Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
9am-1pm daily & 4-7.30pm Sun & Mon)
Good for student
CTS
(
0832 30 18 62; Via Palmieri 89;
travel.
0832 66 11 11; Via San Cesario)
About 2km south of the centre on the Gallipoli road.
Hospital
(
InfoLecce
( 0832 52 18 77;
www.infolecce.it
; Piazza del Duomo 2; 9.30am-1.30pm & 3.30-7.30pm Mon-Sat,
from 10am Sun)
Independent and helpful tourist information office. Has guided tours and bike
rental (per hour/day €3/15).
Police Station
(
0832 69 11 11; Viale Otranto 1)
Post Office
(Piazza Libertini)
Puglia Blog
(
www.thepuglia.com
)
Voted in Italy as the most popular blog on Puglia, this inform-
ative site run by Fabio Ingrosso has articles on culture, history, food, wine, accommoda-
tion and travel in Puglia.
Salento Showroom
( 0832 179 03 57;
www.salentotime.it
; Via Revina Isabella 22; 9.30am-1.30pm &
3.30-7.30pm Mon-Sat, from 10am Sun)
Independent tourist office that can provide help with ac-
commodation and car hire. Has internet access (per hour €3).
Tourist Office
(
0832 24 80 92;
www.viaggiareinpuglia.it
; Corso Vittorio Emanuele II 24;
9am-1pm & 4-7pm
Mon-Thu, 9am-1pm Fri & Sat)
Getting There & Away
BUS
The city bus terminal is located to the north of Porta Napoli.
STP
( 0832 35 91 42;
www.stplecce.it
)
Runs buses to Brindisi (€6.30, 35 minutes, nine daily)
and throughout Puglia from the
STP bus station
( 800 43 03 46; Viale Porta D'Europa)
.
FSE
( 0832 66 81 11;
www.fseonline.it
)
Runs buses to Gallipoli (€2.60, one hour, four daily) and
Otranto (€2.60, 1½ hours, two daily), leaving from Largo Vittime del Terrorismo.
Pugliairbus
(
http://pugliairbus.aeroportidipuglia.it
)
Runs to Brindisi airport (€7, 40 minutes, nine
daily).
SITA
also has buses to Brindisi airport (€6, 45 minutes, nine daily), leaving from
Viale Porte d'Europa.
TRAIN
The train station is 1km southwest of Lecce's historic centre. It runs frequent services to
the following destinations:
Bari
(from €9, 1½ to two hours)
Bologna
(from €82.50, 7½ to 9½ hours)
