Street Food Tour of Lecce & City Sightseeing with Local Guide
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.
Options
English option
What's included in Street Food Tour of Lecce & City Sightseeing with Local Guide
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Porta San Biagio
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 MatteoPass-by Only
This church is important for its façade: convex in the lower part and concave in the upper part
Piazza del Duomo
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
Inclusions
- 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
- 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
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
