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Unusual Attractions in Lecce

Vincent City

An eccentric artist's abode in this small Italian town has been transformed into a surreal temple of mosaic madness.

Museo Faggiano

One man's quest to fix his toilet unearthed over 5,000 artifacts spanning more than 2,000 years of history.

Roman Amphitheater of Lecce

A long-buried ancient ruin unearthed right in the middle of the city.

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Torre Sant'Andrea

Dramatic sea stacks adorn the coast of this small village on the Adriatic coast.

15 miles from Lecce

Monteruga Ghost Town

A fascist-era rural village abandoned since the early 1980s.

16 miles from Lecce

Nardò Ring

This high-speed test track is popular with car manufacturers, speed freaks and orbiting astronauts.

17 miles from Lecce

Ossuary Chapel of the Cathedral of Otranto

A 1,000-year-old church holds the bones of the Christian martyrs who died hiding inside it.

22 miles from Lecce

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