Halaesa

Turning southwards off the SS 113 on to the road to Tusa the archeological excavations of the ancient town of Halaesa come into sight 3km/2mi from the coast. Founded in 403 B.C., the town enjoyed its heyday under the Romans; in the ninth century it was destroyed by the Saracens.

There are remains of the ancient town wall with square towers and of the agora (public square) with the foundations of a Greek temple.