Rethymno (Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Ρεθύμνου) is one of the four regional units of Crete, Greece. Its capital is the city of Rethymno. Today its main income is tourism. The countryside is also based economically on agriculture and herding.
This region as a whole is rich with ancient history, most notably through the Minoan civilisation centred at Kydonia east of Rethymno. Rethymno itself began a period of growth when the Venetian conquerors of the island decided to put an intermediate commercial station between Heraklion and Chania, acquiring its own bishop and nobility in the process. Today's old town (palia poli) is almost entirely built by the Republic of Venice. It is one of the best-preserved old towns in Crete.
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Pigianos Kampos Beach - Grecotel White Palace Beach
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Plakias Beach
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Rethymno Beach 1 - Kriti Beach
Rethymno Town, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete The central beach of Rethymnon starts from the old town and continues under the old national road Heraklion-Rethymnon. Its length is 20 km. It is the most popular city beach and during the summer season attracts crowds.
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Rethymno Beach 2 - Ilios Beach
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Rethymno Beach 3 - Aquila Porto Rethymno Beach
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Rethymno Beach 4 - Steris Beach
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Agios Pavlos, Agios Vasilios, Rethymno, Crete What better way to spend your cheap beach holidays in Greece than on a trip to one of the best kept secrets in Rethymno aside from Akoumiani Gyalia or more popularly known as Triopetra beach to tourists and locals alike, is the breathtaking... View More
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Kolimbistiri Beach
Preveli Beach
Kato Moni Preveli, Agios Vasilios, Rethymno, Crete 38km south of Rethymno, shortly before you arrive at the historic Monastery of Preveli, a track on the left hand side leads downhill to a parking place. After approximately 15-minutes downhill walk you arrive at the beautiful sandy... View More
Moni Arkadiou, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete The monastery of Arkadi is an Eastern Orthodox monastery, situated on a fertile plateau 23 km to the southeast of Rethymnon.The monastery played an active role in the Cretan resistance of Ottoman rule during the Cretan revolt in 1866.... View More
Museum of Monastery of Arkadi
Mosque of Sultan Imbrahim
Rethymno Town, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete The mosque of Sultan Ibrahim (called Ibrahim Khan Mosque) is located in Fortezza, in the old town of Rethymnon.
The mosque was built by the Venetians (16th century) as a Cathedral of Saint Nicholas.
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Mosque of Sultan Imbrahim
Peak Sanctuary on Vrisina
Rethymno, Crete Vrysinas is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan peak sanctuary.
Vrysinas has yielded a single Linear A inscription on the fragment of a stone table.
Miniature vases were also found at Vrisina.
Similar vases were found at... View More
Peak Sanctuary on Vrisina
Museum of Marine Life
Rethymno Town, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete The Museum of Marine Life is situated at Arapatzoglou street, at the center of Rethymno's old city.
The visitors can find a significant number of representatives of marine flora and fauna, mainly mollusks, fish and sponges.... View More
Monastiraki, Amari, Rethymno, Crete In the village Monastiraki, which is located in the valley of Amari, at a distance of 38 km from Rethymnon, a building complex has been discovered, which must have been built in around 2000 B.C. and destroyed by a violent disaster,... View More
Archaeological Site of Monastiraki
Public Library of Rethymno
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Public Library of Rethymno
Folklore Museum of Spili
Spili, Agios Vasilios, Rethymno, Crete The Folklore Museum of Spili is located in Spili, a mountain village outside Rethymno.
The Folklore Museum was founded by the local Women's Association.
The museum is housed in a traditional village house. On the ground floor is... View More
Folklore Museum of Spili
Neratzes Mosque - Conservatoire
Rethymno Town, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete During the Venetian times the Mosque "Neratzes" used to be a church named ‘Santa Maria'', dedicated to the Mary of Augustans.
The little chapel on its west side was dedicated to the body of Christ.
In 1657, the Turks turned the... View More
Neratzes Mosque - Conservatoire
Saint Anastasia the Roman Monastery
Adelianos Kampos, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete The Monastery of Saint Anastasia the Roman is just a few kilometers outside the city of Rethymnon.
The monastery of Saint Anastasia Roman founded in 2008.
It the first monastery in Greece that has been erected in honor of the patron... View More
Saint Anastasia the Roman Monastery
Museum of Contemporary Art of Crete - L Kanakakis Municipal Gallery
Rethymno Town, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete It is based in the heart of the old historic town, under the Venetian wall and the Archaeological Museum.
The Municipality of Rethymnon bought it in 1970s, and in 1992 it became a Gallery. In 1995 Rethymnon was included in the National... View More
Museum of Contemporary Art of Crete - L Kanakakis Municipal Gallery
Veli Pasha Mosque
Rethymno Town, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete The Veli Pasha Mosque is located in Rethymno city, in Mastabas area.
The mosque was built in the 17th century after the establishment of the Turks in Rethymno. It is believed that it has been built on top of the Venetian church of... View More
Rethymno Town, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete Rhithymna or Rithymna or Rhithymnia, was an ancient town on the island of Crete, Greece, which became a medieval bishopric under the name Retimo (as in Italian), which was suppressed and turned into a Latin Catholic titular see, which... View More
Ancient Rhithymna
Agia Varvara Church
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Eleni Fratzeskaki Museum Collection of Textiles and Embroidery
Rethymno Town, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete The collection of textiles and embroidery by Eleni Fratzeskaki is located in Rethymno town.
The collection is housed in Chimaras street, in a building opposite the Municipal Gallery "L.Kanakakis".
In the museum, the founder Helen... View More
Eleni Fratzeskaki Museum Collection of Textiles and Embroidery
Priest Michael Georgoulakis Museum
Asomatos, Agios Vasilios, Rethymno, Crete The Museum of the priest Michael Georgoulaki is located in the village Asomatos in Rethymnon. It is the personal collection of the priest Michael Georgoulaki. The museum opened its doors as a museum in 2001.
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Priest Michael Georgoulakis Museum
Military Museum of Chromonastiri
Chromonastiri, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete The Military Museum of Chromonastiri is located in the traditional village of Chromonastiri, 11 km from Rethymnon.
The building that houses the museum is of special architectural interest as it is a Venetian villa of the 17th century.... View More
Rethymno Town, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete The Paleontological Museum of Rethymno is located in the city center of Rethymnon. It is housed at the reconstructed Veli Pasha Mosque (Mosque of Mastampa) and is an annex of the Goulandri Natural History Museum.
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Paleontological Museum of Rethymno
Koules of Plakias
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Rethymno Town, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete The Ecclesiastical Museum of Rethymno opened in 1994 and is located at Mitropoleos Square, in the center of Rethymnon.
The museum includes ecclesiastical heirlooms from 1816 till today. The visitor can see relics of the local church... View More
Rethymno Town, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete The Venetian Fortezza fortress is built on the "Paleokastro" hill, located on the west side of the city.
On the same hill the Acropolis of the ancient city of Rithymna was located, along with a sanctuary dedicated to Goddess Artemis.
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Klisidi, Amari, Rethymno, Crete In the modern village Thronos, at a distance of 33 km from Rethymnon, at the position Kefala, the archaeological research has revealed the remains of the ancient city of Sivrytos. Excavation finds, including coins of the ancient city,... View More
Rethymno Town, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete The Valide Sultana Mosque is located in the Old Town of Rethymnon, between the Tompazi Street and Guora Gate.
The mosque was founded by the Valide Sultan Turhan Chantitze, which belonged to the harem of Sultan Ibrahim (1640-1648)... View More
Valide Sultan Mosque
Kato Preveli Monastery
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Kato Preveli Monastery
Diskouri Monastery
Kateriana, Mylopotamos, Rethymno, Crete The monastery of Diskouri is located 43km east of Rethymnon, on the slopes of Psiloritis near the villages Anogia and Axos.
The monastery considered one of the oldest in Crete. Its antiquity is evidenced by the the nearby Byzantine... View More
Diskouri Monastery
Roman Bath - Mikro Valaneio
Archea Eleftherna, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete The small Roman Bath is at the northern part of the archaeological site of Sector I of ancient Eleftherna (position Katsivelos).It includes at least two building stages from the 2nd to the 6th/7th century A.D. Its construction must... View More
Roman Bath - Mikro Valaneio
Permanent Exhibition of Greek Speleological Society
Rethymno Town, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete The permanent exhibition entitled "Caves, Natural Monuments and Heritage" of the Greek Speleological Society, is hosted in Patelarou Street 14, Mikri Panagia district.
The exhibition is open every Wednesday from 18.00-20.00.
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Permanent Exhibition of Greek Speleological Society
Armeni, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete In 1969, two students discovered two ceramic vessels in the area of Prinokefalo in the community of Armeni and delivered them to the Archaeological Museum of Rethymno. Excavations in the area revealed a large cemetery of the post-Minoan... View More
Nekropolis of Armeni
Metropolitan Cathedral of Rethymno
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Metropolitan Cathedral of Rethymno
Arkadi Monastery
Moni Arkadiou, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete The Arkadi Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery, situated on a fertile plateau 23 km (14 mi) to the southeast of Rethymnon on the island of Crete in Greece.
The current catholicon (church) dates back to the 16th century and... View More
Axos, Mylopotamos, Rethymno, Crete In the area of the modern village Axos the ancient city Oaxos existed once, one of the most important cities of ancient Greece, which flourished from the late Minoan and the Geometric Times until after the Roman times.The archaeological... View More
Archaeological Site of Axos
Archaeological Site of Lappa
Argiroupoli, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete Rescue excavations are being conducted in recent years by the 25th Ephorate of Classical and Prehistoric Antiquities in the modern village Argiroupoli. Parts of the ancient city Lappa have been discovered, which date from the Geometric... View More
Archaeological Site of Lappa
Archaeological Site of Stavromenos
Stavromenos, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete In the wider area of Hamalevri – Pangalohori – Stavromenos and Sfakaki extends a very important archaeological site. Already in 1745, the British traveller R. Pococke identified the position as being the ancient Pantomatrion.In... View More
Archaeological Site of Stavromenos
Loggia of Rethymno
Rethymno Town, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete Loggia has been built during the 16th century and was designed by the famous architect Michel Snamicheli.
Loggia was an eminent building of the city centre and has been a meeting point for the nobles to discuss political and economical... View More
Loggia of Rethymno
Town Hall of Rethymno
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Town Hall of Rethymno
Saint Francesco Church
Rethymno Town, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete The church of Saint Francesco is one of the most important monuments of Rethymno.
It was the main temple of the Monastery of the Francesca Order.
The architecture of the building and its ornaments are very interesting.
Next to the... View More
Saint Francesco Church
Rethymno Lighthouse
Rethymno Town, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete The lighthouse of the Venetian port of Rethymno was built by the Egyptians during the decade of 1830, when the Turks handed Crete to the Egyptians. The height of the lighthouse tower is 9 meters and the height of focal plane is 49... View More
Rethymno Lighthouse
Historical and Folklore Museum of Rethymno
Rethymno Town, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete The Historical and Folklore Museum of Rethymno is housed in a 17th century Venetian mansion.
The museum is hosted in an ideal environment for the exhibition of collections and the historical building of the mansion is constantly restored... View More
Piso Moni Preveli, Agios Vasilios, Rethymno, Crete Preveli Monastery, located just 37 km from Rethymnon consists of two monasteries:The Lower Monastery (Monastery of Agios Ioannis Prodromos, or Saint John the Baptist), now abandoned, is a typical example of simple, everyday architecture.The... View More
Ecclesiastical Museum of Preveli Monastery
Archaeological Museum of Eleftherna
Eleftherna, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete The Museum of Ancient Eleutherna (Greek: Μουσείο Αρχαίας Ελεύθερνας) is an on-site museum of Greece in the archaeological park of Eleutherna, Rethymno, and houses artifacts found in the nearby archaeological... View More
Archaeological Museum of Eleftherna
Archaeological Museum of Rethymno
Rethymno Town, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete The Archaeological Museum of Rethymno belongs to the national Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities Conservancy.
Since 1991 it is housed in the pentagon building in front of the main gate of the Fortezza fortress.
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Archaeological Museum of Rethymno
Piso Preveli Monastery
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Piso Preveli Monastery
Kara Mousa Pasa Mosque
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Rethymno Town, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete The Catholic Church of Agios Antonios is located in the old town of Rethymno and is the newest Catholic church.
The church was built during the Turkish occupation to serve the Catholic Christians as the Catholic cathedral, Agios Fragkiskos... View More
Rethymno Town, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete The True Cross (Timios Stavros) church is located at the namesake holy hill of Rethymno and it celebrates on September 14th. The holy temple of True Cross became a great pilgrimage to the sanctity of the place and the miraculous power... View More
True Cross Church
Lady of Angels Church
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Lady of Angels Church
Papageorgoulakio Folklore Museum
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Papageorgoulakio Folklore Museum
Wooden Sculptures Museum
Axos, Mylopotamos, Rethymno, Crete The Wooden Sculptures Museum at the centre of Crete and at the foot of the sacred mountain of Psiloritis is a permanent collection of the sculptor George Koutantos. It works both as a Museum and Workshop and is the outcome of twenty... View More
Wooden Sculptures Museum
Tesseris Martyres Church
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Tesseris Martyres Church
Potamianos Wax Statue Museum of Zoniana
Zoniana, Mylopotamos, Rethymno, Crete Τhe Wax Museum is located in the central square of Zoniana village in Rethymno town.
The museum was created by Dionysios Potamianos. It includes 87 wax figures in natural size that represent life scenes from the history of Crete.
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Potamianos Wax Statue Museum of Zoniana
Mikrasiaton Square Monument
Rethymno Town, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete The monument of the Mikrasiaton Square represents the the Minor Asia Disaster. It was built in 2014 and has a length of five meters and four meters high.
The Monument was named in memory of the refugees from Asia Minor who settled... View More
Mikrasiaton Square Monument
Rimondi Fountain
Rethymno Town, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete The Rimondi fountain was built in 1626 by the city''s Rector A. Rimondi.
It covered part of the city''s water needs and it is located in the Platanou square, which was then the centre of the Venetian city.
It has three water basins,... View More
Rimondi Fountain
Guora Gate
Rethymno Town, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete The Guora Gate or Great Gate (as the locals use to call it) is the main entrance to the old town of Rethymno.
The gate was built during the Venetian rule between 1556-1568. The gate took its name from the rector, in whose presence... View More
Guora Gate
Ancient Cemeteries
Maroulas, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete Two cemeteries of the palatial period of Minoan period have been revealed in the area.
The findings of the cemeteries are exhibited at the Archaeological Museum of Rethymno.
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Ancient Cemeteries
Ideon Andron - Cave of Zeus
Rethymno, Crete The Cave of Zeus is a system of caves located on the slopes of Mount Ida, on the island of Crete, Greece. The deep cave has a single entrance and features stalagmites and stalactites.In antiquity it was a place of worship, because... View More
Kalipso, Agios Vasilios, Rethymno, Crete Kalypso Rock's Palace was established in 1999 by Vasilis Vogiatzis. In this beautiful place in Kalypso Bay we are "at home" with our diving activities and you'll find peaceful areas and the best underwater scenery of Greece. The... View More
Kalypso Dive Center & School
Evelin Divers
Rethymno Town, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete At Evelin Divers we employ only fully qualified PADI and SSI instructors and follow strict safety guidelines. All our equipment is new and will be specially selected for your personal use before setting off to one of our dive sites.... View More
Evelin Divers
Paradise Dive Center
Petres, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete Discover Scuba Diving is a program developed especially for beginners. Theory lessons are followed by practical exercises in the pool and then a real dive into the sea. Children up to ten years can take part in this program.For the... View More
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Food (21)
Restaurants & Tavernas in Rethymno, Crete
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Prima Plora Οrganic Restaurant & Wine Bar
Rethymno Town, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete Inventive dishes based on the best of Cretan cuisine. Fresh fish, meat, and vegetables from small local farms, all under BIO label. Fantastic location. View More
Prima Plora Οrganic Restaurant & Wine Bar
1600 Raki Ba Raki
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1600 Raki Ba Raki
Avli Creative Cuisine & Fusion
Rethymno Town, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete Avli, for 25 years, constantly searches and suggests dishes from Crete and the Mediterranean to unprejudiced, adventurous and willing palates. In a Venetian mansion built around 1600 that continues to “live” until today, a group... View More
Avli Creative Cuisine & Fusion
Samaria
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Samaria
Ta 2 Rou
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Baja Beach Club
Metropolis Society Bar
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Metropolis Society Bar
Living Room
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Living Room
Rewine
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Rewine
Chaplins Pub Cafe
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Chaplins Pub Cafe
Prima Plora Οrganic Restaurant & Wine Bar
Rethymno Town, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete Inventive dishes based on the best of Cretan cuisine. Fresh fish, meat, and vegetables from small local farms, all under BIO label. Fantastic location. View More
Prima Plora Οrganic Restaurant & Wine Bar
Machu Picchu Bar
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Machu Picchu Bar
Melina Cafe & Restaurant
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Melina Cafe & Restaurant
Traditional Products (1)
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Brink's Beer - Rethymnian Brewery
Armeni, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete Quality has a name Brink's fresh organic unfiltered beer. From Rethymno. Beer made with love. View More
Brink's Beer - Rethymnian Brewery
Travel Services (6)
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Rethymno Slipway
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Rethymno Port
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Rethymno Town, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete The Venetian port of Rethymno is located in North East side of the old city.
The harbor was built by the Venetians in the 13th century. In the heart of the harbor impresses the small Venetian breakwater.
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Old Venetian Port of Rethymno
Agia Galini Port
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Agia Galini Port
Panormos Slipway
Panormos, Mylopotamos, Rethymno, Crete Concrete. View More
Panormos Slipway
Nearby Regions & Islands
Chania
Crete Distance: Chania (Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Χανίων) is... View More
Chania
Gavdos Island
Crete Distance: Gavdos is the southernmost Greek island, located to the south of its much... View More
Gavdos Island
Heraklion
Crete Distance: Heraklion (Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Ηρακλείου)... View More
Heraklion
Elafonisi Island
Crete Distance: Elafonisi "deer island" is an island located close to the southwestern... View More