Information on where to sleep in the municipality of Lequile (Lecce)

Population: 7949
In total area: 36 kmXNUMX
Density: 218

Accessibility : The town centre of Lequile is 5km from Lecce , the capital of Salento, and can be reached via the SS. 101 Salentina-Gallipoli

Common address of Lequile, Lecce: St. Vitus Square
Telephone: 0832 - 639112

The birth of the town dates back to Roman times. It became part of the County of Lecce around the year 1291 and in XNUMX it was a fief of Ugo di Brienne.

In 1433 Maria Enghien granted Léquile to Agostino Guarino, Baron of San Cesario.

In the mid-16th century the fiefdom, through several concessions and repossessions, came to Vittorio Doria.

In 1806 the fiefdom for the municipality of Lequile was abolished.

The municipality of Lequile extends along the old provincial road to Gallipoli.

What to visit in Lequile?

The extra-urban territory is vast, with the presence of numerous farmhouses, today mostly uninhabited, among which the Tramacere farmhouse stands out.

The hub of social life is the central Piazza San Vito , which overlooks the town hall.

This town in Salento boasts numerous architectural examples of the Lecce Baroque, among which the following stand out:

  • il Franciscan Convent, a typical convent of the Franciscan reform built between 1613 and 1619 and adorned with seventeenth-century paintings.

where inside are: the beautiful cloister, the ornate refectory and the notable library.

  • La Church of San Nicola or of the Redeemer with a Greek cross plan and an admirable seventeenth-century façade, on which stand a large arch and an octagonal dome covered in polychrome majolica tiles.

     

  • La Mother Church It is of considerable historical and artistic interest, as it is an important example of 18th century sacred architecture; it is surmounted by a large dome and is flanked by a five-storey bell tower.

     

  • il Caiaffa Palace It is a two-story building with a beautiful balcony, with small columns, which runs along the entire building, also extending onto a large terrace.

     

  • La Baroque Church of San Vito, dedicated to the holy martyr and patron saint of the city, built between 1661 and 1670, has an imposing and interesting dome with finely coloured ceramics.

    In the municipality of Lequile (in the south of Puglia ) there is also a menhir called “Aia della corte” which demonstrates that the area has been inhabited by man since ancient times.

     

    Source: www.comune.lequile.le.it