# Lecce: one ticket for six churches, and a dug house

> LeccEcclesiae costs 11 euros, covers six church sites and stays valid 15 days. The Roman amphitheater on the main square is a third excavated.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

The churches of Lecce are sold as one ticket: LeccEcclesiae costs €11, covers six sites and stays valid for 15 days, with one entry each, so you can spread them across the trip.

## The ticket, and who does not need it

LeccEcclesiae costs €11 full, €5 reduced for ages 12 to 17, and €24 for the family formula of two adults with children aged 12 to 17. It runs 15 days from first use, one entry per site, and the entries can fall on different days. Prices in euros.

Three groups pay nothing: people entering to pray, residents of the diocese of Lecce, and children under 12. Buy it at the central desk in Piazza del Duomo 5, inside Palazzo del Seminario, at the Basilica di Santa Croce desk, or online at chieselecce.it. See [the LeccEcclesiae circuit](/attractions/lecce-ecclesiae).

## Six sites, and when they are open

The 6 sites are the cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta on Piazza Duomo, the Basilica di Santa Croce, the churches of Santa Chiara and 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.

Summer hours are 9:00 am to 9:00 pm and winter hours 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, with last entry 15 minutes before closing (2026). The long summer evening is the useful part: Santa Croce after 7:00 pm has low sun on the facade and far fewer people in front of it.

## A third of an amphitheater, under the square

Only about a third of the Roman amphitheater is above ground, part of the arena and part of the seating, because Cosimo De Giorgi's excavation of 1900 stopped where the square begins. The rest sits under Piazza Sant'Oronzo and the buildings around it.

It was built in the Augustan age, with later work under Hadrian, and it has held national monument status since 1906. You look down into it from the pavement, which is why so many people walk past without registering what it is. More at [the Roman amphitheater](/attractions/anfiteatro-romano-lecce).

## The house where a sewer pipe became a museum

The Museo Faggiano charges €5 full, €3 for ages 8 to 16 and nothing under 8, and opens every day from 9:30 am to 8:00 pm at Via Ascanio Grandi 56. It is run by the Idume cultural association.

It exists because in 2001 the owner, Luciano Faggiano, started work on the drains of his own building and hit archaeology, then kept going down through the layers. It is small, vertical and full of ladders, so it works badly for anyone with limited mobility and very well for children. Read [a Roman theater under a house](/stories/a-roman-theatre-under-a-house) and [things to do in Lecce](/towns/lecce/things-to-do).

## Getting here from Rome eats a day

The direct Frecciarossa from Roma Termini takes between 5h47 and 6h20 in 2026: FR 8315 at 2:58 pm arrives 8:45 pm at a €58.90 base fare, FR 9511 at 10:00 am arrives 3:51 pm at €54.90, FR 8303 at 8:00 am arrives 2:20 pm at €46.90.

Anything involving a change, Intercity plus regional, runs from 8h29 to 11h15, so the direct trains are worth planning around rather than booking late. Lecce is the southeastern terminus of the Frecciarossa network, which is why the fare drops as the departure gets earlier. See [getting to Lecce](/towns/lecce/getting-there) and [Puglia](/regions/puglia).

## FAQ

### What does the LeccEcclesiae ticket cost and cover?

€11 full, €5 for ages 12 to 17, €24 for two adults with teenagers, valid 15 days with one entry per site. It covers the cathedral, Santa Croce, Santa Chiara, San Matteo, the Antico Seminario and the MuDAS diocesan museum of sacred art.

### Do you have to pay to pray in a church in Lecce?

No. Worshippers entering to pray go in free, and so do residents of the Lecce diocese and children under 12. The €11 ticket applies to visits, and it is sold in Piazza del Duomo 5, at the Santa Croce desk, and online at chieselecce.it.

### How much of the Roman amphitheater can you see?

Roughly a third of it, part of the arena and part of the seating. The rest lies under Piazza Sant'Oronzo and the buildings around it. Digging started in 1900 under Cosimo De Giorgi, and the monument has been under national protection since 1906.

### Is the Museo Faggiano worth €5?

If layered archaeology interests you, yes: it is a private house whose owner started work on a sewer pipe in 2001 and kept digging. Entry is €5, €3 for ages 8 to 16, free under 8, open every day 9:30 am to 8:00 pm at Via Ascanio Grandi 56.

### How long is the train from Rome to Lecce?

5h47 to 6h20 on the direct Frecciarossa in 2026, with base fares from €46.90 to €58.90 depending on the train. Anything with a change, via Intercity or regional services, runs from 8h29 to 11h15. Lecce is the southeastern end of the Frecciarossa network.

## 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 |
| L'Anfiteatro romano di Lecce fu costruito in eta' augustea, riscoperto negli scavi avviati nel 1900 da Cosimo De Giorgi ed e' monumento nazionale dal 1906; oggi ne e' visibile solo circa un terzo, il resto e' sotto piazza Sant'Oronzo e gli edifici circostanti. | [Direzione regionale Musei nazionali Puglia - Ministero della cultura](https://museipuglia.cultura.gov.it/musei-puglia/anfiteatro-e-teatro-romano-di-lecce/) | medium | 2099-12-31 |
| 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 |
| Da Roma Termini a Lecce il Frecciarossa diretto impiega tra 5h47 e 6h20 (orario 2026); le alternative con cambio via Intercity o Regionale superano le 8 ore. | [Trenitalia (Le Frecce - endpoint ufficiale di ricerca soluzioni di viaggio)](https://www.lefrecce.it/Channels.Website.BFF.WEB/website/ticket/solutions); [Trenitalia / RFI - ViaggiaTreno](http://www.viaggiatreno.it/infomobilita/resteasy/viaggiatreno/cercaStazione/LECCE) | medium | 2027-06-30 |

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