Car Hire Lecce

Lecce Mini Guide

In the south of Italy sits the historic city of Lecce. It is known as the Florence of the south, so beautiful it is and Lecce has been around for more than two thousand years. Everywhere you look you can see wonderful Baroque architecture in what is probably the most important city if Apulia, a region which borders the Adriatic coast. Some of the magnificent buildings on show are the church of Santa Croce, the Torre del Parco and the Roman amphitheatre near to Sant' Oronzo Square.

The city has an obelisk and a triumphal arch as part of its landmarks as well. There is also a nice botanical park to walk around the Orto Botanico di Lecce. About ninety five thousand people live in Lecce which is the capital of the Lecce province. Lecce is easy to get around with car hire Lecce and the SS694 road goes around the outskirts of the town. Over July and August Lecce gets pretty hot at about 30 degrees Celsius so you may wish to consider getting a car with air conditioning to make your trip more comfortable.

Most of our modern vehicles do have AC and also heating if you are there in the winter when it becomes about 13 degrees. Some famous people have been born in Lecce including Marco Materazzi. Materazzi was famously was part of the winning Italian team in the 2006 world cup and was the subject of the head butt which got Zinedine Zidane sent off for France.

Lecce Italy is a beautiful Baroque city in the heel of Italy about 12km (8 miles) from the Adriatic.  Lecce was important in Roman and Norman times, but reached its zenith under Spanish influence in the 16th - 18th centuries.  Then its best buildings - from the cathedral and church of Santa Croce to palaces and ordinary homes - were built from honey coloured limestone.  The town also has a Roman Amphitheatre, a tall Roman column brought from the Appian Way and a 16th century castle.  It trades in olive oil, wine and tobacco.