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This lively university town is full of baroque architecture. Lots of fascinating buildings sprang up between the 16th and 18th century in the "Lecce baroque" style. The cathedral and the basilica of Santa Croce with its lavish facade provide impressive examples of this.
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Lecce (pronounced [lettʃe] Griko: Luppìu, Ancient Greek: Ἀλήσιον; Inglese pronunciation: lech-eh) is a historic city of 94.772 Inhabitants in southern Italy, the capital of the province of Lecce, the second province in the region by population , as well as the one of the Most Important cities of Apulia. It is the main city of the Salento Peninsula, a sub-peninsula at the heel of the Italian Peninsula and is over 2.000 years old. Because of the rich Baroque architectural monuments found in the city, Lecce is commonly nicknamed the "The Florence of the South." Also the city has a long affinity with traditional Greek culture foundation going back to the ITS, the Messapii who founded the City Said to Have Been Cretans are in Greek records. To this day, in the Greek Salento, a group of towns do not from Lecce, the Griko language is still spoken. In terms of the industry "Lecce stone" is the city's main export, Because it is very soft and malleable, Thus Suitable for sculptures. Lecce stone is a kind of limestone. Also Lecce is an important Agricultural Centre, chiefly for ITS olive oil and wine production, as well as an industrial center specialising in ceramic production.
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