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Wild Nature Eco Lodge Camp |Kapsaliana VillageKapsaliana, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete
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Kapsaliana Village | €€€€Elizabeth Camping |Aquila Rithymna BeachAdelianos Kampos, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete
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Mythos Suites Hotel | €€Agia Galini Camping |Bellagio Luxury Boutique HotelRethymno Town, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete
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Rethymno, Crete Beaches
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Adelianos Kampos Beach - Aquila Rithymna BeachAdelianos Kampos, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete
View MoreAdelianos Kampos Beach - Grecotel Caramel BeachAdelianos Kampos, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete
View MoreLianos Kavos Lavris Beach - Iberostar Creta Panorama BeachLavris, Mylopotamos, Rethymno, Crete
View MorePanormos Limni Beach - Grecotel Club Marine Palace BeachPanormos, Mylopotamos, Rethymno, Crete
View MorePigianos Kampos Beach - Grecotel White Palace BeachPigianos Kampos, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete
View MoreRethymno Beach 1 - Kriti BeachRethymno 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. Rethymno beach...
View MorePreveli BeachKato 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 MorePreveli BeachAgios Pavlos Sandhills BeachAgios 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...
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Veli Pasha MosqueRethymno 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 MoreVeli Pasha MosqueAncient RhithymnaRethymno 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 MoreAncient RhithymnaPapageorgoulakio Folklore MuseumMilitary Museum of ChromonastiriChromonastiri, 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 MoreMilitary Museum of ChromonastiriMuseum of Contemporary Art of Crete - L Kanakakis Municipal GalleryRethymno 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 MoreMuseum of Contemporary Art of Crete - L Kanakakis Municipal GallerySotira Christ Koube MonasteryIdeon Andron - Cave of ZeusRethymno, 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 MoreIdeon Andron - Cave of ZeusTesseris Martyres ChurchFortezza FortressRethymno 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. The...
View MoreFortezza FortressKato Preveli MonasteryAgios Antonios Catholic ChurchRethymno 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 MoreAgios Antonios Catholic ChurchEleni Fratzeskaki Museum Collection of Textiles and EmbroideryRethymno 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 MoreEleni Fratzeskaki Museum Collection of Textiles and EmbroideryValide Sultan MosqueRethymno 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 MoreValide Sultan MosquePermanent Exhibition of Greek Speleological SocietyRethymno 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. Source: wikipedia.org
View MorePermanent Exhibition of Greek Speleological SocietyMuseum of Monastery of ArkadiMoni 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 MoreMuseum of Monastery of ArkadiLoggia of RethymnoRethymno 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 MoreLoggia of RethymnoMuseum of Marine LifeRethymno 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 MoreMuseum of Marine LifeSaint Francesco ChurchRethymno 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 MoreSaint Francesco ChurchPotamianos Wax Statue Museum of ZonianaZoniana, 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. The...
View MorePotamianos Wax Statue Museum of ZonianaPriest Michael Georgoulakis MuseumAsomatos, 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. The museum has the architecture...
View MorePriest Michael Georgoulakis MuseumRoman Bath - Mikro ValaneioArchea 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 MoreRoman Bath - Mikro ValaneioPublic Library of RethymnoArchaeological Museum of RethymnoRethymno 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. The exhibits present...
View MoreArchaeological Museum of RethymnoArchaeological Site of AxosAxos, 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 MoreArchaeological Site of AxosFolklore Museum of SpiliSpili, 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 MoreFolklore Museum of SpiliRimondi FountainRethymno 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 MoreRimondi FountainEcclesiastical Museum of RethymnoRethymno 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 MoreEcclesiastical Museum of RethymnoHistorical and Folklore Museum of RethymnoRethymno 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 MoreHistorical and Folklore Museum of RethymnoTrue Cross ChurchRethymno 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 MoreTrue Cross ChurchPaleontological Museum of RethymnoRethymno 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. The paleontological...
View MorePaleontological Museum of RethymnoArchaeological Site of ApodoulouPiso Preveli MonasteryWooden Sculptures MuseumAxos, 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 MoreWooden Sculptures MuseumArchaeological Site of OnitheArchaeological Site of LappaArgiroupoli, 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 MoreArchaeological Site of LappaMosque of Sultan ImbrahimRethymno 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. During the Ottoman occupation...
View MoreMosque of Sultan ImbrahimMikrasiaton Square MonumentRethymno 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 MoreMikrasiaton Square MonumentArchaeological Site of ElefthernaGuora GateRethymno 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 MoreGuora GateNeratzes Mosque - ConservatoireRethymno 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 MoreNeratzes Mosque - ConservatoireAncient CemeteriesMaroulas, 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. Source: wikipedia.org
View MoreAncient CemeteriesPeak Sanctuary on VrisinaRethymno, 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 MorePeak Sanctuary on VrisinaArchaeological Site of ZominthosArchaeological Site of StavromenosStavromenos, 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 MoreArchaeological Site of StavromenosDiskouri MonasteryKateriana, 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 MoreDiskouri MonasteryArkadi MonasteryMoni 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 MoreArkadi MonasteryRethymno LighthouseRethymno 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 MoreRethymno LighthouseSaint Anastasia the Roman MonasteryAdelianos 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 MoreSaint Anastasia the Roman MonasteryEcclesiastical Museum of Preveli MonasteryPiso 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 MoreEcclesiastical Museum of Preveli MonasteryArchaeological Museum of ElefthernaEleftherna, 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 MoreArchaeological Museum of ElefthernaArchaeological Site of SyvritosKlisidi, 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 MoreArchaeological Site of SyvritosNekropolis of ArmeniArmeni, 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 MoreNekropolis of ArmeniMetropolitan Cathedral of RethymnoArchaeological Site of MonastirakiMonastiraki, 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,...
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Evelin DiversRethymno 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 MoreEvelin DiversKalypso Dive Center & SchoolKalipso, 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 MoreKalypso Dive Center & SchoolParadise Dive CenterPetres, 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...
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Prima Plora Οrganic Restaurant & Wine BarRethymno 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 MorePrima Plora Οrganic Restaurant & Wine BarMelina Cafe & RestaurantAvli Creative Cuisine & FusionRethymno 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...
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Melina Cafe & RestaurantTo Kapilio Traditional CafeFraoules Bar & Coffee LabPrima Plora Οrganic Restaurant & Wine BarRethymno 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.
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Brink's Beer - Rethymnian BreweryArmeni, Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete
Quality has a name Brink's fresh organic unfiltered beer. From Rethymno. Beer made with love.
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Old Venetian Port of RethymnoRethymno 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. At the end of the breakwater...
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