San Biagio ("St. Blaise Gate") and the Porta Rudiae which are the other two gates to Lecce's Historical city centre. Both are in Baroque style, the latter having the statue of St. Oronzo on the top and mythological figures on the sides. Palazzo dei Celestini, now seat of the Province of Lecce. It was built in 1659–95 and designed by Giuseppe Zimbalo. The city's obelisk, erected in 1822 in honour of Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies. Gardens and parks Orto Botanico di Lecce, a botanical garden. Archaeology The Roman 2nd century amphitheatre, situated near Sant'Oronzo Square, was able to seat more than 25,000 people. It is now half-buried because other monuments were built above it over the centuries. The theatre is currently used for different religious and arts events. The archaeological museum Sigismondo Castromediano. The archaeological museum Faggiano. The archaeological park of Rudiae, three kilometres south-west of the city but within its limits. The place was identified as the former home of the poet Ennius by the Renaissance Humanist, Antonio de Ferraris, who was from the region. This was once the more important city until Roman times and has an amphitheatre of its own, a necropolis and remains of substantial walls. The Porta Rudiae, built on the road leading from this site, is named after it. Geography Climate Lecce experiences a Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). Sport Lecce is home to Serie A (the highest football division in Italy) football club U.S. Lecce. Since 1966, they have played at the 33,786-seater Stadio Via del Mare. Transportation Lecce is served by Lecce railway station. The local public transport includes trolleybus service, introduced in 2012. People Antonio Amantea (1894–1983), World War I fighter ace Scipione Ammirato (1531–1601), historian and philosopher Abraham de Balmes (c. 1450–1523), Jewish physician and translator Carmelo Bene (1937–2002), actor, film director and screenwriter Vittorio Bodini (1914–1970), poet and translator Massimo Bray (born 1959), intellectual, academic publisher and politician, former director of the Italian Encyclopaedia of Science, Letters, and Arts (Enciclopedia Treccani), who served in the government of Italy as Minister of Culture Ennio Capasa (born 1960), fashion designer, creator of the Italian fashion house CoSTUME NATIONAL Franco Causio (born 1949), retired footballer, 1982 FIFA World Cup winner Antonio Conte (born 1969), retired footballer, former manager of Juventus F.C., Chelsea F.C and Italian football team. Current manager of Tottenham Hotspur. Francesco Danieli (born 1981), historian and iconologist