Santa Croce

Lecce's most spectacular Baroque façade, a riot of stone carvings

Address Piazza Castro Mediano
Opening Hours 9am–1pm, 5:30–7:30pm

The most exuberant example of Leccese Baroque. Fantastic monsters and caryatids crowd the façade in a seemingly uncontrolled explosion of local sandstone carving. Work began in 1549 and took well over a century to complete, which explains the variety of hands at work. Inside, the altar by Zimbalo is worth close attention.

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