Street Food Tour of Lecce & City Sightseeing with Local Guide

4.9 (87 reviews) 2 h 30 min Private tour

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About this activity

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.

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At a glance

Duration: 2 h 30 min
Confirmation: Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English
Operated by: Guided Tours of Puglia

Ages: Infants (0–5 years) · Children (6–17 years) · Adults (18–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Snacks: 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

Not included

Not included: Gratuities (optional)
Not included: Drinks

Itinerary

Porta San Biagio

15 min

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

Passing by

This church is important for its façade: convex in the lower part and concave in the upper part
Piazza del Duomo

30 min

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

15 min

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

Passing 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

30 min

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 point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

Sotto il grande orologio a muro, all'inizio di via Trinchese

Questo meeting point è solo per il tour delle 8.30pm
Down the arch of Porta San Biagio

This meeting point is only for 11am and 6.00pm tour

End point

Cancellation

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Good to know

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