Italy’s Lecce… Florence of the South
‘The best way to experience Lecce is to walk around looking up.’ That is what a tourist is told shortly after arriving in the second-largest city in Italy’s Puglia region, often described as the “Florence of the South.” And not because it is a place filled with skyscrapers like New York. Rather, because so much of its beauty is built into its exquisite architecture, according to London’s Metro newspaper. The cobbled streets are steeped in history, and every Baroque-era building tells a story, much like its northern sister.
