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The spectacular Ancient city of Olynthos in Chalkidiki
The ancient city of Olynthos in Chalkidiki, named by the fruit of the wild fig tree, is built on two hills, between the peninsulas of Sithonia and Kassandra. It was founded by the Bottiaeans in the 7th century B.C. The city tried to maintain independency from Athens, Sparta and Macedonia but finally, was occupied and […]