and the cheapest ways to the sea.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Le Zie Trattoria Casereccia
Via Costadura, 10 min from Piazza Sant’Oronzo
A family kitchen of a few small rooms, with no decoration and a short menu. Start with the ciceri e tria, chickpeas with pasta that is partly boiled and partly fried, then move on to horse-meat pezzetti or fave e cicoria. From the food guide.
Porta Napoli
North-west edge of the old town
The triumphal arch raised for Charles V in 1548, 20 metres tall and crowned with his coat of arms. Walk through it and follow Via Palmieri, the finest way into the centre, straight to the Duomo square. From the things to do guide.
Otranto Cathedral
Otranto, 1h15 by FSE train (change at Maglie)
The entire nave floor is a 12th-century mosaic tree of life, where elephants share space with King Arthur and Alexander the Great. Behind the altar, a chapel keeps the bones of the 800 townspeople killed in 1480. Entry is free; go before 10:00. From the beaches and day trips guide.
Plan your days in Lecce
Day one: see the baroque churches and the Roman amphitheatre in the morning with the things to do guide, take a long lunch from the food guide while the town rests, then join the evening passeggiata and end at a wine bar from the nightlife guide. Day two: catch a train or bus to the coast with the beaches and day trips guide, to Otranto or the Ionian sand. On a rainy or slow day, the family and budget guides send you to the free regional museum, the house with 2,000 years of history under its floor and a puccia for lunch.
Questions about the Lecce guides
What do the Lecce City Guides cover?
Six guides with 148 places altogether: food, things to do, family, nightlife, beaches and day trips, and budget. Each place comes with its area, the reason to go, notes on opening times and a practical tip.
When do I get the guides?
Straight after payment: the links appear on your order page and in your confirmation email. They open in any browser on a phone, tablet or laptop, with no app and no account.
Can I use the guides offline in Lecce?
Yes. Open each guide once with a connection and it keeps working without one, ticks and notes included. Map links need mobile data.
Which languages are the Lecce guides in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
What do the guides cost?
One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99, four are €15.99 and all six are €19.99.
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