Why go
- Comune in Apulia, Italy.
- Served by Lecce Galatina Air Base / Galatina Fortunato Cesari Airport (LCC).
History
Lecce is a city and comune (municipality) in the region of Apulia in southern Italy, and the capital of the province of Lecce. It is on the Salentine Peninsula, at the heel of the Italian Peninsula. With a population of 94,387, it is also the largest city in the province.
Where to stay
Via Umberto I, 38, 73100 Lecce LE, Italy · palazzobozzicorso.com
Via Guglielmo Paladini, 47, 73100 Lecce LE, Italy · palazzodenoha.it
Via Roberto Caracciolo, 22, 73100 Lecce LE, Italy · palazzolecce.epocacollection.com
Via Guglielmo Paladini, 10, 73100 Lecce LE, Italy · palazzomaresgallo.com
Via Santa Maria del Paradiso, 8, 73100 Lecce LE, Italy · psalecce.com
Via Giuseppe Libertini, 44, 73100 Lecce LE, Italy · palazzozimara.it
Via Andrano, 19, 73019 Trepuzzi LE, Italy · sasuites.it
Viale del Risorgimento, 3, 73100 Lecce LE, Italy · 8piuhotel.it
Via S. Pietro in Lama, 23, 73100 Lecce LE, Italy · chiostrodeidomenicani.it
Via Don Bosco, 47, 73100 Lecce LE, Italy · lecce-selection.kross.travel
Via Marco Basseo, 25, 73100 Lecce LE, Italy · palazzobernardini.it
Via dei Perroni, 14, 73100 Lecce LE, Italy · pollicastroboutiquehotel.com
Via Dalmazio Birago, 73, 73100 Lecce LE, Italy · rudiaeboutique.myweb.smoobu.com
1419, Viale Torre del Parco, 1, 73100 Lecce LE, Italy · torredelparco.com
Piazzetta Gabriele Riccardi, 11, 73100 Lecce LE, Italy · santacroceluxuryroom.it
Via Umberto I, 9, 73100 Lecce LE, Italy · palazzopersonelecce.com
Via Duca d'Aosta, 32, 73100 Lecce LE, Italy · glasshouselecce.com
Viale Vittorio Alfieri, 11, 73100 Lecce LE, Italy · eoshotel.it
Via Cavour, 16, 73100 Lecce LE, Italy · palazzocavourlecce.it
Viale Oronzo Quarta, 28, 73100 Lecce LE, Italy · grandhoteldilecce.it
Via Regina Isabella, 2, 73100 Lecce LE, Italy · leclublecce.com
Via Antonio Salandra, 6, 73100 Lecce LE, Italy · hotelpresidentlecce.it
Via Principi di Savoia, 38, 73100 Lecce LE, Italy · hotelsitalic.com
Via de Chirico Giorgio, 1, 73100 Lecce LE, Italy · arthotel-lecce.it
Via Degli Ammirati, 24, 73100 Lecce LE, Italy · santachiaralecce.it
Via Porta d'Europa, 73100 Lecce LE, Italy · grandhoteltiziano.it
Via Cosimo de Giorgi, 62, 73100 Lecce LE, Italy · hilton.com
Via XXV Luglio, 73100 Lecce LE, Italy
Indoor
Restaurants & places to go
Sushi, Restaurant · "Asian fusion". All-you-can-eat. Opening hours: Mo, Tu, Th-Su 12:45-15:00, 20:00-00:00; We 20:00-00:00 · 2 Via Lupiae · facebook.com
Restaurant · Trattoria, pizzeria, vineria Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-15:00, 19:00-23:00 · 17 Via Giuseppe Libertini · boccondivinolecce.com
Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Th, Su 11:00-00:00; Fr, Sa 11:00-02:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway · Via Giovanni Paolo II, Lecce, 73100 · burgerking.it
Regional, Pasta, Pizza, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-00:00 · 56 Via Giuseppe Palmieri, Lecce, 73100 · maccheroniristoranti.it
Italian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Su 21:00-00:00 · 3 Via del Delfino, 73100 · larusticalecce.it
Japanese, Fusion, Restaurant · Opening hours: We-Su 12:30-15:30, Mo-Su 19:30-23:30 Features: step-free access · 44 Viale Gioacchino Rossini, Lecce, 73100 · takamilecce.it
Pizza, Restaurant · Opening hours: Th 17:30-00:00 · 7 Via Attilio Biasco, Lecce, 73100 · yaamlecce.it
Barbecue, Regional, Pizza, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Su 19:30-23:45 · hostariarete.it
Sandwich, Pizza, Restaurant · Features: step-free access · 36 Viale Giacomo Leopardi, Lecce · lapucciaonline.it
American, Pizza, Burger, Mexican, Steak House, Restaurant · American/Pizza restaurant · 2a Via Rosanna Benzi, Surbo, 73010 · crazybull.it
Ice Cream · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:00-22:00; Fr-Su 11:00-00:00 · 63 Via Giuseppe Libertini, 73100 · gelatario.it
Cafe · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 09:00-23:00; Su 09:00-15:00 · filieracafe.com
Italian Pizza, Pizza, Restaurant · Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, delivery, step-free access, air conditioning · 65 Viale Porta d'Europa, 73100 · pizzeria400gradi.it
Greek, Restaurant · Greek restaurant · 65 Viale dell'Università, Lecce, 73100 · ristoranteelleniko.it
Puccia, Fast Food · Puccia fast food · 31 Via Giacomo Matteotti, Lecce, 73100 · maps.app.goo.gl
Meatballs, Fast Food · Features: outdoor seating · 1 Vico della Saponea
Seafood, Restaurant · Features: outdoor seating
Local, Italian, Grill, Seafood, Fish, Diner, Restaurant · Local/Italian restaurant · 14 Vico dei Fieschi, 73100
Kebab, Restaurant · Kebab restaurant · 95 Via Rubichi, 73047
Flatbread, Fast Food · Flatbread fast food · 2 Via Vito Fazzi, Lecce, 73100
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Features: step-free access
Grill, Restaurant · Features: outdoor seating · 21 Via Giuseppe Giusti, Lecce, 73100
Crepe, Fast Food · Features: takeaway · 9a Viale Venticinque Luglio
Ice Cream, Yogurt, Fast Food · Features: step-free access · 26 Viale venticinque luglio, Lecce, 73100
Ice Cream, Cake, Cafe · Features: outdoor seating
Pasta, Regional, Mediterranean, Italian, Restaurant · Features: outdoor seating, takeaway · 1 Via Umberto I, Lecce, 73100
Indian, Restaurant · Features: vegan options, air conditioning
Steak House, Restaurant · Features: outdoor seating
Pastry, Ice Cream, Cafe · Pastry/Ice Cream cafe · 5 Via Giacomo Matteotti
Asian, Restaurant · Asian restaurant
Fish, Fast Food · Fish fast food
Chinese, Restaurant · Chinese restaurant
Toast, Fast Food · Toast fast food · 45 Viale venticinque luglio, Lecce, 73100
Fast Food · Opening hours: 17:00-02:00
Sushi, Fast Food · Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, delivery · 12 Via Luigi De Simone · sushisalento.com
Restaurant · Pizzeria, braceria, birreria, local specialties Opening hours: Mo-Su 19:30-00:30 · 7 Viale Japigia · pizzeriabraceriacivico7.it
Burger, Fast Food · Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, step-free access · Via Rosanna Benzi, Surbo, 73010 · mcdonalds.it
Regional, Fast Food · Features: takeaway · 1a Viale venticinque luglio, Lecce, 73100 · tavernadelsalumiere.it
Italian, Restaurant · Features: step-free access · 74c Via San Domenico Savio, Lecce, 73100 · pizzeriaziogiglio.it
Japanese, Restaurant · Opening hours: We-Mo 10:00-00:00 · 10 Piazza Giuseppe Verdi, Lecce, 73100 · verdifoodexperience.it
Pizza, Burger, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 19:00-01:00 · 16 Via Gaetano Salvemini, Lecce, 73100 · m.facebook.com
Barbecue, Restaurant · Barbecue restaurant · 11 Via Giustino De Jacobis
Sandwich, Fast Food · Sandwich fast food · comevuoigroup.com
American, Restaurant · American restaurant
Ice Cream · Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:00-00:00 · 7 Via Salvatore Trinchese, Lecce, 73100 · natalepasticceria.it
373 more places in the Ultimate edition. See the Ultimate edition →
Airports
Brindisi Airport (BDS) 39 km to the centre
Brindisi, 75, IT — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 7 airlines (Ryanair, easyJet, Air Berlin, Alitalia…) · direct flights to 19 destinations incl. Zurich, Munich, Beauvais, Bergamo, Bologna… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Serves Bari (106 km) — the low-cost way in
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 7 airlines, 19 direct destinations
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 11 routes: Beauvais, Bergamo, Bologna, Charleroi, Eindhoven, Gerona, London, Pisa, Rome, Torino, Treviso
- easyJet U2 (A320, A319) · 3 routes: Geneva, Milano, Mulhouse
- Air Berlin AB (A320, A321, 737-800, 737-700) · 2 routes: Munich, Zurich
- Alitalia AZ (A319, 32S, A320, A321, Embraer 190, Embraer 175) · 2 routes: Milan*, Rome
- Meridiana IG (A320) · 2 routes: Munich*, Zurich*
- Germanwings 4U (A319) · 1 route: Stuttgart
- Helvetic Airways 2L (Fokker 100) · 1 route: Zurich
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Lecce-San Cataldo Lepore Airfield 11 km to the centre
Lecce (LE), 75, IT
Corte Airfield 28 km to the centre
Melpignano (LE), 75, IT
Fondone Airfield 5 km to the centre
Lecce (LE), 75, IT
ASD Salento Fly Airfield 9.6 km to the centre
Carmiano (LE), 75, IT
Where things are
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Photographs
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Lecce Galatina Air Base / Galatina Fortunato Cesari Airport (LCC); 10 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Lecce, Italy. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Local transit
Public transit · Schedules & GTFS data
Bus · Brindisi · Schedules & GTFS data
Trains & rail
National rail
National rail
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
Broker · Any aircraft via operators worldwide · Global charter broker with 30+ offices; private jets, group charters and cargo.
FBO, charter, management · Managed fleet · FBO network and management across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
Fractional, jet card · Embraer Praetor, Bombardier Challenger & Global, Gulfstream · Fractional ownership and jet cards in North America and Europe.
Charter, management · Large-cabin & VIP airliners · Geneva-based operator known for large-cabin and VIP airliner charters.
Charter, management, FBO, MRO · Managed fleet worldwide · General Dynamics company: charter, completions and FBOs in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the US.
Tours & experiences
Food & Wine