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Rethymnon Wine Festival
For 7 whole days in July the population of Rethymnon town get on the sauce. Local wine merchants and artisan cheese... Read More
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Snoop around the castle in Rethymnon
Snoop around the castle in Rethymnon
Rethymnon’s old town is one of the best preserved in Crete. Take a walk through the narrow streets, and you’ll find... Read More
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Marvel at the Arkadi Monastery
Marvel at the Arkadi Monastery
Head inland from Sfakaki, and you’ll reach the secluded Arka... Read More
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Order a Cretan classic in a local taverna
Order a Cretan classic in a local taverna
Sfakaki keeps things traditional on the food front, which me... Read More
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Spend the day in Rethymnon
Spend the day in Rethymnon
The pace is cranked up a little in Rethymnon, but it’s retai... Read More
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Stretch out on the sand
Stretch out on the sand
Platanes Beach is a definite head turner. This Blue Flag bea... Read More
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Explore Heraklion
Explore Heraklion
Heraklion has one foot in the past and one foot in the prese... Read More
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Quench your thirst in Archanes
Quench your thirst in Archanes
Archanes’ wine-making tradition can be traced back to Minoan... Read More
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Potter around Chania
Potter around Chania
Whoever said too many cooks spoil the broth had never been t... Read More
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Catch a boat to Spinalonga
Catch a boat to Spinalonga
Author Victoria Hislop was so bowled over by the story of Sp... Read More
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Catch the fast cat to Santorini
Catch the fast cat to Santorini
Santorini has a look so unique it could be patentable. This ... Read More
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Figaro, El Vernadou Street
Figaro, El Vernadou Street
Tucked away in the old town, this laid-back bar is one of Re... Read More
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Spend the day on Rethymnon Beach
Spend the day on Rethymnon Beach
Rethymnon’s beach is well set up for sun-seekers. The stretc... Read More
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Switch off on Perivolia Beach
Switch off on Perivolia Beach
Just two kilometres east of Rethymnon town, Perivolia Beach ... Read More
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Unravel the mysteries of Lake Voulismeni
Unravel the mysteries of Lake Voulismeni
In the centre of Agios Nikolaos you’ll find the Cretan equiv... Read More
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Living Room, El Vanizelou
Living Room, El Vanizelou
Close to the promenade, this hangout is a popular place for ... Read More
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Zoom down the slides at a waterpark in Crete
Zoom down the slides at a waterpark in Crete
Crete’s collection of waterparks has something for big and l... Read More
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Set up camp at Episkopi Beach
Set up camp at Episkopi Beach
This three-kilometre stretch of golden sand has a split pers... Read More
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Hike the Samaria Gorge
Hike the Samaria Gorge
This photogenic gorge is 2 hours from Rethymnon, but it’s wo... Read More
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Visit Rethymnon’s fortress
Visit Rethymnon’s fortress
It costs about 4 euros to have a nose around the fortress. O... Read More
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Forget about it all on Sfakaki Beach
Forget about it all on Sfakaki Beach
Some beaches are made for watersports, while others are over... Read More
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Take a ride to Rethymnon
Take a ride to Rethymnon
While Platanes isn’t known for its bars and clubs, you won’t... Read More
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Get a taste for tradition
Get a taste for tradition
Platanes is home to a handful of tavernas that serve up auth... Read More
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Stop for local produce
Stop for local produce
Platanes keeps things simple when it comes to shopping. Ther... Read More
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Destinations in Rethymnon Area
Top Destinations
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Rethymnon
Rethymnon holidays are like an ice-cream cone with a double scoop of flavours. One minute you’ll get the tang of a beach holiday, and the next you’ll taste some of Crete’s top historic sites.
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Panormo
Panormo holidays have the family-friendly formula sussed. It’s nice and quiet, and stocked with a toddler-approved beach.
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Sfakaki
Holidays to Sfakaki have got sandy beaches and classic Cretan countryside, plus a sprinkling a local friendliness.
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Platanes
Holidays to Platanes are all about kicking back on a golden Greek island beach – and maybe spotting a sea turtle or two.
