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Rethymnon is in the county of Rethymnon approx 2 hours drive from
Malia, about half way between Heraklion and Chania on the north
coast of Crete.
Rethymnon is a lovely attractive little town with its own
character, which has retained it ancient architecture, and
stands on the site of a very ancient city called Rithymna. It
has a beautiful harbour, which is surrounded by small quaint
restaurants which serve fresh fish.
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Overlooking the town is the Fortress of Fortezza built around
1573, an amazing area, which to date is being restored to its
original beauty, standing atop of the fortress gives you
fantastic views over the bay, harbour and the town.
At the entrance is the Archaeological Museum where you will can
see all the finds from over the whole country of Rethymnon,
arranged in chronological order and covering all the periods in
history of the area.
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A short walk behind the Fortress of Fortezza into the old town,
you will find a maze of narrow Venetian alleyways with little
old houses with wooden coved balconies. These alleyways offer a
wealth of shopping where the little shops sell just about
everything from Souvenirs, Jewellery, Leather, Cretan Spices and
Potter.
You will also find tiny cafes and bars in between the small
shops where you can sit and watch the world go by, some of the
alleyways have been taken over by restaurants where you can get
all types of food to eat from snacks to meze's and full a la
carte dining.
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The small harbour, is a lovely place to sit and have a coffee
and watch the small boats come in and out of the harbour, you
can also take a boat trip on a pirates ship.
At the end of the harbour wall is a small Venetian light
house, which was built in 1874 when the Venetians dominated
Crete,
It is a beautiful stone tower with a square base, and
octagonal shaft, with a circular top, but unfortunately is no
longer working and is now a historic monument guarding the
entrance to the small harbour.
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Along the seafront of Rethymnon you will find many cafes and bars
over looking the 20km sandy beach, if you don't want to just lay
in the sun there are many activities that you can take part in:
water sports, diving centres, mountain biking, mountaineering
and long walks
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