Aretsou

The settlement of Aretsou had eight hundred inhabitants in 1932-33 but soon acquired a unique character. Aretsou had a church dedicated to Agios Nikolaos, located on the building block formed by Karamaouna, Drakopoulou, Makrochoriou and Agiou Nikolaou streets. The teacher St. Tzorbatzikostis led the effort to build a school on the site of the current Fifth Primary School of Kalamaria. The location of Aretsou by the sea allowed many residents to work as sailors and fishermen. At the same time, the short distance from Thessaloniki made the settlement a popular destination for excursions, resulting in the launch of a maritime connection between Aretsou and Thessaloniki. The ticket cost five drachmas.