Nea Aretsou

Nea Aretsou is a district of Kalamaria, Thessaloniki, Greece. It was founded in the 1920s and populated by Greek refugees from the town of Aretsou in Asia Minor, from which it gets its name.

Type: Neighborhood
Description: neighborhood of Kalamaria, Thessaloniki, Greece
Also known as: “Αρετσού”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Aretsou and Kalamaria Stadium.

Aretsou

Metro station

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Aretsou is a metro station serving Thessaloniki Metro's Line 2. The station is named after the district of Nea Aretsou, in which it is located. It opened on 27 August 2026.

Kalamaria Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Salonica84, Public domain.

Kalamaria Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kalamaria, a district of Thessaloniki, in Greece. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Apollon Kalamarias.

Mikra British Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Протогер, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Mikra British Cemetery is a World War I-era British military cemetery in Kalamaria, a suburb of the city of Thessaloniki in Greece. It was opened in April 1917, and used until 1920.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kalamaria and Nea Krini.

Kalamaria

Suburb

Photo: Katy Z., CC BY 3.0.

Kalamaria is among the most densely populated suburbs of Thessaloniki, Greece, located about 7 kilometres southeast of the downtown area, with a population of 92,248.

Nea Krini is a district of the municipality of Kalamaria, Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. It was originally founded by Greek refugees from the city of Krini in Asia Minor, who named the neighbourhood after it.