Olynthos

#1092 among destinations in Greece

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Olynthus was an ancient city of Chalcidice, built mostly on two flat-topped hills 30–40m in height, in a fertile plain at the head of the Gulf of Torone, near the neck of the peninsula of Pallene, about 2.5 kilometers from the sea, and about 60 stadia from Poteidaea. Artefacts found during the excavations of the site are exhibited in the Archaeological Museum of Olynthos. ()

Local name: Όλυνθος Χαλκιδικής Built: VII century B.C.Abandoned: 318 B.C.E.Population: 1.1 thous.Coordinates: 40°16'54"N, 23°20'14"E

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Macedonia and ThraceGreece

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Olynthos – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Enigma Shopping Center, Archaeological Museum of Olynthos, Agios Mamas.

3.3 miSW
40°14'32"N • 23°18'4"E
Enigma Shopping Center, Nea Moudania
85 min walk • Shopping centre, Shopping
1 miNE
Museum, Archaeological museum
Archaeological Museum of Olynthos
25 min walk • The Archaeological Museum of Olynthos opened in July 1998 in a building on the archaeological site of ancient Olynthos, 5 km from Moudania, Halkidiki in Central Macedonia, Greece. The excavational finds are in the Archaeological Museum of Polygyros.
1.5 miS
Village
Agios Mamas
37 min walk • Agios Mamas is a village in the Chalkidiki peninsula in northern Greece. It is in the municipal unit of Moudania, within the Municipality of Nea Propontida.

Olynthos

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Olynthos – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Enigma Shopping Center, Nea Moudania

Archaeological Museum of Olynthos

Agios Mamas