Olympiada, Chalkidiki

Olympiada (Greek: Ολυμπιάδα) is a town in the northeastern part of the peninsula of Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece, with 649 inhabitants in the 2001 census.

Approximately 700 meters from it lies the archaeological site of ancient Stagira.

Olympiada took its name from Olympias, a princess of Ancient Epirus and the mother of Alexander the Great.

[2] The village was founded by Greek refugees, who came from Asia Minor in 1923.

Originally, the land was marshy and malaria was a main problem for the population.