Lecce City Spotlight — The Florence of the South (2026)

Thinking about a move to southern Italy? Lecce might just be the city you didn't know you were looking for.

This 8-page City Spotlight is your honest, beautifully designed introduction to life in Puglia's Baroque capital — a honey-colored limestone city where a couple can live very well on under €1,500 a month, the Adriatic and Ionian coasts are twenty minutes away, and locals still have time for an evening passeggiata with a new neighbor.

Inside you'll find:

• A real-world cost of living breakdown (housing, food, utilities, transport)

• The Move Score™ across affordability, healthcare, walkability, and more

• Residency and visa pathways for retirees and remote workers

• Honest guidance on healthcare, language, climate, and bureaucracy

• Five genuine reasons to move — and five honest challenges we won't sugarcoat

• Neighborhood picks, food traditions, and the rhythms of daily Salentine life

Part of the Find Your Italy City Spotlight Series — research-backed, honestly told, and designed to help you decide if this is your Italy.

Issue No. 002 · Digital PDF · Instant download