Lecce Street food tour and City Sightseeing

Lecce Street food tour and City Sightseeing

First time you visit Lecce and want to know the city and its food specialties? This tour is the perfect solution for you!

Stroll into the city center and taste the best known local street food. Your guide will tell you the history related to the main highlights, such as the Basilica of Santa Croce, considered the emblem of Lecce's baroque style, the Cathedral, and the many palaces you will find on the way. From one place to the other, you will stop and delight your palate with the most famous and tasty delicacies of Salento, like the "rustico", a soft puff pastry disc filled with mozzarella, tomato and béchamel; the "frisella", a twice-baked bread roll topped with fresh tomato and olive oil; or the pastry star "pasticciotto", a shortcrust pastry stuffed with custard. You'll also taste other fantastic samples of Salento specialties.

Take this tour either at lunch or dinner time, as it is an ideal way to do some sightseeing while having a light meal as you make your way through the city.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Porta San Biagio, Piazza Italia, incrocio Via Marino Brancaccio, 73100, Lecce Italy

Meet the guide and have a first sight to Villa Bray and the war memorial, before start the local food tasting with "frisella"

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Chiesa di San Matteo, Via Dei Perroni 29, 73100, Lecce Italy

Chiesa di San Matteo, one of the gems of Lecce baroque, with its round façade

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Piazza del Duomo, 73010, Lecce Italy

One of the most beautiful squares in Italy, hosting the Cathedral and the old Seminary

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Porta Napoli, Via Adua Altezza Piazzetta Arco di Trionfo, 73100, Lecce Italy

After tasting the savoury rustico, stop in front of Porta Napoli, one of the old entrances of the city and listen also to the history about the Obelisk, standing right behind.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Basilica di Santa Croce, Via Umberto I 3, 73100, Lecce Italy

Cannot complete this tour without discover two of the emblems of the city architecture: the Basilica of Santa Croce and the nearby Palazzo dei Celestini

Duration: 20 minutes