This is the villa Genovese, a 19th. century building, hosting a very small museum with a few amphores and ojects found under the sea.
In spite of being a small village, Sant'Alessio has a long history. In the surroundings there was a battle of the forces of Octavius (later known as Augustus) against the army of Pompeius, in 36 b.C. It is also said that the name of the village was chosen to honour the saint of Emperor Alex I of Bizance, who visited this place in 1000 a.C.
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