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Day 8 of 11 · Lecce · Apulian Heartlands & Basilicata Explorer
Day 8 — Lecce
A cultural day to your new base in Lecce, with 1 h 20 on the road and plenty of free time.

Stage 5 · Lecce · Italy
day 8 2 nights 1 h 20 on the road106 kmclimate favourable
Interest of the place — nature 10. Based on: park reached from the stage (Villa Comunale).
- programme
- 5 h
- road
- 1 h 20
- Traditional Salento dinner4 h
- Pugliese pastry tasting in Piazza Sant'Oronzo1 h
To add if time allows: Visit to the Faggiano Museum (2 h 30) · Stroll in the Villa Comunale gardens (3 h)
Bad-weather option — something else that day — Traditional Salento dinner
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On the way
Stops beside the road, chosen for their small detour — we say they are on the way, we do not promise to go through them.

Fasano
Visit a local masseria to taste authentic Apulian olive oil and artisanal dairy products.
60 min there · detour +12 km · View on Google Maps
© photographed in 2008 by Michael Paraskevas — CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Ostuni
Explore the historic center to sample traditional focaccia barese and local white wines.
90 min there · detour +2 km · View on Google Maps
© photographed on 23 August 2023 by ParisTaras — CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons