Located on a small peninsula, at the foot of the La Illeta Watchtower, are archaeological sites that are undoubtedly among the most important in the Mediterranean. These sites were cut off from the coast by an earthquake at an unknown date, and were artificially reconnected to land in the 1930s. The first excavations were carried out by F. Figueras Pacheco between 1931 and 1935, and in the 1970s by E. A. Llobregat. These works confirmed the existence of different civilizations and cultures at this site, the most important being the Roman, Iberian, and Bronze Age. Therefore, we are looking at a site more than 5,000 years old.

From the Iberian period, vessels, weapons, tombs, and ceramic remains have been found, as well as unique buildings that suggest the existence of significant productive and commercial activity related to other Mediterranean cultures between the 2nd and 4th centuries BC.

From the Roman period, small thermal baths have been found that belonged to a now-vanished agricultural village, and, linked to this and other nearby villages, fishponds cut into the rock. Despite erosion, the ponds, connected to the sea, where the fish were raised can still be seen. These constructions (els Banyets) give the site its name, as according to oral tradition, they were the baths of a Moorish queen.

The site is currently supervised by the Archaeological Museum of Alicante (Marq), which has been responsible for its museumization.

Joint entrance to the Marq, Lucentum, and La Illeta

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