the wonders of leucasia

A small collection of boutique suites & seaside apartments in Lecce and Gallipoli, on the Ionian coast of Puglia. Restored with restraint, and bookable directly.

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LECCE, puglia

The city in golden stone

Warm golden stone, baroque worked like wood, a university that keeps the city young, and a centre made for walking without aim. Lecce is where the Salento keeps its art, its craft and its patience, and where a morning is best spent slowly, on foot. Our suites sit a few minutes from Porta San Biagio and the baroque centre.
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Gallipoli, puglia

The town the sea surrounds

An old town set on a rock and joined to the mainland by a bridge, with the Ionian at the end of every street and the fishing boats coming in at dusk. Gallipoli is where the day turns toward the water, and everything feels a little more immediate.
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Leucasia suites collection

Boutique Accommodation in the heart of Lecce and by the Ionian Sea

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gallipoli - rivabella
A seaside Apartment in Rivabella
A seaside apartment a two-minute walk from a small, beautiful Salento beach, on the Ionian shore just north of Gallipoli. A warm, lived-in atmosphere, quality mattresses and everything needed to rest by the water without excess. Two bedrooms share a living area and sea-facing balconies.
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gallipoli - rivabella
Alba Suite - Bedroom
A calm interior of muted tones, a soft headboard and a quality mattress, defined most of all by the morning: the sun reaches its own private balcony first, and the day begins slowly. Sleeps two, and shares the apartment’s living area and sea-facing balconies.
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gallipoli - rivabella
Marea Suite - Bedroom
Warm wood and softened tones make a room for deep rest after hours by the water; a quality mattress and its own small balcony complete it. Sleeping two, it shares the apartment’s living area and the sea-facing balconies.
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Lecce, near porta san biagio
Suites in the Heart of Lecce
Three quiet suites - Meriggio, Riflesso and Sereno - within a fully renovated apartment near Porta San Biagio, each with its own private bathroom and a quality mattress. The baroque centre, cafes and restaurants of Lecce are a few minutes away on foot.
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Lecce, near porta san biagio
Meriggio Suite - Central Lecce
A light-filled retreat in central Lecce where the day is measured by the sun, full through the morning, soft and even into the afternoon. Clean contemporary lines and warm wood bring a calm materiality within, a few minutes on foot from the baroque streets and cafes.
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Lecce, near porta san biagio
Riflesso Suite - Central Lecce
Considered design and a natural palette, warm tones and a soft, even light, in a space made for slow mornings and easy evenings. Riflesso sits within walking distance of Lecce’s cafes and baroque streets, close to Porta San Biagio.
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Lecce, near porta san biagio
Sereno Suite - Central Lecce
The most secluded of the three, and the only one with its own large private terrace, a place apart for breakfast in the open air, a long lunch in the shade and quiet evenings under the Salento sky. In the heart of Lecce, a short walk from the baroque centre.
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What is on this season

Seasonal Experiences in Salento

The Salento changes through the year, and so does the way one stays. In spring the countryside between the two cities is green and the courtyards of Lecce open. In high summer the sea is taken early, before the heat, and the festivals fill the villages at night. In autumn the olive harvest begins and Lecce returns to itself. We suggest little, and make whichever season you choose easy to follow.
EXPERIENCES · ionian coast
Sea Caves by Boat from Gallipoli
Out on the Ionian with no fixed course, tracing the Salento coast to quiet inlets you cannot reach on foot: a swim off the side, then an aperitif as the light drops. One of the experiences we arrange for guests staying in the suites.
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EXPERIENCES · SALENTO CUISINE
La tavola
The table of the Salento, and its handmade pasta above all: orecchiette, sagne and ravioli rolled by hand, dressed simply with vegetables from the red earth, olive oil from the groves inland and fish landed at first light. We set breakfast at the suite and point you to the trattorias near Lecce and Gallipoli that we trust.
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DAY TRIPS · ALBEROBELLO & valle d'itria
The Trulli of Alberobello
The cone-roofed trulli of Alberobello and the white towns of the Valle d'Itria, a morning's drive north from the Salento. A UNESCO landscape of dry-stone houses, olive groves and quiet lanes, and one of the day trips we help arrange from Lecce or the coast.
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