The hamlet's sensitively restored Benedictine abbey was built as a final resting place for Bishop St Fructuosus of Tarragona, martyred in Spain in AD 259. It was rebuilt in the mid-13th century with the assistance of the Doria family. The abbey fell into decay with the decline of the religious community; by the 19th century it was divided into small living quarters.
There's one apartment for overnight stays within the compound, get in touch with the FAI for details. In 1954 a bronze statue of Christ was lowered 15m to the seabed, offshore from the abbey, to bless the waters. Either dive to see it or, if the waters are calm, take a boat tour run by the Golfo Paradiso SNC. Replicas were lowered in St George's harbour in Grenada in 1961, and off Key Largo in Florida in 1966.
