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Private Audio Guided Walking Tour in Lecce

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This tour starts at: It is not necessary to start from this exact point. The Audioguide allows you to customize your tour..

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Overview

Experience your Lecce vacation on your own, listening to the audio content of our app on your smartphone.

It will be like having at your side a tour guide who will tell you the history, points of interest and curiosities of the city.

Once organized, take your first step into town as your audio guide tells you surprising facts and curiosities about its streets. Look up at monuments and increase your understanding.

Benefit from an audio guide without an expiry date plus no tickets to collect or meeting place.

Listen to the audio guide online, or offline.

The audio content is professionally created by a group of top authors and interpreted by TV and radio professionals.

The smartphone is yours and you will therefore not have contact with unsanitary devices provided by third parties

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What's Included

✓ Included

You may read the text of the audio files in the App.
Audio guide without an expiry date.
Section with information about city services (metro, airports, cinemas, events, etc.)
Listen to the audio guide online, or offline.
Audioguide App: 20 audio content for a total of 62 min.
"Quiz" section to play and learn with short questions about the city

✗ Not Included

The product IS NOT REFUNDABLE. It's not possible to offer refunds, exchanges, cancellations.

Itinerary

Stop 1

The Basilica of Santa Croce is the emblem of Baroque architecture in Lecce and the most famous church in the city. The magnificent interior of the Basilica is divided into three naves by 16 splendid marble columns which are paired at the dome in order to support the weight more effectively. If you observe the capitals of the columns, they seem as if they are blossoming, but if you look closely, you’ll see the head of an apostle peeking out.

Stop 2

The square is dedicated to Saint Orontius, the patron saint of Lecce, said to have been appointed as the city’s first bishop by Saint Paul, no less. In the center is a 29-meter-high column topped by a statue of the saint imparting a blessing on the city. It was built by Giuseppe Zimbalo with pieces of one of the Roman columns that marked the end of the Appian Way in Brindisi.

Stop 3

Piazza Duomo is one of only a small number of squares in the world with just one entrance gate, which was once closed at night. The spectacular entrance you can see today was built by Emanuele Manieri in the 18th century, and is composed of two facades that lead into the magnificent piazza. If you look carefully at the statues on top of the balustrade, they almost seem to accompany the visitor inside, looking first in the direction you arrive from and then turning their faces towards the square.

Stop 4

Palazzo Celestini used to be the Convent of the Celestines, a branch of the large Benedictine Order. Today it houses the Prefecture of Lecce. This building is part of a single complex along with the Basilica of Santa Croce, and was built at the same time, starting from 1549, based on a project by the same architect, Gabriele Riccardi, who also designed the cloister.

Stop 5

The Castle of Charles V, the formidable fortress in Lecce that is one of the largest in Apulia. Construction of the Castle began in 1537, on the orders of the emperor, Charles V, by the expert military engineer from Naples, Gian Giacomo dell'Acaya, along with the magnificent city walls, part of which are now gone. Designed in accordance with the most modern military techniques of the time, the fortress incorporated an earlier castle, from the 13th century, of which the powerful square keep, or main tower, is still visible.

Meeting & End Point

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Meeting Point

It is not necessary to start from this exact point. The Audioguide allows you to customize your tour.

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Good to Know

Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Known For:

Historical Tours in Lecce, Archaeology Tours in Lecce, Cultural Tours in Lecce, Private Sightseeing Tours in Lecce, Walking Tours in Lecce, Audio Guides in Lecce

Special Instructions

It is an audioguide!
No paper ticket needed. No meeting point requested.

1) After purchase, click on "GET TICKET" in the email received, note the 10 digit PINCODE under the Barcode.
2) Download the App "TRAVELMATE" (Android) or "TRAVELMATE TM" (iOS) to the smartphone or tablet.
3) Open the App and insert the 10 digit PINCODE noted before.
4) Complete the registration: your App is then configured!

Please note: TravelMate App works on smartphones and tablets, not PCs.

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