Luxury hotel holiday Risorgimento Resort Puglia

The five-star deluxe Risorgimento Resort in Lecce, Puglia, with just 47 rooms and suites, is immersed in the grand and ancient history of its location, but with the sophistication of a high-quality city hotel. A rooftop restaurant and indulgent spa provide atmospheric places to relax at the hotel, while the Roman amphitheatre, the cathedral, and the plentiful Baroque architecture encourage you to step outside and explore the area. A stay here offers a unique combination of spa and relaxation along with city sightseeing.
Included in your Expressions holiday
  • Accommodation in a double or twin room on bed and breakfast
  • Scheduled flights with British Airways London to Bari
  • Hire of a group A car for the duration of the holiday
  • Concierge service and Expressions Holidays regional helpful hints
  • Optional room, car and flight upgrades. Details on request

Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to the Risorgimento Resort, Lecce

Risorgimento Resort is a 5-star deluxe, historical hotel in an excellent central location. Gourmet cuisine served on a stunning rooftop terrace and excellent spa facilities afford guests a relaxing and restorative retreat.

Facts in brief

Official star rating 5 deluxe

Location The hotel is 4-minutes' walk to Basilica di Santa Croce

Annual opening All year

Closest airport Bari Airport

Distance from airport The hotel is just under 2-hours' drive from Bari Airport

Hotel facilities and services

Le Quattro Spezierie Gourmet Restaurant and Rooftop Restaurant, Janet Ross American Bar, Room Service, 24-hour Concierge, Salus per Aquam Spa, Fitness Club, Valet Parking (€15.00 a day).

Complimentary

Access to spa, wifi.

Out and about nearby

The ancient city of Lecce has a wealth of historical and cultural sights to appreciate during your stay. Perhaps begin with the Roman Amphitheatre, which will set the atmospheric tone for your visit. Throughout the town, countless aristocratic palaces dot the streets, each with their own unique charms, from cloisters to lavish and exotic gardens. Just five minutes from the hotel, on foot, you will find an abundance of authentic Baroque art and architecture, as well as the Piazza Duomo: the heart of the city. The beauty of Lecce has led to its fitting nickname: the Florence of the south.

Sports nearby

Horse Riding, Golf, Hiking, Cycling, Sailing, Diving, Windsurfing, and Kite-surfing.

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What particularly impresses us each time we use your services is that ‘what we expect we get’ eg car hire, rooms selected, all with no hassle. Not sure how you do it!!
Mr W, July 2022

Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Superior double room for 5 nights

From about

£960 low season

Holiday Code EXH46022

The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.

Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to the Risorgimento Resort, Lecce

Room descriptions

Risorgimento Resort has 47 rooms and suites with air-conditioning and heating, minibar, telephone, Wi-Fi, television, safe radio, and a marble bathroom.

Superior Room double/twin
Deluxe Room double/twin
Executive Room double/triple
Junior Suite with living area
Garden Suite with living area
Penthouse Suite with living room, private terrace with jacuzzi, and solarium
Duomo Suite with two additional bedrooms, living room, and three bathrooms 
Presidential Suite with living room and private terrace overlooking the amphitheatre

Special offers for this holiday>

What particularly impresses us each time we use your services is that ‘what we expect we get’ eg car hire, rooms selected, all with no hassle. Not sure how you do it!!
Mr W, July 2022

Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Superior double room for 5 nights

From about

£960 low season

Holiday Code EXH46022

The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.

Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to the Risorgimento Resort, Lecce

The journey and how you get there

For a holiday to the Risorgimiento Resort in Puglia, our clients usually fly to Bari airport. From the airport, we recommend a private car transfer which we would include in our holiday price, or we recommend that you use a hire-car for the duration of your holiday, especially if you want to tour the region. We will arrange this for you if required.

Additional information

Minimum stays: There is a minimum stay of 2 nights.

Children: Babysitting is available on request. Families are best catered for in the three-bedroom Duomo Suite. Infants (0-3 years) stay free and cots can be supplied for no extra cost.

Special offers

Call to make your booking and save an extra £50 per adult Call us instead of emailing us when you are thinking of booking a holiday and save an extra £50 per adult (in addition to any special offers that might be available). We want to talk to you to discuss your requirements and a phone call is usually the best way for you to define what you want enabling us to respond more accurately. We want to talk to you and you save an extra £50 per adult.

What particularly impresses us each time we use your services is that ‘what we expect we get’ eg car hire, rooms selected, all with no hassle. Not sure how you do it!!
Mr W, July 2022

Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Superior double room for 5 nights

From about

£960 low season

Holiday Code EXH46022

The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.

Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to the Risorgimento Resort, Lecce

Highlights of Puglia

Explore the Gargano peninsula with its dramatic coastline of coves and cliffs, beaches and forested interior. Take a boat trip to the Tremiti islands off the coast of the Gargano. The Salentine peninsula should be discovered for its vineyards and olive groves, megalithic remains and grottoes including the Grotte di Castellanata.

Cultural highlights of Puglia

The cultural highlights of Puglia are to be found in the quality of the Norman religious and secular architecture and the Baroque of Lecce in particular. Highlights include Lecce's church of Santa Croce begun in 1549 by Gabriele Riccardi and with a magnificent 17th Century facade, the loggia of the 15th Century Palazzo Vescovile, the Duomo rebuilt by Giuseppe Zimbalo (lo Zingarello) and the church of Santi Nicola e Cataldo (the most important Romanesque church in the Salentine). Bari possesses the Basilica di San Nicola, one of Puglia`s first great Norman churches. The 15th Century frescoes in the church of Santa Caterina d`Alessandria in Galatina are of particular merit. In Bitanto`s Romanesque cathedral is an Ambo by Maestro Nicola dating from 1229 with a bas-relief showing Frederick II and his family.

Festivals in Puglia

Martina Franca holds the Festivale della Valle d`Itria in late July/ early August. Bari holds a historical parade of St Nicholas on 7-10 May and a procession on the sea. Galatina has a curious tradition coinciding with the Feasts of Saints Peter and Paul on 28-29 June as tarantism has survived here. Lecce has a feast for the patron saints of the city on 24 to 26 August.

Gastronomy in Puglia

Olive oil is produced in enormous quantities and this together with local fruit, wine and seafood feature in the regional gastronomy of Puglia. Specialities include Focaccia bread flavoured with olives, fennel and chicory, Panzerotti (pasta with anchovies, capers and strong ricotta cheese), Tiella di Cozze (rice, potatoes and mussels), Melanzane alla campagnola (aubergines roasted and soaked in oil, garlic and basil). Dried pasta of all shapes and sizes is also a regional speciality. Puglia also is a great wine producer. A light red is produced at Cerignola and a robust red at Bari. Red Primitivo del Salento or di Manduria are well known.

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