Aridaía (Greek: Αριδαία, Macedonian: С'ботско, Bulgarian: Съботско)) is a town and a former municipality in the Pella regional unit, Greece.

This monastery has as its owner and founder Saint Hilarion himself, who was a great Hierarch of the Church of Greece in the 12th century, who lived and worked in the area of today's Almopia.

[10] At a distance of 10 km from Aridea are the Pozar Baths with impressive natural beauty and thermal waters.

It is a tourist destination with many infrastructures and all the amenities in combination with the Kaimaktsalan Ski Center which geographically belongs to the Municipality of Almopia.

The KTEL of Pella connects Aridea locally with Edessa, with regular itineraries,[15] and there are also routes to Athens, Skydra and Thessaloniki.

On February 19, 2019, the construction of the railway line Agios Athanasios – Chalkidona – Koufalia – Pella – Nea Pella – Giannitsa – Galatades – Karyotissa – Dafni – Kalivia – Skydra-Edessa and bypass from Skydra to Aridaia was announced,[16] however no study has been presented, and it is currently unknown when the project will be completed.