Lecce is a city situated in the south of Italy, in the region of Apulia. It is the capital of the province with the same name. Lecce is also called "La Firenze del Sud" (The Florence of the South) because of the quantity of important Baroque monuments found there.

Certainly one of the symbols of the city of Lecce is the Church of Saint Cross.  The church is found in the immediate proximities of the Plaza Sant`Oronzo , the center and vital heart of the town. In the historical centre you will find some 100 churches and palaces worth seeing.

The area where Lecce is located is called Salento, an important agricultural and industrial centre (oil, wine, ceramic production). The Salento is an earth among two seas, the Adriatic and the Jonio, with an only great tradition: the hospitality.