Brindisi a Lecce

21 settembre

Tomorrow we leave lovely Brindisi for the city of Lecce which is about a 30 minute train ride south. You can see it on the map we posted a few days ago.

We have really enjoyed our time in this little city. Brindisi is roughly the size of Santa Fe....around 88,000 people, and very, very walkable. It was founded sometime in the 3rd century BCE and eventually was conquered by the Roman Empire. In fact, there are two Roman columns near the water which mark the end of the 360-mile Via Appia Antica, the Appian Way.There are many other ancient buildings scattered around the city. The seat of the Italian navy is now housed in a castle built by Frederick II in 1227.
We loved our little flat over-looking a square with great late-night parties, and we were delighted by the many piazzas and alleyways we found around the city. And, of course, the food!

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  1. M&SSeptember 24, 2024 at 5:49 PM

    Love hearing the history of the places you visit, the end of the Appian Way? Wow!!

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