Archaeological Site of Olbia - Town of Hyères — Attraction in Toulon

If you track the course of the Southern Bug River down to its estuary you’ll come to an enthralling archaeological site outside the village of Parutyne.

There are ruins right beside the Black Sea, surrounded by steppe.

Olbia goes back to the 7th century BC when it was settled by Ancient Greek colonists from Miletus.

Over the next 1,000 years it was a major trading post between Greece and Scythia to the north, exchanging grain and slaves.

The site covers around 50 hectares and was first excavated at the start of the 20th century.

Many of the finds have ended up at Mykolaiv’s Regional...

I only gave this site a 2 because it was closed for the winter and we only got to see what we could from the road. Very disappointed that we could not visit the site. I understand that winter is slow but there are still tourists that come in the winter and can not visit many sites or landmarks because they are closed. We passed by this site many times while we were in the area and there were always many people stopped at the site to visit but could not....

Fantastical to walk around in 2300 year old ruins and imagine how the first Greek settlers were constructing their first colonies in Provence. It is not that big - but you get a feeling for how it was - it is worth a visit if you are in the...