Beautiful apartment, bran new, very cosy and well heated in winter, with a large flat TV screen and all the commodities, decorated with taste, perfectly located, at a stone's throw from Piazza Mazzini (the modern center of Lecce, with all the shops and cafes) and very close from the historical center. Via Giuseppe Giusiti, the street next to the apartment, you have all the shops you need : a very good butcher's (boucherie, at the corner), a shop that makes hand made pasta (delicious), and at the end of the street, at the piazza Ariosto, you have a very nice market (vegetables, fruits, etc.) every sunday morning. Also, in the same street, a jazz club with live concerts at night. It's the second time I come to Simona's apartment, I stayed there for two weeks in winter, and I felt better than at home. If you come with your car like me, you can park free, anywhere, but only outside the "first ring" (the center of Lecce). Take Via del Mare, cross the ring (Via G. Leopardi), and on Via della Liberta and around, you'll find empty and free parkings, with a little bit of patience. One more thing : Lecce is the most beautifull city in all Puglia ! I didnt see everything, but I liked very much Locorotondo and Ceglie (check the flea market there). Thanks Simona !