Areti (Greek: Αρετή) is a community located about 500 m north of GR-9/E55 at the community hall and a square (plateia) in the municipality of Lechaina and the prefecture of Ilia. Distance from Lechaina is 5 km NE, 2 km W of Kourtesi, 55 km SW of Patras and 42 km (old 44 km) NW of Pyrgos.

Nearest places

• Kotychi (north)
  
• Kourtesi (east, south)
  
• Agios Georgios (south)
  
• Lechaina (southwest)
  
• Agios Panteleimonas, Veskoukeika, northern parth of Lechaina (west)
  

Location:

• Latitude: 37.975 (37°58'21) N
  
• Longitude: 21.308 (21°18'8') E
  

Postal code: 270 53

Elevation: 5 m

Dialing code: +30-26230-9

Year	Communal population
1981	527
1991	447
2001	499

The community has a small school, a church and a (plateia). It has a train station with no building connecting the railway line with Patras - Kato Achaia - Lechaina - Amaliada - Pyrgos. Residential houses are within the road connecting the highway and the Kotychi lagoon. Forests are founded in the west along with the small creek, grasslands within the Kotychi area, farmlands in the east and south and hills to its southeast.

The community includes the Kotychi lagoon is north of the community.

An archaeological site is located near Areti. Its name is Myrsini. It was known as Myrsinus during Homeric times and Myrtunitum in later times. Phone towers in Kourtesi are founded east of Areti at the communal boundary along with its municipal boundary with Vouprasias.

See also:

Communities of Ilia