Please help us decide. We will be staying in Monopoli for 4 nights with a car. We are trying to decide between a day trip to Lecce or Taranto. Both are about the same travel distance from Monopoli according to Google Maps - approximately 1 hr. What are the pros and cons of each. Why would you chose one over the other? We are already going to be visiting the towns close by. Thinking we would take one day where we go a little further.
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Lecce will be by far the favorite, as it’s gorgeous and has several attractions. Taranto has an amazing museum and evocative faded beauty. Good choice for someone seeking something a bit different and worth a stop if you get close. It’s unfortunate the big factory marred the area as it would be stunning. I hoped to check it out but was stymied by bad weather.
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Lecce for the Baroque architecture would be most people's first choice
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I seem to be the rare person who wasn’t especially impressed by Lecce. I went on a day trip, however, and apparently at night is when the magic happens. Buzzed through Taranto too fast to offer an opinion.