Historic Lecce, Puglia's principal city, is a superb home base for immersing yourself in the Salento way of life. Lodging choices ranging from villas to farmhouse stays abound but for a classic in-town hotel, treat yourself to a stay at the sumptuous Risorgimento Resort. Step outside onto ancient cobbled streets paved with Lecce limestone blocks leading to abundant street life, several Baroque cathedrals, and numerous gathering places like Piazza Duomo, the Roman Amphitheatre in Piazza Sant'Oronzo. Originally built as an Italian mansionette for a prominent family in 1880, Risorgimento Resort was in 2007 reincarnated as a fully restored and renovated 5 star hotel...

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