Lecce tourist tax calculator for short-term rentals
Lecce charges short-term rentals €2.50 per guest per night from April to October and €1.50 from November to March, for the first seven nights. The calculator follows the season night by night and prints the notice the city asks hosts to display.
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Children under 12, and guests with another exemption the city allows (see below).
Tourist tax for this stay in Lecce
€12.00
2 paying guests × 4 taxed nights × €1.50
Report it and pay it to the city by January 15, 2027. The yearly declaration for this stay is due by 30 June 2027.
Rates checked October 11, 2026 · in force since April 1, 2026 · Giunta resolution 46 of 20 February 2026
Text for your listing
Paste it in your listing's house rules or description, so guests know before they book.
City tourist tax · Lecce • The City of Lecce charges a tourist tax (imposta di soggiorno) on every stay. • €2.50 per person per night from April–October. • €1.50 per person per night from November–March. • Only the first 7 nights of a stay are taxed. • Children under 12 do not pay. • Residents of Lecce do not pay. Other exemptions (for example for patients and their companions) need a signed form: please ask us. • Please pay it at check-in, in cash or by card. You will get a receipt.
Notice for guests
Lecce's rules ask hosts to inform guests about the tax: print this and put it up where guests see it.
Lecce
City tourist tax
City tourist tax
- The City of Lecce charges a tourist tax (imposta di soggiorno) on every stay.The City of Lecce charges a tourist tax (imposta di soggiorno) on every stay.
- €2.50 per person per night from April–October.2,50 € per person per night from aprile–ottobre.
- €1.50 per person per night from November–March.1,50 € per person per night from novembre–marzo.
- Only the first 7 nights of a stay are taxed.Only the first 7 nights of a stay are taxed.
- Children under 12 do not pay.Children under 12 do not pay.
- Residents of Lecce do not pay. Other exemptions (for example for patients and their companions) need a signed form: please ask us.Residents of Lecce do not pay. Other exemptions (for example for patients and their companions) need a signed form: please ask us.
- Please pay it at check-in, in cash or by card. You will get a receipt.Please pay it at check-in, in cash or by card. You will get a receipt.
The city spends it on tourism and services. Thank you!
Lecce's rates from 1 April 2026
| Accommodation | 1 April–31 October | 1 November–31 March | Taxed nights |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short-term rentals (locazioni brevi) | €2.50 | €1.50 | first 7 |
| Guest rooms, B&B, holiday homes and apartments | €3.00 | €2.00 | first 5 |
Per guest per night, set by Giunta resolution 46 of 20 February 2026. When portals or agents collect the rent directly, the tax is 3% of the price (breakfast included, without VAT and extras), at most €5 per guest and night.
Exemptions
Residents of Lecce, children under 12, coach drivers and tour leaders of organised groups, patients and up to two companions, University of Salento students from outside the city, guests with a recognised disability and one companion, and on-duty police and firefighters.
What hosts must do
- Inform guests about the tax, its amount and exemptions where they can see it: the notice below does that.
- Report each quarter's guests (also when there were none) and pay what you collected within 15 days of the quarter's end.
- File the yearly declaration by 30 June of the following year.
How it works for short-term rentals
Italian provincial capitals, unions of municipalities and listed tourist towns may charge an imposta di soggiorno on every night spent in their territory (article 4 of legislative decree 23/2011). Each city sets its own rates by Giunta resolution.
- Who pays: the guest, unless resident in the city or exempt.
- Who is responsible: whoever collects the rent. For a booking you take yourself, that is you; when Airbnb or another platform collects the rent, it can be the platform (article 4, paragraph 5-ter, of decree-law 50/2017). The responsible party collects the tax, pays it to the city and files the declarations, with the right to claim it back from the guest.
- Yearly declaration: by 30 June of the following year, online, on the Ministry of Economy's form. A missing or false declaration costs 100% to 200% of the tax due; late or missing payments are fined under article 13 of legislative decree 471/1997, plus interest.
Airbnb and other platforms
Airbnb is rolling out automatic collection in every Italian municipality with a tourist tax. Check the Taxes section of your listing: where Airbnb collects it, the guest pays it in the Airbnb price and you must not charge it again, but you still report those stays to the city. For direct bookings and channels that pay you the full rent, you collect it yourself.
Sources
Checked on 11 October 2026. General information, not tax advice.
Frequently asked questions
How much is the tourist tax in Lecce in 2026?
For short-term rentals: €2.50 per guest per night from 1 April to 31 October and €1.50 from 1 November to 31 March, for the first seven nights. Children under 12 don't pay.
What if a stay in Lecce crosses into the low season?
Each night is taxed at the rate of its own date: nights until 31 October at €2.50, nights from 1 November at €1.50. The calculator does this for you.