coastal drive
Sithonia Coastal Loop
Circular drive around Halkidiki's middle peninsula, alternating pine-fringed turquoise coves like Kavourotrypes with mountain viewpoints across to Mount Athos.
43 km · about 50 min drive
Central Macedonia, Greece · Europe
Ólynthos sits on the route: 10 minutes from Portariá, 43km from Sithonia Coastal Loop.
Ólynthos is a town located in Central Macedonia, Greece. With a population of 1,111, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Ólynthos sits in Greece, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Athens time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Ólynthos to your route.
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. The Olynthos Museum has only audio-visual material, the purpose ofRead more
which is to give visitors a picture of the archaeological site of Olynthos, starting with the history of the city and moving on to a description of the excavation and the restoration.
Visitors learn that the city was built to a Hippodamean plan (two wide avenues with insulae containing ten (square) houses, and a sewage pipe every five houses). An Olynthian house took the form of a pastas (a square, two-story dwelling with rooms giving onto a covered inner courtyard) and was built of river stones and clay, with the superstructure being of unbaked bricks reinforced with a timber framework. In most of the houses, the floor was of compacted earth, but four have mosaic floors made with river pebbles and mortar.
Photographs and texts describe the domestic organisation (preparation of food, storage of foodstuffs, weaving) and the economic life of the city (stonework, koroplastics, agricultural activities, recreation, symposia).
Visitors also learn about the course of the excavations, from Robinson's work in 1928 to the excavations of 1990 and 1992.
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Ólynthos is located in Central Macedonia, Greece, Europe. The coordinates are 40.2915 latitude, 23.3421 longitude.
Ólynthos has a population of approximately 1,111 people, making it a town in Greece.
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Tourist police (English-speaking): 171.
Full driving guide for Greece3 notable places within an hour's drive.
coastal drive
Circular drive around Halkidiki's middle peninsula, alternating pine-fringed turquoise coves like Kavourotrypes with mountain viewpoints across to Mount Athos.
43 km · about 50 min drive
ancient ruins
A massive 4th-century Roman cylindrical structure in Thessaloniki, originally a mausoleum, later a church and mosque, with rare surviving mosaics.
50 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
The iconic 15th-century Ottoman waterfront tower that has become the symbol of Greece's second-largest city.
50 km · about 60 min drive
April to October
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