Patù is a small centre of the Salento where the visitors can enjoy a lot of  artistic monuments. The historical centre is very interesting with its typical case a corte and its imposing Castle which has four towers. It was built  in the XVI century on of a pre-existing fortress and it was used as a lookout post. Later it was inhabited by the families of the feudal vassals. The Mother Church, dedicated to St. Michael Archangel, is dated 1584. The façade has a beautiful portal decorated with three sculptures of saints and a big rose window. Inside you can admire some elegant altars and interesting canvasses representing holy scenes. The most important artistic monument the famous Centopietre. It was built probably in the IX century, but according to a legend it was erected during the war between the Moors and the Christians, to celebrate the death of the heroic general Siminiano. It is small and it has a rectangular plant: it is made up of one hundred enormous blocks of stones that were probably taken from the town of Vereto. Firstly there was no entrance while now there are two doors.  The inside walls were painted in the XV century with the image of thirteen saints. Unfortunately now there are just some traces of the ancient frescos that have been spoiled by the damp. In the past the priest used to celebrate the religious rites but  then Centopietre was turned into a sheepfold. In 1873 it was declared a National Monument. An other ancient monument is the beautiful Church of St. John Baptist, that is near the Centopietre. It was probably built in the XI century with stones taken from Vereto. This Romanesque church with nave and two aisles has a very simple  façade decorated with an only portal and two windows. Inside the visitor can see  the rests of XV century frescos that are still in a good state of condition since the monument has been restored a lot of times so far. Outside  the urban centre there is the Church of the Madonna of Vereto. It was built  in the XVII century on of a pre-existing building. The  façade is very simple as the inside. Here each year on the 15th of August the priest celebrates a mass dedicated to the Holy Virgin Mary. The protector of the country is St. Michael Archangel, that is celebrated solemnly on September 29th. The inhabitants of Patù are very devoted  to St. John too.

The nickname of the inhabitants of Patù is "musci" a dialectal word meaning cats. They have got this nickname because as the cats they are very sly, resourceful and tenacious. A popular story tells that in the past the population of the small village was waiting for an officer who had to count the number of the inhabitants because the very populated villages could enjoy some economic benefits. The inhabitants of Patù were few, so they decided to devise a plan and make the officer believe they were many. It was St Michael's feast and there was a procession: the priest  put a cat up a banner and he tied a rope around the tail of the poor beast. During the procession the priest pull the rope to make the cat meow. He thought the mewing of the cat sounded as the noise made by a lot of people. Unfortunately nobody has never known if the trick worked.