Lecce - Piazza del Duomo

From the Piazza Sant'Oronzo in Lecce the Corso Vittorio Emanuele II runs west, past the Theatine church of Sant'Irene (1639), into the Piazza del Duomo, with the cathedral of Sant'Oronzo (1658-70; tower 70m/231ft high), the Bishop's Palace and the Seminary, which has a richly decorated façade and a courtyard containing a fountain. 500m/550yd south of the Piazza del Duomo is the large Dominican church of Santa Maria del Rosario (1691-1728).