Places
Hike·Easy·Relaxing·Popular
Salento — Lecce Masserie Walk
Puglia
Lecce, the 'Florence of the South', is entirely built in golden local limestone (pietra leccese) in a baroque style that makes every building a carved sculpture. The flat walk through the olive groves and masserie (fortified farm estates) east of Lecce connects baroque chapels, ancient hypogea (underground necropoli) and olive trees estimated at 1,000 years old.
Duration
3 hours
Distance
8 km
Elevation
+30 m
Best season
October – May
Highlights
- Lecce baroque — 'Florence of the South'
- 1,000-year-old olive trees
- Underground hypogea necropoli
With your dog
Open country lanes; dogs welcome.
