Rethymnon Travel Guide

Travel to Rethymnon - Small, friendly & historical Cretian town

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Rethymnon has preserved numerous relics of its past, particularly from Venetian and Turkish times. It has a less hurried, more cultured feel than many Cretan towns. The Fortetza is well worth a visiting, standing high above the town at the end of the promontory. Inside is an old mosque and outside the old prison houses an interesting archaeological museum.

With its parks and gardens and situated on a promontory, the old town of Rethymnon has an intimate feel. Water flows from the mouths of lions at the Rimondi fountain, built not long before the Venetians left the city. There are minarets and shady courtyards within the town and long sandy beaches to the east and not far off to the west.

Attractions in Rethymnon

Rethymnon is a convenient centre for much of Crete. Tours go from here to the Samaria Gorge and to the Amari Valley and Mount Idi (Psiloritis) – the highest spot in Crete.

The south coast is easily accessible with palm-fringed sandy beaches and the historic monastery of Preveli. The town of Argyroupolos, near the Roman city of Lappa and a two-thousand year old plane tree, runs with springs of fresh water.

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