HOUASSI ABDELAADIM

A little gem of historical significance juxtapositioned against the hubbub of the l'Almanarre windsurf schools. Incredible site with history linked to ancient Greeks, Romans and middle ages. Take the talking guide, it fills in details not on the signboards, particularly if you're not fluent in French. A museum has been approved for the site and once built it will be incredible. Visited in May 2026. Entrance €4, guide €2. Takes 1-1.5 hours to get around the site.

A very interesting place indeed! Not to be missed while you are on your way to the beach in Almanarre Hyeres. Entry fee is super affordable. Greco-roman ruins of an old port town. After your visit you can enjoy the beach just across the street!

Not too crowded, had a great time looking over the ruins of both Greek and Roman time buildings of the old town. Definitely worth the visit!!

Fantastic walk into a 3500 year old Greek town, later taken over by the Romans then eventually regained by the French

Fantastical to walk around in 2300 year old ruins and imagine how the first Greek settlers were constructing their first colonies in Provence. It is not that big - but you get a feeling for how it was - it is worth a visit if you are in the neighbourhood.

Great guide who explained both the Greek period and the Roman period of the only full Greek site in France

I only gave this site a 2 because it was closed for the winter and we only got to see what we could from the road. Very disappointed that we could not visit the site. I understand that winter is slow but there are still tourists that come in the winter and can not visit many sites or landmarks because they are closed. We passed by this site many times while we were in the area and there were always many people stopped at the site to visit but could not. What a shame!

If you track the course of the Southern Bug River down to its estuary you’ll come to an enthralling archaeological site outside the village of Parutyne. There are ruins right beside the Black Sea, surrounded by steppe. Olbia goes back to the 7th century BC when it was settled by Ancient Greek colonists from Miletus. Over the next 1,000 years it was a major trading post between Greece and Scythia to the north, exchanging grain and slaves. The site covers around 50 hectares and was first excavated at the start of the 20th century. Many of the finds have ended up at Mykolaiv’s Regional History Museum.