The city of Olinto belonged to Fruit salad, was on the Chalkidian peninsula, it was founded by merchants from the city of Chalkidiki. It was somewhat removed from the coast as to protect itself from any attack by sea.
The houses in the city of Olinto they were very particular, since no two houses were the same. Another peculiarity was that the houses were engraved with the name of the owner and what it was worth. A house located next to the agora, was worth 5000 drachmas, if to that it was added that it had an angle it was worth 5300 drachmas, the houses away from the public square were worth 900 drachmas.
A complete neighborhood has been unearthed, and it has been discovered what the houses were like, the high level of the constructions, adobe walls, mosaic floors, as Bellerophon fighting the Chimera and others. They had two floors, a gabled roof, they had good toilets, a good system of evacuation channels, they had a main entrance and
another service entrance, they had a beautiful internal patio, galleries, etc. An 8 km underground aqueduct was found, which brought water to the city and different types of bathrooms, some more luxurious than others, a terracotta sitz bath, in the most luxurious houses there was at least one bathroom with a bathtub. seat.
It is the best example of urbanism that has survived to this day from the classical era. The settlement of the northern hill, the most recent, is crossed by at least seven streets directed from north to south, every 35 m perpendicular streets directed from east to west converge. All the streets were 5 m wide, except for the central one, which was 7 m.
The city of Olinto it was abandoned in ancient times and was never inhabited again.