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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Lecce

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Lecce, Italy

Updated November 9, 2018
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Vincent City

Lecce, Italy

Vincent City

An eccentric artist's abode in this small Italian town has been transformed into a surreal temple of mosaic madness.
Glass floors reveal layers of underlying history.

Lecce, Italy

Museo Faggiano

One man's quest to fix his toilet unearthed over 5,000 artifacts spanning more than 2,000 years of history.
Lecce amphitheater.

Lecce, Italy

Roman Amphitheater of Lecce

A long-buried ancient ruin unearthed right in the middle of the city.
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Torre Sant’Andrea

Melendugno, Italy

Torre Sant'Andrea

Dramatic sea stacks adorn the coast of this small village on the Adriatic coast.
15 miles from Lecce
The outside of the church.

Nardò, Italy

Monteruga Ghost Town

A fascist-era rural village abandoned since the early 1980s.
16 miles from Lecce
Nardò Ring

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Nardò Ring

This high-speed test track is popular with car manufacturers, speed freaks and orbiting astronauts.
17 miles from Lecce
Through the rusty bars to the abbey’s interior

Sannicola, Italy

Antica Abbazia di San Mauro (Abbey of San Mauro)

This 10th-century seaside abbey holds spectacular views and a window into the past.
18 miles from Lecce
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