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Salento and the "Barocco Leccese" is a series of cities on the Salento Peninsula in south-eastern Puglia. The distinctive character of the cities comes from the architectural achievements associated with "Barocco Leccese," an artistic style that developed in Lecce and in Terra d'Otranto, between the second half of the 16th century and the end of the 17th century. Architectural elements of façades are crowded with decorations of human figures, flowers and animals.