Is the first time you visit Lecce and want to know the city and its food specialties? This outdoor street food tour is perfect for you!
Stroll into the city center and taste the best known local street food. Your guide will tell you the histories related to the main highlights such as the Basilica of Santa Croce, considered the emblem of Lecce baroque style, the Cathedral and many palaces you will find on the way. From a highlight to another, you will stop and delight your palate with the most famous and tasty delicacies of Salento, like the "rustico": soft puff pastry disc filled with mozzarella, tomato and bechamel, "frisella": roll bread, twice-baked and topped with fresh tomato, olive oil, or the pastry star "pasticciotto": a short pastry stuffed with custard and other fantastic sample of Salento specialties.
Choose to take this tour either at lunch or dinner time, as it is an ideal way to do some sightseeing while having a light meal as you make your way through the city.
What's included
Food tasting of local street food like rustico (made with puff pastry and a stuffing), frisa (bread roll seasoned with tomatoes, olive oil), tarallini and pastries
Gratuities (optional)
Drinks
What to expect
Porta San Biagio
15m
You will meet our guide here, down the big arch, that represents one of the three old main entrances of the city
Chiesa di San Matteo
Pass by
This church is important for its façade: convex in the lower part and concave in the upper part
Piazza del Duomo
30m
The peculiarity of this square is that it's closed, with only one entrance. Inside you can admire the wonderful façade of old bishopric. In the night you will enjoy the special atmosphere coming from the lighting on buildings
Porta Napoli
15m
Porta Napoli is the second entrance to old town together with Porta San Biagio and Porta Rudiae. It takes this name because from this point begins the route to get to Naples
Palazzo dei Celestini
Pass by
Together with Santa Croce basilaca that stands by its side, they are the emblem of local Barocco style: facades full of minute decorations to resemble a thick embroidered sheet
Piazza Sant'Oronzo
30m
While discovering the main highlights of Lecce in old town, you will also anjoy the most famous samples of local specialties, like rustico, a saldy puff pastry snack, pasticciotto, emblem of local pastries and frisella, typical fast food of summer light lunch and dinner
Meeting and pickup
Meeting point
Sotto il grande orologio a muro, all'inizio di via Trinchese
Questo meeting point è solo per il tour delle 8.30pm
Meeting point
Down the arch of Porta San Biagio
This meeting point is only for 11am and 6.00pm tour
End point
Additional information
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
This tour CAN accommodate vegetarians (not vegans). Please advise at time of booking
Please provide information about allergies when booking
Cancellation policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
