The 'Morge' are rock formations derived from tectonic movements in the Cenozoic era of the earth's crust, which emerged on the surface from marine environments and are therefore rich in fossils. Among the many, we can point out that of Pietracupa, around which lies the town of the municipality.

A masterpiece of Romanesque-Gothic architecture, the Church of Santa Maria del Casale in Brindisi in 1310 housed the chancery (unit in charge of record keeping) of the trial that ended with the suppression of the Knights Templar in the Kingdom of Sicily.