Supported by a history going back at least 2,500 years, modern-day Lecce is the main town on Puglia’s Salento peninsula and a major draw for the area’s tourism industry. Its 95,000 inhabitants haven’t forgotten their roots, however, and the production and sale of olive oil, wine and ceramics continues to be the mainstay of the local economy.
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