Salento & Apulia
From Palermo Sicily to Lecce in Apulia, yet another recommendation from previously mentioned Davide in Milan. Palermo didn’t please me that much. So, would I like Lecce..?
Yes. Big time. Because alterations is always nice. And Palermo to Lecce is quite a difference. Italy is like Sweden very stretched out and will give plenty of climate and physical difference north to south.
Lecce is kind of big, but it’s primarily the old part that’s intresting in my view. I guess I’m not the only one feeling this way. Here are a fair amount of tourists, including italian tourists. I’m now in somewhat peak season, but the toursim hasn’t entirely taken over the city, or old parts of the city. It’s a lively place, and in a very pleasant way.
The location of Lecce in the Apulia region not in the middle (but middle’ish) of the heal, of the Italian bootlike layout on the map. About 20 km to the west coast, and ca 10 km to the east coast, and ca 70 to the bottom of the heel. On top of this you can take the ferry from Italian Brindisi to Albania or Greece, which was my plan. But of course… I cahnged my mind. Cause that’s the way I travel.
Viale Oronzo Quarta
As usual I bike to my lodging first, and in Lecce to the hostal Urban Oasis at Via Nicola Cataldi, 3. And after check-in to the roomy and comfy dorm I bicycle aimlessly and end up on the avenue Viale Oronzo Quarta that’s lined by bicycle lanes, greenery and high walls that of course makes me curious of the beautiful palaces behind. It’s calm and kind of worn to rustic, and very pleasant.
This is also where I find one of my absolute favourite spots on this month of interrailing. Bar Euclide with it’s red plastic chairs that I slipped around on in the +38°C, in the MIDDLE of a busy street crossing. That was my hangout once, or even twice a day for coffee, a sandwish or even an… aperol spritz.
White Sand Stone & Baroque Architecture
Swollen and filled with ornaments, and not really my favourite. But as a complementing change of environment, it’s still somewhat beautiful and visually intresting. And it’s not overwhealming since there are all these alleys with much more plain facades.
Limonta Society
A little bit of paradise to me since I happen to have this soft spot for over sized bags out of washed canvas in seducing colours. The forst time I found these bags was in Copenhagen Denmark. Way too expensive and of course… told myself “I can make one myself”. That neeeever happens. But it sometimes curbes unessecary consumtion.
The house rule is according to the following. Leave the store, regardelss of the consumtion high. Without buying that is. The rule has an appendix. IF you stioll stink about it tomorrow, you may… (possibly) buy it.
The store is located at Via Degli Ammirati 2 in the old and picturesque part of town. Yes, I fucked up. And they (pluralis again) will be absolutely gorgeous with my summer dresses ♥️
Roman Amphi Theatre -Anfiteatro Romano di Lecce
It’s kind of freeky to stand and look down into this gladiator arena.I get a bit of a pressure over my chest. What horrendeous suffering this was built for. And to… entertain.
They dug it out of the gravel 1989, but it was built 200 years b.c. It’s amazing that they actually use anything this old, and of course for far less beastly entertainment.
The Amphi Theatre is located at Piazza Sant’Oronzo.
