Nea Aretsou

Nea Aretsou is a district of Kalamaria, Thessaloniki, Greece. It was created in the 1920s and populated by Greek refugees from the town of Aretsou in Turkey.

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

Places of Interest

Highlights include Aretsou metro station and Kalamaria Stadium.

Aretsou metro station

Metro station

Aretsou is an under-construction metro station serving Thessaloniki Metro's Line 2. The station gets its name from the neighbourhood it is in, Nea Aretsou, which in turn is named after the ancient Greek colony of Arethousa, modern-day Darıca.

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.

Villa Allatini

Public building

Photo: Drosoula, GFDL.

Villa Allatini is a three-storey baroque building on Vasilissis Olgas Avenue in the area of Depot in the east of the Municipality of Thessaloniki, Greece. It was constructed in 1898 when Thessaloniki was part of the Ottoman Empire.

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

Neighborhood

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 Çeşme in Asia Minor.