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==History ==
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_of_Lecce Lecce Province] (Wikipedia)

=== City of Lecce===

According to legend, a city called Sybar existed at the time of the Trojan War, founded by the Messapii. It was conquered by the Romans in the 3rd century BC, receiving the new name of Lupiae.<br>
After the Norman conquest in the 11th century, Lecce regained commercial importance and in the 15th century, Lecce was one of the most important cities of southern Italy. Starting in 1630, it was enriched with precious Baroque monuments. To avert invasion by the Ottomans, a new line of walls and a castle were built in the first part of the 16th century.<br>

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lecce Lecce] (Wikipedia)