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Potamoi Lake

The lake of Potami is shaped by the Potami dam, in Amari plain. It was built in 2008. The dam is located in the verdant valley of Amari, 25km south of Rethymno. The quite new lake has a capacity of 23 million cubic meters and is expected to become one... Continue reading
September
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Preveli Monastery

The Holy Stavropegiac and Patriarchal Preveli Monastery of Saint John the Theologian (Evangelist), known as the Monastery of Preveli is located at the south of Prefecture of Rethymnon and it is the most sacred part of the Holy Diocese of Lambis and Sfakion, in whose the spiritual jurisdiction belongs. The... Continue reading
September
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Rethymno History

Present-day Rethymnon is built on the site of ancient Rithymna, as the finds of a cemetery of the Late Minoan period, discovered in the Mastaba quarter, show. The town flourished during the Mycenean era. In the 3rd century AD, for some unknown reason, it lost its importance, and is only... Continue reading
September
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Triopetra Beach

Triopetra is located about 52km south of Rethymno and 13km southeast of the village Akoumia, at the foot of the mountain Siderotas and next to dense green olive groves. It can be accessed by car, through the paved roads that start from Akoumia or Sachtouria. It is the central part... Continue reading
September
5
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Arkadi Monastery

The Monastery has been a continuous and inseparable part of the Cretan history during the last eight centuries. The Monastery multi-faceted deed unfolds in the passage of time. Sources show that the Monastery had been a centre of education and manuscripts copying. They also produced needlework embroidered with gold during... Continue reading
September
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Fortezza Castle

The Fortezza of Rethymnon Crete: The Venetian stronghold of Fortezza is built on top of a low hill above Rethymno Town, Crete. The hill is known as Paleokastro, which means old castle in Greek and suggests the existence of an older structure in that place. This huge fortress, with its... Continue reading
September
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Ideon Cave

The Ideon Cave or Ideon Andron is found on Mt Ida or Psiloritis, the highest mountain in Crete. The Ideon Cave is one of the greatest cave sanctuaries in Crete, as important as the major Greek temples. It flourished in antiquity (4000 BC to the 1st century AD). The Ideon Cave was famous for... Continue reading

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Rethymno

The Prefecture of Rethymno is the heart of the island of Crete and is one of the most beautiful places in Greece. Rethymno awaits you with clear blue seas and Mount Psiloritis, there are traces of a civilisation that dates back 4,500 years, numerous Byzantine churches and monasteries, enchanting Venetian monuments. The most well-preserved Renaissance city in Greece, with endless beaches, caves, gorges and unique flora and fauna.

Rethymno is the homeland of Zeus, the god of Hospitality. The great number of visitors who return repeatedly confirms the words of the poet: ”Rethymno is not a place where you go to, but a place where you return.”

  • ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF RETHYMNO
  • MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART OF CRETE – MUNICIPAL GALLERY “L.KANAKAKIS”
  • HISTORICAL AND FOLKLORE MUSEUM
  • THE MONASTERY OF ARKADI
  • THE MUSEUM OF “MONASTERY OF PREVELI”
  • THE RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL
  • THE NIDA PLATEAU
  • ARGYROUPOLI
  • GORGES OF EXTRAORDINARY BEAUTY TRAVERSE THE MOUNTAINS AND MOUNTAIN RANGES OF THE PREFECTURE. THE RAVINE OF KOURTALIOTIS, WHICH IS 3 KM LONG, ENDS AT THE FAMOUS LAGOON OF PREVELI; THE RAVINE OF KOTSIFOU, WHICH STARTS AT THE VILLAGE OF KANNEVOS AND ENDS NEAR THE VILLAGE OF SELLIA; THE GORGE OF PATSOS, IN THE AMARI DISTRICT; THE GORGE OF PRASSES, WHICH ENDS AT THE VILLAGE OF PLATANIAS AT THE NORTH COAST EAST OF THE TOWN OF RETHYMNO; THE GORGE OF ARKADI AND A NUMBER OF SMALLER ONES.