Nea Krini is a district of the municipality of Kalamaria

Kalamaria

Kalamariá is a municipality of the Thessaloniki Urban Area, located about 7 km southeast of downtown Thessaloniki. It is the second largest municipality of the Thessaloniki Urban Area as well as one of the largest in Greece, with a population increase of 8% since the 1991...

. It is considered among the best districts of the city. Many local footballers, basketball players and singers live in Nea Krini. The beach near Mikra Sports Center is often called Miami

Miami, Nea Krini

Miami is a beach near Mikra Sports Center in Nea Krini, Kalamaria, Thessaloniki, Greece is often called Miami, because there is a luxurious restaurant called Miami in the area....

, because there is a luxurious restaurant called "Miami" in the area.

Sport Clubs

In Nea Krini there are two major neighbouring football clubs, AEN (Greek

Greek language

Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...

: Αθλητική Ένωση Νέας Κρήνης, Athletic Union of New Crene) and Agios Georgios (Greek

Greek language

Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...

: Αθλητική Ένωση Αγίου Γεωργίου, Saint George's Athletic).