I inadvertently fell foul of rules on files posting.
The next images will have smaller dimensions for that reason.
I have already mentioned Baroque and Lecce.
We were in the tip of Italy's heel, that part of Puglia called Salento.
Lecce is inland, and the capital of Salento. It was built inland, and it rose to promonence later than other historic coastal cities, due to lack of safety on the coasts, which were raided regularly by the Turks.
For this reason in Lecce there is noting of notice pre-dating Baroque (aside from some Roman ruins, including a partially dug-out anphitheater, which were discovered in the XX Century).
But the Leccese Baroque is magnificent, so much that Lecce is dubbed "the Florence of the South".
Touring Lecce with a daughter of less than three is not easy, but we have somehow managed (with the tactical help of some ice cream!).