2024 Author: Harold Hamphrey | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:06
If you want to enjoy a relaxing holiday by the sea surrounded by fabulously beautiful nature, you should go to the island of Crete. Rethymno has prepared sights for tourists of different ages and with all sorts of preferences. Vacationers who prefer outdoor activities, couples with children, restless youth and the elderly who want to enjoy a calm and measured life, to be away from the hustle and bustle will feel comfortable here. The hospitable resort will meet everyone with cloudless skies, bright sun, clear sea and sandy beaches.
Sights of Rethymno can be divided into several types: architectural, historical, natural, ethnographic. The Old City is of great interest, since a huge number of Catholic churches, Venetian churches, ancient baths, Muslim mosques, and buildings built in the Middle Ages have been preserved here. The resort is ideal for vacationers,who prefer to explore the area on foot or by bike.
Sights of Rethymno always cause delight and positive emotions, this also applies to the old port with the Venetian lighthouse, which is considered the heart of the city. An ordinary walk along the promenade, on which there are restaurants, cafes and shops with all kinds of goods, gives great pleasure. To get to know the resort better, you should visit the Archaeological Museum, look at the fortress of Fortezza, built in the 16th century.
The best place to start sightseeing in Rethymno is from the Great Gate of Porto Guora. This is the only architectural structure that has survived to this day since ancient times. This part of the city has an aristocratic old look thanks to medieval buildings and narrow streets. To relax in silence, you can retire to one of the city gardens or sit down with a cup of coffee in the Galero cafe near the Rimondi fountain.
Seeing the sights of Rethymno, do not put off for later acquaintance with the history of this region. The Folklore and History Museum has collected an exposition of ceramic products, national costumes, photographs, historical maps, weapons, and embroideries. Nearby is a bakery, the doors of which are always open for visitors who want to know the secrets of baking local cookies. Not a single tourist returns home without gifts, for this purpose one should visit the shopping street Sulayow Street. Everything is here: cosmetics, local herbs, ceramics, jewelry, books,great wines.
Map of Rethymno with sights will help vacationers not to miss any place worth visiting. You can enjoy your vacation not only in the city itself, but also in its suburbs. To do this, it is worth visiting the village of Argiroupoli with a complex of waterfalls, Preveli, where the monasteries of Arcadia and Monis Preveli are located. To explore the Cretan landscapes, you need to rent a car and drive along the Greek villages, lakes, forests, mountain landscapes. Rethymnon will leave only the most pleasant memories and indelible impressions from the rest.
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