Alessano ( grc, Ἀλεξιανόν, Alexianón) is a town and ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' in the

province of Lecce The Province of Lecce ( it, Provincia di Lecce; Salentino: ) is a province in the Apulia region of Italy whose capital is the city of Lecce. The province is called the "Heel of Italy". Located on the Salento peninsula, it is the second most-p ...

, part of Apulia region of south-east

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

Main sights

*Mother Church of San Salvatore (late 18th century) *Church of Sant'Antonio (late 16th-early 17th centuries) *Church of Chapuchins *Church of the Crucifix (1651) *Ducal Palace, a fortified noble residence built in the late 15th century

References

Cities and towns in Apulia Localities of Salento {{Puglia-geo-stub