R ome may be the Eternal City, but Lecce, positioned on the Salentine Peninsula—the heel of boot-shaped Italy—is a Baroque powerhouse, replete with myriad statues and notable architecture. Yet ...

Our favorite Lecce church was San Matteo. Built in 1667, it is pure Leccese. It has two columns on the facade, one of which is decorated, though only partially.

Dior creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri lured the French fashion house to her childhood haunt of Lecce, in southern Italy, to preview the 2021 cruise collection with a live destination show ...