The Senape De Pace Palace dates to the 18^th century as well as Castriota Palace. Tafuri Palace dates to the same period and it is now the Civic Messapic Museum where people can see the finds discovered in this territory during the archaeological excavations. The archaeological park is actually very close to the Museum and people can still visit some ancient graves dating to the 4^th century B.C.The Mother Church is dedicated to Our Lady of the Sorrow. It was built between 1838 and 1875 on a pre-existing structure of the 12^th century by the Eng. Lorenzo Turco. Its façade is finely decorated with a beautiful portal, while inside there are some interesting altars and paintings. The Tower of the Watch was built between 1838 and 1840. The Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Lizza is another interesting religious building. It dates to the 13^th century. The style of the imposing tower looks similar to other French monuments of the same period. In the 14^th century Gallipolis was besieged by the Angevins and the Sanctuary became Episcopal see. The portal of the sanctuary and its Gothic arch are very interesting. Inside there are some elegant altars, old frescos and paintings attributed to Catalano and Coppola.In the countryside around Alezio the tourist can visit some fortified farms called ‘masserie’.The population of Alezio is very devoted to Our Lady of the Assumption and they celebrate her on August 15^th and 27^th.

The nickname of the people of Alezio is “picciuttari” , it does not mean anything but it was the nickname of Francesco Alemanno, a generous landowner of the 18^th century who gave his farmers some land to cultivate or to build their houses on.