We have stayed in Lecce for two weeks and have become fans of this beautiful, quiet city (well, at least it was quiet in March, we don't know what it might be like in the summer). No small reason was that we were able to find Gianluca and Ivana and their excellent rental apartment. It is within easy walking distance of all the sites in the historic old city (it is at the edge of the old city itself, near the Greek Church). It is a split-level apartment, with your bedroom upstairs. Downstaris there are two rooms, with the living room two stories high and, just like the bedroom upstairs, topped by an arched stone ceiling. All the walls and ceilings are made of the local limestone that you see everywhere, and which was one of the things that made Lecce so prosperous in the past. There is a kitchen and a bathroom, and even an outdoors shower (don't worry, no one can see you taking a shower there, you're surrounded by tall stone walls. There are some good restaurants nearby, especially Nautilus, and so is the DOK supermarket and the city's shopping area. We had our coffee every day at Avio cafe, about 7 minutes walk away at XXV Luglio and the pedestrian mall. Our favourite restaurants, Pizza Pop and Arrosteria dell'Itria are farther away, about 20 minutes walk. It's a very internet friendly city and you can get a wifi card that connects you in the nearby Public Garden as well as some other places in the city. Everything was good but made much better by our hosts Gianluca and Ivana, who went out of their way to be helpful in spite of having to deal with an important family event. They picked us up at the bus station and even took us back when we left, which we did not expect, this time in two cars with Gianluca's father and dogs in one of them. We will recommend their place to anyone we know who makes the wise decision to spend some time in Lecce.