Today was a long (in European terms) drive, about 4 hours from Agriturismo Villa Vea was our next destination, Lecce.
For those of you playing along at home, think of Italy as a boot, and Lecce is almost at the bottom of the heel.
Once we left the hilly areas the roads began to smooth out a little, with some long stretches through the valleys and some climbs over the mountain ridges, we were never left for moments of boredom.
Also driving this distance allowed us to see the change from the "greener areas" to the very flat dry plains.
On route, we took a slight detour through Taranto Vehecio (old town).
With no specific attraction in mind, we circled around the rear harbour and then through the very narrow streets, taking in normal life and other special events, like a wedding.
This we believe is now our fourth wedding on this tour, an all-time trip record.
Once the bride and groom departed we were able to have a sneak into the church and look around while the workers were pulling down the ornamental flowers and other items. We believe if it wasn't for this work being done, the cleanup, then the church would have been closed.
It was amazing and the further we walked in the more impressive it was.
Leaving the church we walked passed the local University and Centro Storico.
After this quick visit, it was back to Felix and onward to Lecce. Felix? that is the name we gave the car.
This afternoon we checked in and took some rest time as well as catch up on email and other personal affairs.
In order tonight will most likely be laundry, followed by dinner in the old town.
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