The archaeological site is located near Fasano, set in a pleasant naturalistic-environmental context of masserias and centuries-old olive trees overlooking the stretch of Adriatic Sea that has been awarded the Blue Flag several times. Witnessing the history of Egnatia, the archaeological site is one of the most interesting and extensive in Puglia. Mentioned by authors such as Pliny, Strabo and Horace, the city was an active trading centre of the ancient world, whose first settlement dates back to the 15th century B.C. (Bronze Age). Inhabited by the Messapi from the 8th century B.C. onwards, the city became part of first the Republic and then the Roman Empire until its decline in the Middle Ages. A rare pearl waiting to be discovered.