Lecce, A town of about 95,000 inhabitants and full of history. You will find Lecce as the last large town in the heel of the boot. The Amphitheatre here was built in the 2nd century BC under the emporor Hadrian, it was built and mostly used for entertaining the Romans and could hold hold almost 25.000 people. Most of this amphitheatre is underground today, covered by centuries of rubble and new buildings. Thankfully, some of it has been exhumed and is still an awe to believe. Mostly used for Gladiator combat but perhaps not all, at the ground level of the amphitheatre you can see two small openings, perhap this was for hungry lions (Leoni fame) to exit and consume the unlucky party. In the photo you will also see a tall cylindrical monument given to Lecce by the city of Brindisi, it marks the end of the Appian Way, the road from Rome to Southern Italy and is one of two. Other historical places are the Church of San Nicolo Cataldo 1180, and the Basilica of Santa Croce 1353 and not finished for 300 years. This Basilica is known for it’s Baroque excess. Suzy and I really enjoyed this town and is worth the trip south.