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Basilica of Santa Croce – Roman Amphitheater in Lecce loop from Carmiano-Magliano

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Basilica of Santa Croce – Roman Amphitheater in Lecce loop from Carmiano-Magliano

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Basilica of Santa Croce – Roman Amphitheater in Lecce loop from Carmiano-Magliano

03:50

55.3km

170m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 7, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 11.4 km for 162 m

After 43.4 km for 102 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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11.3 km

Lecce Cathedral (Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption)

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The cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta is the mother church of Lecce and the seat of the archbishop. It was built in the 12th century in Romanesque style and then rebuilt in the 17th century in Lecce Baroque style by the architect Giuseppe Zimbalo. It has two facades: a main one, sober and elegant, and a side one, rich and scenographic, which overlooks the Piazza del Duomo. The bell tower, 70 meters high, is considered the symbol of the city.

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12.2 km

Lecce Castle

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The castle of Lecce, also known as the Castle of Charles V, is a fortress located in the historic center of the city built in the 12th century as the residence of the counts of Lecce. In the 16th century, the emperor Charles V ordered a restructuring of the castle to adapt it to the new defensive and symbolic needs. The castle thus assumed its current form, with four corner bastions and a wall that incorporated the previous medieval structure.

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18.3 km

Ruins

25.2 km

Boschetto Specchia dell'Alto

Forest

43.0 km

Basilica of the Holy Cross

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Beautiful place in nature

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43.0 km

Celestine Palace

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Also known as the Government Palace, it's located adjacent to the Basilica of Santa Croce and enjoys a strategic position thanks to the double access from via Umberto I and from viale XXV Luglio. The palace was built starting from 1549, on a project by Riccardi, to whom we owe the original cloister. The major works of the long façade (1659-1695) were carried out by two illustrious architects: Giuseppe Zimbalo and Giuseppe Cino, who respectively built the first and second order according to the classical styles of Lecce baroque. It housed the Celestine monks for three centuries, until the Napoleonic suppression of 1807, when they were sent away and the building became an administrative institutional seat.

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43.1 km

Basilica of Santa Croce

Highlight • Religious Site

The Basilica of Santa Croce is a Baroque church located in the historic center and built between the 16th and 17th centuries by the most famous architects from Lecce. The basilica has a facade richly decorated with columns, statues, cherubs and telamons, which represent temporal and spiritual power. Leaving the alleys and finding yourself in front of the main portal you will be amazed.

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43.2 km

Saint Oronzo Square, Lecce

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Beautiful square where the Roman amphitheater of Lecce is located

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43.3 km

Column of Saint Oronzo

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Located directly at the Roman amphitheater.

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43.3 km

Roman Amphitheatre in Lecce

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The amphitheater testifies to the importance that Lecce reached in Roman times. Although there is no certainty about the dating of this work, the most accredited theses attribute it to the will of the emperor Augustus (1st and 2nd century AD). Over the centuries the different dominations and natural events have drastically changed the appearance of this part of the city until the Roman structure has completely disappeared. It was only during the construction of the Bank of Italy headquarters, which took place in the early years of the twentieth century, that the first remains of this work came to light. The visible part today is only a third of the original structure, which could accommodate up to 25,000 people, the rest is still buried under the pavement of Piazza Sant'Oronzo.

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55.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.8 km

13.3 km

3.84 km

3.09 km

2.78 km

577 m

Surfaces

25.3 km

17.1 km

10.3 km

2.39 km

183 m

141 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 8 July

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Basilica of Santa Croce – Roman Amphitheater in Lecce loop from Carmiano-Magliano

Lecce Cathedral (Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption)

Lecce Castle

Basilica of the Holy Cross

Celestine Palace

Basilica of Santa Croce

Saint Oronzo Square, Lecce

Column of Saint Oronzo

Roman Amphitheatre in Lecce

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