In the historical centre of Vernole you can see and admire the beautiful case a corte and some ancient noble residences as the  XIX century De Giorgi Palace and the ancient Baronial Palace,  whose facade is well decorated. One of the most important  religious buildings is the Mother  Church dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption, that was built in the XVIII century in baroque style. Inside there are some valuable altars and canvasses to admire.  The stately well-decorated bell tower  is dated 1740. The old Church of St Mary is situated near the cemetery and it is not in good condition, so the mass is never celebrated here. The main  façade has a beautiful portal and  two niches containing some statues of saints.  The Church of St Anne dates to the XVII century and it is situated  in Veneto Square. It is very simple and the statue of the Saint is on the spire and it was probably commissioned by a citizen of Vernole. The VXVII century Church of the Visitazione,  is not used to celebrate the mass because it is not in good condition while the Calvary, that is near the church  is really beautiful (XIX century). An other monument of particular historical-artistic interest is the subterranean oil press situated in Veneto Square: it was dug in the rock in  1576 and  for a long time the oil was produced here. In the territory of Vernole there is a natural oasis denominated "Cesine", that is six hundred hectares wide and it is run by the WWF. This town has two protectors: St Anne and St Gioacchino who are both celebrated on July 26th.

The nickname of the inhabitants of Vernole is "lenghi and ressi" that, literally  means "long and fat." Actually this expression does not make reference to the physical aspect of these people but to the fact they are naïve and a  bit foolish. This nickname was given to them by the inhabitants of the near villages who invented  an unusual popular story to justify it. The story tells that since on the roof of the Mother Church there was much grass, the population of Vernole  decided take an ass on the roof and let it eat the grass. They put a rope around the neck of the poor animal to lift it and they saw the animal moving its face showily. They believed that it was  laughing since it was going to eat some food, on the contrary the poor beast was choking to death.