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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

Unusual Attractions in Lecce

Lecce, Italy

Vincent City

An eccentric artist's abode in this small Italian town has been transformed into a surreal temple of mosaic madness.

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Museo Faggiano

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

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Roman Amphitheater of Lecce

A long-buried ancient ruin unearthed right in the middle of the city.

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Melendugno, Italy

Torre Sant'Andrea

Dramatic sea stacks adorn the coast of this small village on the Adriatic coast.

15 miles from Lecce

Nardò, Italy

Monteruga Ghost Town

A fascist-era rural village abandoned since the early 1980s.

16 miles from Lecce

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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

Otranto, Italy

Ossuary Chapel of the Cathedral of Otranto

A 1,000-year-old church holds the bones of the Christian martyrs who died hiding inside it.

22 miles from Lecce

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