In the historical centre of Racale you can admire the typical "case a corte" and the wonderful noble palaces such as the stately  Ducal Palace of the Basurtos. It was built  in the XVI century, and it is made up of two enormous towers (dated 1128) that were built by the Normans to defend the centre from the  attacks of their enemies. One of the most interesting religious monuments is the Mother Church dedicated to St. George. It was reconstructed in  1756, after the collapse caused by the earthquake in 1743 but it was built for the first time in the XII century. The Church has got a beautiful façade, decorated with an elegant portal of entry. Inside you can see some interesting paintings representing holy images, and they might have been made by Tiso or Catalano. The Church of the Madonna  of the River was built in the XVII  century, on an ancient Basilian Crypt. The façade is  sober and inside there are some XVII century paintings. The Church of  Our Lady of Sorrows  probably dates back to the XVIII century; on the façade there are three portals,  four statues of saints and a window decorated with two arcs. The interior is sober and elegant. The Church of St Maria la  Nova was built  in the XVI century on a pre-existing building  of the XII century. The rests of some ancient paintings are very interesting to see. Outside the inhabited centre there are some farms as Ospina Farm where you can also see a megalith. The Protector of Racale is St Sebastian, who is celebrated on the last Sunday of May each year

The  inhabitants of Racale are famous for being "pacci", that  means crazy. This nickname is closely connected to a strange ancient story according to which some centuries ago a strange gentleman arrived in the village and when he walked he used to stop suddenly and to pray loud. The people of Racale thought he was mad so they did not let him to stay in their village. The poor man took refuge into a cave, outside the village. The following day  a group of children went near the cave and the man was very kind to them, so the children started to go often to the cave. Unfortunately the citizens of Racale did not want their children to play with that man and they obliged him to go away. Then they discovered that that man was  St. Nicola the Pilgrim. For this reason  the inhabitants of the near villages called the people of Racale mad since they had not been able to recognise the saint and what is more they had sent him away.