• City

  Lecce

• Province

  Lecce

• Adress

  Via XXV Luglio, 73100 Lecce LE

• Date of construction

  XVI century

Description

Not far from the iconic square of the Baroque City, there is the castle of Lecce, known by all as the manor of Charles V. This fortress, however, contrary to what its name implies, was not built by the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire but it owes its construction to the Norman period and therefore dates back to the Middle Ages, a time during which the current manor was presented as a simple princely bulwark. The new castle built by Emperor Charles V did not completely erase the history of the previous fortress. Between myth and legend, we find the story of a white bear guarding a noble family.

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