PREVELI BEACH (PALM BEACH)
The beach of Preveli is particularly pleasant with its many shady corners.Read more
ARKADI MONASTERY
In Arkadi Monastery, you can visit the refectory, the powder magazine, the ...Read more
DAMNONI BEACH
Damnoni beach located 3 km from Plakias to the east where the sea is ...Read more
KOTSIFOS GORGES
The gorge of Kotsifos located between the peaks of Kouroupa and Krioneritis ...Read more
OFF-CENTRE BEACHES
A rocky beach with a small fish tavern located along the bay of Almiros.Read more
RIDING SCHOOL ALIANTHOS CRETE
Equestrian center inviting to guided horse and donkey rides.Read more
LARGE DOOR (PORTA GUORA)
The Great Gate of Rethymnon, a historical site built between 1540 and 1580.Read more
CRETE WINE ESCAPES
Wine tourism agency to spend a day discovering monasteries, villages and ...Read more
VENETIAN FORTRESS
A Venetian fortress overlooking the city of Rethymno with a benevolent eye.Read more
RIMONDI FOUNTAIN
A fountain to be admired with its three Corinthian columns surmounted by ...Read more
ARMENI NECROPOLIS
The great necropolis of Armeni consists of 280 tombs dug in the rock.Read more
KARA MUSSA PASHA MOSQUE
Mosque surrounded by a beautiful small garden, which owes its name to the ...Read more
PREVELI MONASTERY
Read moreFounded in the 16th century, and more precisely in 1594, as testified by the date engraved on one of the bells of the monastery, most probably by a monk from the family of Preveli, it has played for several centuries an important role as a center of studies (its library is particularly rich) and of conservation of certain artistic traditions (paintings, icons, woodcarvings). Its history is closely linked to the periods of resistance to the various occupiers: the monks often directly supported the rebels, especially during the Cretan revolutions of 1821-1823 and 1866-1869 against the Ottomans. During the Great Battle of Crete in 1941, many British, New Zealand and Australian soldiers took refuge there before being evacuated by the beach below in the direction of Alexandria in Egypt with the help of submarines. Part of the monastery was destroyed in retaliation by the Germans in 1941 and all the monks were taken hostage. The present buildings dating from different periods offer a pleasant ensemble. The monastery museum, built in the former stables, houses an exhibition of one hundred Byzantine icons (17th-19th centuries) of great artistic and historical value. Many of them are representative of the influence that Flemish art of the first half of the 17th century had on the austere Greek art of the Orthodox dogma. The museum also contains various liturgical objects and offerings from grateful British soldiers.
NERANTZES MOSQUE
The Neratzés Mosque is a former Venetian church built in the fifteenth ...Read more
CENTRAL BEACH
A long sandy beach that stretches for several kilometers located at the ...Read more
MAIN BEACH OF PLAKIAS
Beach known for its sunsets where you can find cabins to change, bars...Read more
GERANI CAVE
The Gerani cave covers an area of 1200m2 and consists of six large rooms ...Read more
KOKKINOS PIRGOS BEACH
Read moreA walk on the coast will take you to Kokkinos Pirgos beach, which you can also rally by bus or car, but we advise you, at least to go, the walk that will take you up to 1 hour 30.
AMMOUDI BEACH
Ammoudi Beach located 5.5 km from the village of Plakias in the east, a ...Read more