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beautiful cathedral of lecce

The bell tower is considered the best viewing point in Lecce. You go to the top by elevator. From there you can admire the panorama of the city and the Adriatic Sea, and on sunny and clear days you can even see the mountains in Albania.

The Campanile del Duomo, made entirely of Lecce stone, is the tallest bell tower on the Salentine Peninsula at 72 meters high, which is roughly the height of two ten-story buildings. The construction of the bell tower took 20 years and ended in 1682.

The cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta is the mother church of Lecce and the seat of the archbishop. It was built in the 12th century in Romanesque style and then rebuilt in the 17th century in Lecce Baroque style by the architect Giuseppe Zimbalo. It has two facades: a main one, sober and elegant, and a side one, rich and scenographic, which overlooks the Piazza del Duomo. The bell tower, 70 meters high, is considered the symbol of the city.

Very beautiful imposing architecture

The cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta is the mother church of Lecce and the seat of the archbishop. It was built in the 12th century in Romanesque style and then rebuilt in the 17th century in Lecce Baroque style by the architect Giuseppe Zimbalo. It has two facades: a main one, sober and elegant, and a side one, rich and scenographic, which overlooks the Piazza del Duomo. The bell tower, 70 meters high, is considered the symbol of the city.