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	Lecce - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lecce is a small city situated in the south of Italy, in the region of Apulia.
		The County of Lecce was a fief of the Kingdom of Sicily from 1053-1463, when it was annexed directly to the crown.
		Lecce is called "La Firenze delle Puglie" (The Florence of Apulia) because of the quantity of important monuments found there.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lecce (308 words)

	LECCE - LoveToKnow Article on LECCE
		Lecce is quite close to the site of the ancient Lupiae, equidistant (25 m.) from Brundusium and Hydruntum, remains of which are mentioned as existing up to the 15th century A colony was founded there in Roman times, and Hadrian made a harbourno doubt at S. Cataldo.
		Lecce contains a large government tobacco factory, and is the centre of a fertile agricultural district.
		The rank of provincial capital was bestowed by Ferdinand of Aragon in acknowledgmenl of the fidelity of Lecce to his cause.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /L/LE/LECCE.htm (254 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Lecce
		Near Lecce is the village of Rugge, the ancient Rudiæ, birthplace of Ennius.
		Lecce, the capital of a province in Terra d'Otranto in Apulia, seven and a half miles from the sea, is an industrial and commercial city (tobacco, grain, wine, oil, woven goods).
		For this reason Lecce is one of those cities that have preserved a characteristic and uniform style of architecture.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/09107d.htm (437 words)

	Dining in Lecce, Italy
		Lecce has one of the best cuisines in Italy and this is thanks to a combination of the love and care which they put into their cookery, and the old traditional recipes and high quality local produce.
		Lecce boasts a unique gastronomic and culinary treasure trove which is mostly thanks to the areas natural products and the traditions of peasant cookery.
		Mother earth has been generous in Lecce, bestowing the area with magnificent olive groves and fantastic vineyards.
	dining-guide.net /europe/lecce.htm (1367 words)

	Lecce, Italy
		Lecce reached its golden age with Charles V, who built the famous Castello, the walls of the city, and the triumphal arch that is now called Porta Napoli, because it used to lead to the capital of the kingdom.
		Lecce became the most important centre of Terra d'Otranto and this pre-eminence was recognised by Ferdinando d'Aragona, who maintained the magistrature of appeal in the city, in 1463.
		Lecce was probably not a proper city in those times, but only a village that was dependent on nearby, important Rudiae, which is also famous for being the birthplace of the latin poet Quinto Ennio.
	worldfacts.us /Italy-Lecce.htm (2995 words)

	Province of Lecce - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Provincia di Lecce) is a province in the Apulia region of Italy.
		It has an area of 2,759 sq km, and a total population of 787,825 (2001).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Province_of_Lecce (77 words)

	Lecce
		Lecce is the chief town of the Salento Peninsula flowing into the Leuca Cape where the ancients had marked the boundary of the Otranto Land, the actual bottom of Italy.
		But Lecce baroque complies with roman churches structures superimposed with triumphs of fruit and flowers, exotical animals and ribbons, always characterized by a taste for details and ornaments admiringly astonishing visitors.
		Better than the other Apulia towns, Lecce maintains more an aristocratical, spiritual and intellectual distinction than an economic and commercial one, in the heart of a fertile and happy agricultural region.
	www.inmedia.it /Puglia/eng/salento/lecce.htm (502 words)

	Salentopoli - Vivere il salento - La città di Lecce
		Lecce acquires importance again, thanks this time to the institution of important functions: it is seat of royal power, of Government and Court peripheric offices.
		After the destruction by the emperor Otto IV, Lecce was under the uncared control of the Aragons; in fact, the last decades of XV cent.
		Lecce boasts a former foundation than the Roman one.
	www.salentopoli.com /salentoen/localita/lecce.php (225 words)

	Salento. Holidays Salento. Vacations in Salento apulia Italy. Provinces in Apulia Art and culture. Discover our culture, art and tradition. Come to Italy! Cuisine
		Lecce is the main town of Province, risen in preroman age and in the centuries fallen under several dominations but it bloomed particularly under the Norman one.
		In the half of XVII the century in Lecce was born the figure of bishop Luigi Pappacoda, to which it is acknowledged the propulsive activity for the progressive affirmation of the famous artistic phenomenon like "leccese baroque".
		The base's architecture appears to the observer in second' order than the exuberance ornaments: in the leccesi buildings the decorations turn out concentrated on the facades, in the courtyards and on the balconies.
	www.ilsonline.it /salento/salento.html (208 words)

	Lecce, baroque itinerary
		Lecce is not only known because of the beauty of Baroque, but also because of the tracks and origins of previous periods.
		During the Imperial time Lecce was in the possession of a theatre and an amphitheatre.
		Under Carlo IV, Lecce acquired an important defensive role: new walls were constructed and the castle was rebuilt.
	www.infoitaly.net /ENG/bar_lec.htm (165 words)

	Lecce : Introduction Frommers.com
		Lecce's charm lies in these displays of the lighter baroque (although many buildings are now in dire need of repair).
		Dating from Lecce's heyday in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries, these structures are made mostly of fine-grained yellow limestone.
		Often called "the Florence of the South," Lecce lies in the heart of the Salento Peninsula, the "heel" of the Italian boot.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/lecce/0769010001.html (240 words)

	Lecce the baroque city...a bit of history, tourist info, events, how to get here and things to see.
		Lecce is rightly acclaimed as one of the capitals of the Baroque, a style which here has acquired unrivalled originality and exuberance due to the skills with which local architects and stonemasons worked the soft, malleable pink-tinged local stone.
		It was during the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries that the so called “Lecce Baroque&; developed, embellishing the town centre with monuments of great artistic worth.
		Lecce the baroque city...a bit of history, tourist info, events, how to get here and things to see.
	www.ostunithewhitecity.com /puglia/lecce.htm (322 words)

	Lecce, Apulia, Pictures
		Lecce is an art center noted for its baroque architecture and has been called the “baroque Florence.” A university is here.
		Lecce, city, southern Italy, capital of Lecce Province, in Apulia Region.
		Lecce People - photos and pictures about Lecce
	www.greatestcities.com /Europe/Italy/Apulia/Lecce_city_and_Province_regional_capital.html?redir=1 (146 words)

	Bed and Breakfast LECCE
		Lecce, "Florence of the South", understood them of the leccese Baroque, than taking origin from the tender stone, worked from the artists, more often...
		CA' TE PIZZECA is located not far from the historical baroque center of Lecce and close to Cavallino town, one of the ancient centers of Messapia.
		We are to the center of the Salento, to 27km from Lecce...
	www.bed-and-breakfast-in-italy.com /bed_and_breakfast_lecce.cfm (1947 words)

	Lecce - ZeroDelta.net: Your Travel Guide to Italy
		Lecce was founded, how the legend recounds, at the times of the war of Troy and numerous reports of the period are visitable at the museums.
		Chief town of Salento land between two seas Adriatic and Jonio is characterized from a landscape to immense expanses of red land and pietraie brulle.
		Live The necessary informations to spend a stay, short or long that is, in our country: how to have a means of transport, how to confront an emergency, where do shopping, where and how deal with the formality, thing do to marry itself, where live the actual religiousness.
	www.zerodelta.net /lecce.php (598 words)

	Untitled Document
		Other Baroque monuments in Lecce (often also in need of restoration) are the Church of Santa Chiara with its ornate portal and elegant facade, the Church of SS> Nicolo' and Cataldo, built by the Normans but completed with the addition of a Baroque facade, and the Crurch of the Theatines.
		Starting from the second half of the 16th century Lecce, the capital of the Salento Peninsula, experienced a period of particular good fortune that was destined to last for two centuries.
		But the Baroque of Lecce has a quality all of its own because it is inextricably linked to a local secret, a formula that could not be repeated elsewhere: the unique characted of Lecce stone.
	www.copuglia.it /web/eng/lecce.htm (485 words)

	Rental accommodation in Puglia - Lecce - page 1 of 2
		A guest house in Puglia, Italy, I Tabacchi is 5km from the historical centre of Lecce.
		Splendid Bed and Breakfast accommodation in Lecce, Puglia, the Mirage is in the most artistic and fashionable part of town.
		This is a lovely bed and breakfast in Puglia, Italy, situated on a quiet road, a little distance from the railway station and from the baroque centre of Lecce.
	www.knowital.com /index/listing/lecce/1#104825 (271 words)

	Discoveritalia - Weekend - Lecce: Modern
		Thus, Lecce is a melting pot of artistic, architectural, gastronomic expressions, natural result of the numerous civilizations that lived here, from the Messapian to the Byzantine culture, the Norman and the Spanish.
		This culture is also expressed through the refined mix of colour and flavour of its cuisine, which is maybe simple, but rich in symbols and double meanings, or craft, where the creativity of 17th-century architects like Zimbalo, lives again, shaped up in Lecce stone, terracotta, iron, papier-mâché, and the art of embroidery.
		In this mixed identity, excitement and mystery are a constant element expressed through the baroque art and the overwhelming rhythms of the pizzica, the legendary whirlwind dance that, according to the tradition, saves you from the bite of the tarantula.
	www.discoveritalia.it /cgwe/cittaOggi.asp?lingua=en&IDcitta=21 (241 words)

	Lecce on Encyclopedia.com
		A Greek and later a Roman town, Lecce was from 1053 to 1463 a semi-independent county under various lords.
		Lecce gana 4-1 al Brescia en el fútbol italiano
		Siena gana al Lecce 2-1 en el fútbol italiano
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/L/Lecce.asp (485 words)

	DolceVita City Guides: Lecce City Guide LECCE
		Lecce rises out of the broad plain on the spur of a peninsula.
		As regards its reputation as conservator of its natural and artistic wealth, Lecce claims a superior position to many of its southern confederates.
		Just miles from the Adriatic beaches and the Ionic coast, Lecce is more than a beach resort -- it is also a most singular example of a Baroque styling.
	www.dolcevita.com /travel/guide/guidele.htm (160 words)

	AAP Sports News (Australia): Cyc: Lecce start for 2003 Giro@ HighBeam Research
		LECCE, Italy, April 22 AFP - The 2003 Tour of Italy cycling race will start in the southern Italian town of Lecce, the president of the provincial council Lorenzo Ria said today.
		The news is a boost to Lecce sports fans after the town's football club Lecce was relegated to the Italian second division on Sunday after only drawing 1-1 with Torino.
		AAP Sports News (Australia): Cyc: Lecce start for 2003 Giro@ HighBeam Research
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:52480774&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (170 words)

	Udinese and Lecce move in on Everton Target Unofficial European Football - Unofficial European Football News and Views
		Udinese and Lecce are perfect places for nurturing the skills of talented up and coming players: Relatively little pressure due to limited expectations of the teams in their domestic leagues, Managers who are encouraged to blood new players and the spotlight of Serie A for when they do make the breakthrough.
		Lecce have the youngest first team in Serie A and managed to avoid relegation with relative ease this season.
		lets be honest fellas udinese and lecce are the poor relations of italian soccer, they both have good youth policies but always tend to sell their players to the highest bidder.
	www.sportnetwork.net /main/s342/st52481.htm (1646 words)

	Lecce Tightens Grip on Bojinov
		Lecce's sporting director Pantaleo Corvino told journalists on Wednesday that he had talks with any of his team players and none of them would leave the squad.
		It was last week that Lecce extended the contract of teenage Bulgarian prodigy Valeri Bojinov, one of the top young strikers in Italy, for another four seasons.
		The management of Italy's Lecce announced plans not to participate during the winter transfer due to open in January.
	www.novinite.com /view_news.php?id=42405 (291 words)

	Strangers Everywhere: About some anarchists arrested in Lecce : IMC Maritimes
		The real crime of the comrades of Lecce is that they have quite openly expressed their solidarity with rebelling immigrants in the CPTs and with the Mapuche fighting against being dispossessed in South America, as well as their disgust for the war in Iraq.
		The five comrades arrested in Lecce, the ten under investigation and the dozens whose homes were invaded by cops all recognize what their daily revolt shares in common with others of the exploited who rebel.
		In any case, the anarchists in Lecce recognize that the excesses of Lodeserto were simply an extension of the logic of the concentration camps and the world that creates them.
	maritimes.indymedia.org /news/2005/06/10354.php (3113 words)

	Lecce -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		It extends from the Fortore River in the northwest to Cape Santa Maria di Leuca at the tip of the Salentine Peninsula (the “heel” of Italy) and comprises the provincie of Foggia, Bari, Taranto, Brindisi, and Lecce.
		To prevent the German emperor Henry VI from ruling their country, the Sicilians had elected the native Tancred of Lecce, who had imprisoned the late king's wife, Joan of England (Richard's sister), and denied her possession of her dower.
		The northern third of the region is centred on the Puglia Tableland, which is flanked on the north by the limestone massif of...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9047560?tocId=9047560 (465 words)

	Lecce Bed & Breakfasts Lecce Guesthouses, Italy
		Only 3km from the centre of Lecce, in a peaceful and green residential area far from the chaotic city traffic, lies the lovely B&B Cavallino...
		Situated Palace of the 700 in the heart of the encircled city historical center from the baroque beauties of Lecce....
		Not too far from Lecce, the Florence of South Italy, there is the Bed & Breakfast Carlolupo...
	www.travellerspoint.com /guesthouses-en-ci-2751.html (272 words)

	Awaiting Table Italian cooking school in Lecce, Italy - cooking class, culture, fun cooking lessons and friends
		We’re located in the gorgeous, baroque city of Lecce, the vibrant cultural capital of the Salento, the stiletto heal of Italy’s famous boot.
		Not that it's only about Mediterranean seafood and our organic house wine, here in Lecce you'll also gain context, learn to see the ongoing local dialogues between art and food, history and language, religion and place, and how any real understanding need always be systemic.
		Widely acknowledged inside of Italy as having the best produce, healthiest and most intriguing cuisine, and the warmest, most gregarious and welcoming people, it's where Italy itself comes to holiday.
	www.awaitingtable.com (496 words)

	Lecce - Deals and Reviews - Lovely accomodation... - TripAdvisor
		Excellent staff, wonderful location to visit Lecce and Salento and lovely wide self catering apartments that leave you very independent but, at the same time, very cared by the owners that live on the ground floor...I suggest this accomodation to anyone is visiting Lecce.
		It is about 10 miles from the regional capital and attractive town of Lecce and about a mile from the coast.
		Hint: In Lecce follow signs for the Hotel Crystal until you can pick up the signs for the San Cataldo road, then follow signs to San Cataldo until you see a sign to Acaya.
	www.tripadvisor.com /ShowUserReviews-g194791-r3298668-Lecce_Puglia.html (1190 words)

	AAP Sports News (Australia): Soc: Lecce coach Cavasin sacked@ HighBeam Research
		AAP Sports News (Australia): Soc: Lecce coach Cavasin sacked@ HighBeam Research
		LECCE, Italy, Jan 28 AFP - Italian first division side Lecce sacked coach Alberto Cavasin today.
		The decision came after the 3-1 home defeat by fellow struggler Brescia which left the only southern Italian club left in the top division in deep relegation trouble.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:49859621&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (178 words)

	noticias - INTER: ADRIANO PENALTY SINKS LECCE
		The Lecce keeper kept out shots from Cambiasso and Stankovic early in the second half, then denied Cordoba another headed goal as Inter edged close to a winner.
		LECCE: 1 Sicignano, 2 Diamoutene, 3 Rullo, 6 Angelo, 8 Dalla Bona, 18 Giacomazzi, 21 Stovini, 25 Konan, 28 Bjelanovic (20 Valdes 72), 31 Pinardi, 77 Cassetti
		Against the run of play Alex Pinardi put Lecce in front on 21 minutes, slotting home from a yard out after Carini failed to hold on to his initial shot.
	www.noticias.info /asp/aspcomunicados.asp?nid=50955 (310 words)

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