# LeccEcclesiae: €11, six sites, fifteen days

> One €11 ticket covers six church buildings in Lecce, including Santa Croce and the Cathedral, with one entry each and fifteen days to use them (2026).

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Last updated: 2026-09-03

LeccEcclesiae is a single €11 ticket for six church buildings in Lecce, valid 15 days with one entry to each, and it is the only way to see the inside of Santa Croce and the Cathedral as a visitor.

## €11, and fifteen days to spend it

The full ticket is €11, the reduced ticket for ages 12 to 17 is €5, and the family formula for two adults plus 12 to 17 year olds is €24 (2026). Prices on this page are in euros.

Validity is 15 days from first use, with one entry per site. You can walk into two churches on the first morning and leave the museum for the end of the week, which is the point of the format.

## The six buildings, and what they are

Six sites are on the ticket: the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta on Piazza del Duomo, the Basilica of Santa Croce, the church of Santa Chiara, the church of San Matteo, the Palazzo dell'Antico Seminario with its cloister and the chapel of San Gregorio Taumaturgo, and the MuDAS diocesan museum of sacred art.

Santa Croce is the one people come for, the facade that gave the local baroque its name. San Matteo is the odd one, an oval church with a curved front, and it is usually the emptiest of the six.

The bell tower of the Cathedral, with its panoramic lift, is advertised elsewhere as part of the offer but does not appear on the circuit's own list. Buy that separately if you want it.

## Hours: 9 am to 9 pm in summer

Opening runs 9:00 am to 9:00 pm in the summer period and 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in winter (09:00 to 21:00 and 09:00 to 18:00 on Italian signs), with the last entry 15 minutes before closing.

Nine in the evening is late for a church in Italy, and it changes the shape of a day in Lecce: the baroque facades are floodlit and the squares are full, and the interiors are still open.

The operator does not publish the exact dates on which summer hours start and end. Treat May to September as the peak window and check at the desk if you are travelling in the shoulder months.

## Who pays nothing

Three groups are free: people entering to pray, residents of the Diocese of Lecce, and children under 12. That first category is a real distinction, not a formality, and it is written into the circuit's own rules.

The consequence for a visitor is simple. If you go in during Mass and stay for it, you are a worshipper; if you walk the aisles with a camera, you are a visitor and you buy the ticket.

## Ignore the €21 you may read elsewhere

€11 is the figure on the operator's own information page, checked on September 1, 2026. A price of €21 circulates on third-party sites, and it is not the one the archdiocese charges.

This gap matters because the circuit is not a state museum: it has no Ministry price list to check against, and resellers copy each other. Buy at the desks or on chieselecce.it.

## What the pass does not cover

The Museo Faggiano is outside the circuit and costs €5 full, €3 for ages 8 to 16 and nothing under 8, open every day 9:30 am to 8:00 pm (2026). It began in 2001 when the owner started work on the sewer pipes and found the stratigraphy of the city underneath his own house.

The Roman monuments are separate too, both ticketed by the state: [the amphitheater in Piazza Sant'Oronzo](/attractions/anfiteatro-romano-lecce) and the Roman theater. The rest of the town is at [Lecce](/towns/lecce).

## FAQ

### How much is the LeccEcclesiae ticket?

€11 full, €5 reduced for ages 12 to 17 and €24 for the family formula of two adults plus under-18s (2026). It runs for 15 days and gives one entry to each of the six sites, which can be used on different days.

### What does the LeccEcclesiae pass include?

Six buildings: the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, the Basilica of Santa Croce, the church of Santa Chiara, the church of San Matteo, the Palazzo dell'Antico Seminario with its cloister, and the MuDAS diocesan museum of sacred art.

### Can you enter the churches in Lecce for free?

Yes, if you are going in to pray. Free entry also covers residents of the Diocese of Lecce and children under 12. Everyone visiting as a sightseer pays, because the circuit is run by the archdiocese with the ArtWork cooperative, not by the state.

### What are the opening hours of Santa Croce in Lecce?

9 am to 9 pm in the summer period and 9 am to 6 pm in winter (09:00 to 21:00 and 09:00 to 18:00 on Italian signs), with the last entry 15 minutes before closing. The same hours apply across all six LeccEcclesiae sites.

### Where do you buy the LeccEcclesiae ticket?

Three places: the central desk at Piazza del Duomo 5 in the Palazzo del Seminario, the desk inside the Basilica of Santa Croce, and online at chieselecce.it. There is one price everywhere, and no booking fee is listed.

## Sources

| Fact | Source | Confidence | Valid until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Il biglietto cumulativo LeccEcclesiae costa 11 euro intero, 5 euro ridotto per i 12-17 anni e 24 euro per la formula famiglia (2026), ed e' valido 15 giorni con un ingresso per ciascun sito. | [LeccEcclesiae - Cooperativa ArtWork / Arcidiocesi di Lecce](https://www.chieselecce.it/info/); [Comune di Lecce](https://www.comune.lecce.it/vivi-lecce/itinerari-turistici/leccecclesiae-alla-scoperta-delle-principali-chiese-barocche-della-citt%C3%A0) | high | 2027-06-30 |
| Il circuito LeccEcclesiae comprende Cattedrale, Basilica di Santa Croce, chiesa di Santa Chiara, chiesa di San Matteo, Palazzo dell'Antico Seminario e il MuDAS - Museo diocesano di Arte Sacra, aperti 9:00-21:00 nel periodo estivo e 9:00-18:00 in quello invernale (2026). | [LeccEcclesiae - Cooperativa ArtWork / Arcidiocesi di Lecce](https://www.chieselecce.it/info/); [Comune di Lecce](https://www.comune.lecce.it/vivi-lecce/itinerari-turistici/leccecclesiae-alla-scoperta-delle-principali-chiese-barocche-della-citt%C3%A0) | high | 2027-06-30 |
| Il Museo Faggiano di Lecce costa 5 euro intero, 3 euro per i ragazzi 8-16 anni ed e' gratuito sotto gli 8 anni (2026); e' aperto tutti i giorni 9:30-20:00 ed e' nato nel 2001 da lavori idraulici in una casa privata. | [Museo Faggiano - Lecce](https://www.museofaggiano.it/tariffe/); [doc 2](https://www.museofaggiano.it/) | medium | 2027-06-30 |

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