# A day in Lecce from Bari by train: Santa Croce, the Duomo bell tower and Salento lunch at the Osteria degli Spiriti Train from Bari to Lecce, the Baroque churches on a single ticket, the city from the Duomo bell tower and Salento lunch beneath stone vaults. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/apulia/salento/itineraries/lecce-day-from-bari-by-train-santa-croce-osteria · Revisado: 2026-11-12 ## El día - 08:20 · Salida: 1 h 30 by train (Bari Centrale – Lecce; buy the ticket on the Trenitalia website or at the station) - 10:15 · Lecce's Baroque with the LeccEcclesiae ticket: Santa Croce, the Duomo and three more churches (Starts at Santa Croce · full ticket of €21 with the bell tower) · ArtWork – LeccEcclesiae, From €11 per person - 9 min on foot - 12:15 · Climbing the Lecce Duomo bell tower: lift to 43 metres and a view as far as the Adriatic (20-minute slot; book the time on the website) · ArtWork – LeccEcclesiae, From €12 per person - 12 min on foot - 13:30 · Osteria degli Spiriti (Booking; on Sunday open from 13:00 to 15:30) · Osteria degli Spiriti - 6 min on foot - 16:00 · Lecce's Baroque with the LeccEcclesiae ticket: Santa Croce, the Duomo and three more churches (Afternoon for San Matteo, Santa Chiara and Piazza Sant'Oronzo) · ArtWork – LeccEcclesiae, From €11 per person - 18:30 · Vuelta: 1 h 30 by train (Lecce – Bari Centrale; in Bari around 20:00) Lecce is at the end of the Adriatic railway line, an hour and a half or two hours from Bari. It is the prettiest city in Salento and is covered entirely on foot, so you do not need a car: you leave Bari in the morning, see the Baroque on a single ticket, climb the Duomo bell tower, eat Salento cooking and return for dinner. The plan works any day, Sunday too. ## Getting there from Spain By plane and train. There are direct flights to Bari from Madrid, Barcelona, Seville and Valencia. From the airport, the train or the bus takes you to Bari Centrale station, from where the trains to Lecce leave. If you arrive in the afternoon, sleep in Bari and do this plan the next day. ## The day, hour by hour 8:20 · Train to Lecce. From Bari Centrale, the journey takes an hour and a half to two hours depending on the train: the high-speed ones are the quickest. From Lecce station, about twenty minutes on foot to the centre. 10:15 · Santa Croce and the Baroque of LeccEcclesiae. Buy the full ticket (€21) at the Santa Croce ticket office: it includes the five churches and monuments of the circuit and the bell tower. Start with the Basilica of Santa Croce, finished in 1695, with its facade full of animals and figures and its great rose window. Continue to the Piazza del Duomo, enclosed like a courtyard, and go into the Duomo and the Old Seminary, with its cloister and the Museum of Sacred Art. 12:15 · The Duomo bell tower. In the same square, a lift takes you up to the balconies at 43 metres. It goes in 20-minute sittings with 15 people: book the time on the website. From the top you see the rooftops, the olive-covered countryside and, with good visibility, the Adriatic. 13:30 · Lunch at the Osteria degli Spiriti. About ten minutes on foot, beside the public gardens. Tiziana and Piero cook dishes from the Salento tradition with a little more finesse: vegetable and focaccia antipasto, spelt spaghetti with aubergine, salt cod. On Sunday it is open from 13:00 to 15:30. Book. 16:00 · San Matteo, Santa Chiara and Sant'Oronzo. With the same ticket you enter the two churches you have left. Finish at the Piazza Sant'Oronzo, with half a Roman amphitheatre in view, and pass by the Porta Napoli and the castle of Charles V. 18:30 · Return to Bari. By train, to be in Bari at about eight. ## With children The centre is flat and pedestrianised, and the bell tower is climbed by lift, which children love. For ages 12 to 17 the ticket costs less, and there is a family ticket. Bring a hat in summer: there is little shade between the churches. ## Cómo llegar ### Without a car It is the way for this plan: train from Bari to Lecce and everything on foot. ### By car About 150 km, close to two hours. The centre of Lecce is limited-traffic: park outside and go in on foot. ### By plane Direct flight to Bari from Madrid, Barcelona, Seville or Valencia, and a train to Lecce. ## Consejos ### Book the bell tower slot With 15 people every 20 minutes, the good times sell out in summer. ### Check the Masses The churches are not visited during services. ### Stay overnight if you can Santa Croce at nightfall and Otranto the next day justify the night. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### How long does it take from Bari to Lecce by train? From an hour and a half to two hours, depending on the train. ### Are the Lecce churches open on Sunday? Yes, every day, except during Mass. ### How much does the churches ticket cost? €11; with the Duomo bell tower, €21. ### Do you need a car? No. The centre of Lecce is covered on foot from the station.