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Church of San Niccolò dei Greci
Greek Church B&B
The Celestini Palace
The Celestini Palace
The female statue at the Fortress
The tympanum of the Basilica of Santa Croce in Via Umberto I
Basilica of Santa Croce
Basilica of Santa Croce
Basilica of Santa Croce
Tall buildings
Piazza Sant’Oronzo
Piazza Duomo
The Propylaea by Emanuele Manieri
The Propylaea by Emanuele Manieri
A statue of a Church Father
Piazza Duomo
Porta Rudiae
The frieze at Porta Rudiae
The old city walls
Palace of the Holy Spirit
Church of St John the Baptist
Church of St John the Baptist
The altar and the statue of St Thomas Aquinas
The Altar of Our Lady of the Rosary
The high altar of the Church of St John the Baptist
The Altar of Saint Domanico
An angel holding a candelabrum
The Church of St Anne
Church of St Teresa
Church of St Teresa
The high altar of the Church of St Teresa
The Altar of the Crucifix
Cathedral
The Cathedral and the Bishop’s Palace
The bell tower of the Church of Saint Irene
Piazza Duomo
The Seminary Building
The figure of a winged horse
The statue of Saint Oronzo
The bronze statue of Saint Oronzo

The Church of San Niccolò dei Greci, also known as the Greek Church, is situated in the small square of the same name

B&B Chiesa Greca, an ancient 14th-century building situated in the square of the same name

The Palazzo dei Celestini (a former convent) in Via Umberto I, built in 1549 to a design by Riccardi

The main entrance to the Baroque-style Palazzo dei Celestini, on Via Umberto I

The statue of a woman representing ‘La Fortezza’ in Via Umberto I, situated to the side of the façade of the Basilica of Santa Croce

The Baroque tympanum, with the Triumph of the Cross at its centre, on the façade of the Basilica of Santa Croce in Via Umberto I

A detail of the façade of the Basilica of Santa Croce on Via Umberto I, dating from the 16th century and featuring a huge rose window

The majestic Baroque façade of the Basilica of Santa Croce on Via Umberto I, dating from 1548

The lower order of the Basilica of Santa Croce, with six smooth-shafted columns supporting the entablature, in Via Umberto I

Tall buildings on Via Templari

The BNL headquarters building and the column of Sant’Oronzo in Piazza Sant’Oronzo

The entrance to Piazza Duomo, which was once closed off by a wooden door

The propylaeum with three statues on the right-hand side of the entrance to Piazza Duomo, created by Emanuele Manieri in 1761

The propylaeum on the left-hand side at the entrance to Piazza Duomo, featuring three statues created in the 18th century by Emanuele Manieri

Detail of a statue of a Church Father holding a skull, situated on the left-hand propylaeum at the entrance to Piazza Duomo

Old buildings in the historic centre and a little papier-mâché shop in Piazza Duomo

Porta Rudiae on Via Adua, rebuilt by Prospero Lubelli in 1703

The frieze at Porta Rudiae in Via Adua, featuring statues of Saint Oronzo (centre), Saint Irene (left) and Saint Dominic (right)

The old city walls on Via Adua, with Porta Rudiae in the background

The Palazzo dello Spirito Santo in Via Giuseppe Libertini, the town’s old hospital, designed by the architect Gian Giacomo Dell’Acaya in the 16th century.

The Church of St John the Baptist in Via Giuseppe Libertini (also known as the Church of the Rosary of Ajmo) was designed by the architect Giuseppe Zimbalo in the late 1600s

The Greek cross-plan interior of the Church of St John the Baptist

The altar and the Baroque statue of St Thomas Aquinas holding a book in the Church of St John the Baptist

The altar of Our Lady of the Rosary in the Church of St John the Baptist

The high altar of the Church of St John the Baptist, with the altarpiece depicting ‘The Preaching of John the Baptist’, painted by Oronzo Letizia, in the background

The altar of Saint Domanico, flanked by Saint Jerome (left) and Saint Ambrose (right), in the church of Saint John the Baptist

An angel holding a candelabrum beside the altar of the Crucifix in the church of St John the Baptist

The Church of Sant’Anna in Via Giuseppe Libertini, built in 1680 at the behest of the Marito Verardi family

The unfinished façade of the Church of Santa Teresa in Via Giuseppe Libertini, founded in 1620 and designed by the architect Giuseppe Zimbalo

The central nave of the Church of Santa Teresa

The marble high altar of the Church of Santa Teresa, with its semi-circular balustrade protecting it

The altar of the Crucifix in the Church of Santa Teresa, flanked by four twisted columns

The two façades of the cathedral, dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption, designed by the architect Giuseppe Zimbalo in 1659

On the left is one of the cathedral’s two façades and on the right is the Episcopio, the bishop’s residence in Piazza Duomo

Historic buildings in Piazza Duomo, with the bell tower of the Church of Sant’Irene in the background

Piazza Duomo, with the bell tower of the Church of Sant’Irene dei Teatini in the background on the right

The Baroque Seminary building in Piazza Duomo, built towards the end of the 1600s by the architect Giuseppe Cino

A figure of a winged horse supporting a balcony on Corso Vittorio Emanuele II

The statue of the patron saint of the city of Lecce in Piazza Sant’Oronzo, sculpted by Giuseppe Zimbalo in 1666

The bronze statue of Saint Oronzo blessing the city, supported by a Corinthian capital, in Piazza Sant’Oronzo

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