Palazzo Bignami

Fourteen rooms fill this restored 18th-century palazzo on Via Lombardia, a five-minute walk from Lecce's baroque Piazza Sant'Oronzo and its Roman amphitheatre. High coffered ceilings and original terrazzo floors survive the conversion, giving each room a distinct footprint rather than a repeated layout.

Breakfast is served in an internal courtyard shaded by a lemon tree, with pastries sourced from a nearby Salento bakery. Staff arrange day trips to Otranto and the coastal grottoes for guests without a car.

The property suits couples and slow travellers over large groups, given the compact scale and quiet residential street.