Pollicastro Boutique Hotel

Pollicastro Boutique Hotel is housed in a historic building on Via dei Perroni 14, deep in the historic quarter of Lecce, metres from the Roman Amphitheatre and the columned porticoes of Piazza Sant'Oronzo. The hotel offers a cooked-to-order breakfast, bar, rooftop terrace, a library, concierge, tour and ticket assistance, dry cleaning, and luggage storage. Bicycle rentals are available nearby, and a banquet hall is on site. The location puts Lecce's most celebrated monuments within a short walk. The golden facade of the Basilica di Santa Croce — the supreme example of the local Baroque carved from pietra leccese — is a few minutes north. Piazza del Duomo, ringed by the 12th-century cathedral, the Palazzo Vescovile, and the Palazzo del Seminario, is just west. The Castello di Carlo V looms to the north, and the twin ceremonial gates — Porta Napoli and Porta San Biagio — mark the old city boundaries. Cartapesta workshops line the alleys of the centro storico, and Salentine cuisine, with its earthy legume dishes and pastry sweets, is served in the trattorias steps from the hotel.