Lecce Cathedral or Duomo di Lecce hides in plain site, what I mean by that is the Piazza Duomo is just off a main street but thru a small aperture gap between the buildings, so it’s easy to walk right past it, but once you enter the Piazza it unfolds into a vast baroque square. The cathedrals main interior didn’t strike me so much as it’s crypt deep below.

I was half expecting something gruesome, maybe with skulls, but instead I found it’s a very elegant room, clean and still, the stillness envelops you, almost as if time itself has paused. Each column bears a uniquely whimsical capital some are dragons, others mermaids, eagles and angels. The crypt dates back to the 11th century but what you see here is from the 16th century baroque makeover. I did find one skull though.