Our Location

Olympiada is a village in the northeastern part of the peninsula of Chalkidice, Greece. It is a municipal district of the same name, within the municipality of Stagira-Akanthos. Main occupation of its residents is tourism and fishing. The distance from Ierissos is 35 km and 90 from Thessaloniki. Approximately 700 meters from it lies the archaeological site of ancient Stagira.

The area is declared as a protected zone by the Natura 2000 programme. Olympiada took its name from Olympias, a princess of Ancient Epirus and the mother of Alexander the Great. The village was founded by Greek refugees, who came from Asia Minor in 1923.

Various cultural events are organized here during summer. In coordination with neighboring villages, a carnival parade is organized in the village on Lent Monday.

Getting here

Olympiada is located in the northeastern side of Chalkidiki Greece, within the Strymonikos gulf.

By Car

The road to access Olympiada, is via Stavros (the nearest town) at a distance of 12 km. From Thessaloniki, Olympiada is 90 km away via the new National Road Thessaloniki - Kavala (Egnatia Motorway). From Kavala, the road distance is 99 km via Egnatia Motorway. From Serres, Olympiada is 98 km away via the National Road of Serres - Drama, or alternatively 82 km away via Nigrita (country road).

By airplane

The closests airports are the ones in Thessaloniki (Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia - SKG) which is approximately 100km from Olympiada and the one in Kavala (Kavala Airport "Alexander the Great" - KVA) which is approximately 128km from Olympiada. Both airports receive numerous flights from all over Europe especially during the summer season.