{"id":3268,"date":"2021-05-16T15:04:03","date_gmt":"2021-05-16T13:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/?page_id=3268"},"modified":"2025-05-09T12:36:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T10:36:42","slug":"town-of-rethymnon-crete","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/en\/blog\/villes-crete-grece\/ville-de-rethymnon-crete\/","title":{"rendered":"Rethymnon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3268\" class=\"elementor elementor-3268\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-374e3b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"374e3b2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eae26ff\" data-id=\"eae26ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd1dc03 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd1dc03\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a82cd1f\" data-id=\"a82cd1f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e024c76 elementor-widget__width-inherit animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e024c76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1533\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rethymno-harbour.jpg\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-20972\" alt=\"Rethymnon harbour. Vieux port\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rethymno-harbour.jpg 1533w, https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rethymno-harbour-300x97.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rethymno-harbour-1024x330.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rethymno-harbour-768x247.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rethymno-harbour-18x6.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1533px) 100vw, 1533px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-930998e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"930998e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c260c8\" data-id=\"8c260c8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d3da07 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9d3da07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-star\" viewbox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M259.3 17.8L194 150.2 47.9 171.5c-26.2 3.8-36.7 36.1-17.7 54.6l105.7 103-25 145.5c-4.5 26.3 23.2 46 46.4 33.7L288 439.6l130.7 68.7c23.2 12.2 50.9-7.4 46.4-33.7l-25-145.5 105.7-103c19-18.5 8.5-50.8-17.7-54.6L382 150.2 316.7 17.8c-11.7-23.6-45.6-23.9-57.4 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b40162d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b40162d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-994f0a0\" data-id=\"994f0a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ff0c6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ff0c6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rethymnon<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b6a794 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b6a794\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a616ab\" data-id=\"2a616ab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec21bc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec21bc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/rethymnon-crete-plan-1.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Map of the city<\/a><br \/><strong>To see:<\/strong> The old town of Rethymnon, the port and the Venetian lighthouse. The Venetian fortress, fountains, mosques and minarets. Byzantine, Venetian and Ottoman remains. A whole history...<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1098052 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1098052\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cea2ca6\" data-id=\"cea2ca6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-315f787 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"315f787\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Venetian fortress<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2325b2a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2325b2a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c925822\" data-id=\"c925822\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eea4180 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eea4180\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All the streets in Rethymnon lead to the Square of the Four Martyrs, just in front of the Porta Guora.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_28264\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28264\" style=\"width: 239px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/rethymnon-carte.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28264 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/rethymnon-carte-239x300.jpg\" alt=\"Rethymnon, carte\" width=\"239\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/rethymnon-carte-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/rethymnon-carte-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/rethymnon-carte.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28264\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rethymnon, carte<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Behind this gate is the old town, with its pedestrian streets, Venetian and Ottoman remains, and, more recently, restaurants, bars and shops for tourists.<\/p><p>If you're staying in the city, leave your bedroom shutters and windows open so you can wake up early and enjoy the fresh morning air and the beautiful colours of dawn.\u00a0<\/p><p>At this hour, the city awakes from its slumber, peaceful and welcoming. The only people in the Venetian port are the few fishermen mending their nets and the tavern owners sweeping their floors.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_15311\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15311\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/rethymnon-vieux-port.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15311\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/rethymnon-vieux-port-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Rethymnon, the harbor\" width=\"350\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" data-srcset=\"\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15311\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rethymnon, the harbor<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Take a walk around the harbour and then sit down at a caf\u00e9-bar to enjoy a good breakfast or a simple cup of coffee.<\/p><p>The old port has changed very little since the Venetians built it in 1300 in the hope of protecting their galleys. The lighthouse, the area of cobbled streets along the waterfront where people stroll, has remained the same.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_15321\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15321\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Rethymnon-minaret.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15321\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Rethymnon-minaret-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Rethymnon, view on fortezza\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" data-srcset=\"\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15321\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rethymnon, view on fortezza<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>And the many houses overlooking the port date back to the time of Venetian domination, between 1204 and 1645.<\/p><p>After the Venetian port, and while it is still early, visit the Venetian fortress, the famous Fortezza. It opens its doors at 8.30 am and until 10 am very few visitors come to break the silence.<\/p><p>Apart from the walls and bastions, which are very well preserved, there is not much to see in the fortress. However, it is worth walking along the wall and the embrasures, and taking a trip back in time to about 350 years ago, when the raging Turks attacked the fortress and the Venetians defended it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-701cd97 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"701cd97\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77dd106\" data-id=\"77dd106\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-755c044 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"755c044\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Museums and culture<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-776edca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"776edca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0efa961\" data-id=\"0efa961\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33f1cc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33f1cc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Just opposite the Fortezza gate, you'll see a large, imposing building.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_15325\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15325\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/rethymno-ruelle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15325 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/rethymno-ruelle-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Rethymnon, alley\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" data-srcset=\"\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15325\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rethymnon, alley<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>It used to be a Turkish prison, but since 1989 it houses the Archaeological Museum of Rethymnon, probably the most beautiful and best organised in Crete.\u00a0<\/p><p>On the outside, the building has retained its original imposing appearance. Inside, however, it has been meticulously fitted out to showcase the archaeological treasures on display. Statuettes, jewellery, weapons, tools and pottery from the <b>Neolithic period<\/b>.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_24360\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24360\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rethymnon-museum.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24360\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rethymnon-museum-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Museum of Rethymnon\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" data-srcset=\"\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24360\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Museum of Rethymnon<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Ritual axes, seal stones, gold jewellery, stone coffins and statuettes of the<strong>Minoan period<\/strong>. Glass vases, pottery, statuettes, coins and statues from the ages of p\u00e9riods <b>classical<\/b>, <strong>hellenistic<\/strong> and <strong>roman<\/strong>.<\/p><p>If you haven't tired of this pleasant little museum, there's still the Historical and Folklore Museum.\u00a0<\/p><p>If you don't get tired of this pleasant little museum, there is still the Historical and Folklore Museum, which brings together with great care and sensitivity hundreds of objects of folk art, textiles, old photographs, musical instruments, traditional tools and other objects of everyday life, all displayed in a lively manner of Cretan folk art and crafts.\u00a0<\/p><p>All presented in a very lively way.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac66b0b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac66b0b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6489103\" data-id=\"6489103\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18b0598 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18b0598\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A walk around the town of Rethymnon<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49797e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49797e3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5966201\" data-id=\"5966201\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5613196 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5613196\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A few steps further on is Place Petichaki, at the heart of the town.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15329\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15329\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Rethymnon-Rimondi-fontaine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15329\" title=\"Rethymnon, Rimondi Fountain\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Rethymnon-Rimondi-fontaine-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Rethymnon, Rimondi Fountain\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" data-srcset=\"\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15329\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rethymnon, Rimondi Fountain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It is home to the famous Rimondi Fountain, a Venetian fountain of historical importance with three lion heads. Water still flows from their mouths, offering exhausted travellers a little respite from the heat of the day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15333\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15333\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Rethymnon-Neratze-mosquee.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15333\" title=\"Retymnon, Neratze mosque \" src=\"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Rethymnon-Neratze-mosquee-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Retymnon, Neratze mosque\" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" data-srcset=\"\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15333\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Retymnon, Neratze mosque<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Some of the city's best caf\u00e9s are concentrated here, and from dawn until late at night they are always packed with young customers.<\/p>\n<p>All around the square, the streets are full of shops, restaurants and caf\u00e9s and, more than anywhere else in the city, they are bustling with activity.<\/p>\n<p>To the east of Petichaki Square, at the end of Palaiologou Street, is the Venetian Loggia, an elegant late 16th-century building where Venetian lords used to gather to enjoy themselves or do their business.<\/p>\n<p>To the south of Place Petichaki, at the end of Rue Vernardou, is the Nerantze Mosque. It was originally a Venetian church dedicated to Santa Maria.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15337\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15337\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/rethymno-vieux-port.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15337\" title=\"Rethymnon, the harbor\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/rethymno-vieux-port-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Rethymnon, the harbor\" width=\"260\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" data-srcset=\"\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15337\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rethymnon, the harbor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But in 1657, it was converted into a mosque, with a roof and three magnificent domes, as well as the highest minaret in the city.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>South of Petichaki Square, at the end of Vernardou Street, is the Nerantze Mosque. Originally a Venetian church dedicated to Santa Maria, in 1657 it was converted into a mosque and given a roof and three magnificent domes, as well as the highest minaret in the city. In 1925 the building was named 'St Nicholas' Church' - although it was never used as such - and now houses the Rethymnon Conservatory. If you pass by and hear a few notes from a practicing musician, come in and sit down. You'll enjoy quality music in a place designed to create an unusual sensation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24368\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24368\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ruelle-rethymnon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24368\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ruelle-rethymnon.jpg\" alt=\"Rethymnon, alley\" width=\"350\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ruelle-rethymnon.jpg 1199w, https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ruelle-rethymnon-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ruelle-rethymnon-1024x674.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ruelle-rethymnon-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ruelle-rethymnon-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24368\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Walking in the old town of Rethymnon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Whichever street you take in the old town, you will be walking through history. Dozens of Venetian and Turkish buildings and monuments and more than seven hundred Venetian facades are scattered in every alley and street corner.<\/p>\n<p>Buildings that have stood the test of time and now house the restaurant where you will eat, the bar where you will spend the evening and the hotel where you will rest. (for the buses, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.e-ktel.com\/en\/services\/dromologia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KTEL<\/a>)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dddd497 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dddd497\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-beea542\" data-id=\"beea542\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f46a4fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f46a4fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The beach<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd133d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd133d0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae481c3\" data-id=\"ae481c3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44b12ce elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44b12ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Working slowly over millions of years, Mother Nature has made this part of Crete one of the most beautiful sandy beaches on the island, extending over an area of 12 km.<\/p>\n<p>Working feverishly for twenty years, the modern Homo Touristicus who inhabits the island has adorned this beach with countless hotels, restaurants, bars, discos, rooms for rent, car rental offices and other tourist businesses that he has planted along the coast. Some people call it \"development\".<\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\">See our page: \u00ab\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/en\/crete-grece-greece\/crete-to-visit\/rethymnon-crete\/\" target=\"_self\">Rethymnon \u2013 Top 10<\/a>\u00a0\u00bb and the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/en\/crete-grece-greece\/map-of-crete\/map-rethymnon\/\" target=\"_self\">map of \n Rethymnon area<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcabceb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"dcabceb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19f64ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19f64ce\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1306786\" data-id=\"1306786\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a40c4c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"a40c4c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/2pRV0uy8XFY&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73fa067 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73fa067\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a42da4\" data-id=\"6a42da4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-178e125 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"178e125\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7fb3087 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7fb3087\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2c2428\" data-id=\"c2c2428\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c173c2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c173c2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Rent a car in <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/en\/rent-a-car-greece\/rent-car-greece-2\/\">Greece<\/a><\/b>: <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/en\/rent-a-car-greece\/crete\/\">Crete<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/en\/rent-a-car-greece\/crete\/heraklion\/\">Heraklion<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/en\/rent-a-car-greece\/crete\/chania\/\">Chania<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/en\/rent-a-car-greece\/crete\/rethymnon-crete\/\">Rethymnon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/en\/rent-a-car-greece\/crete\/agios-nikolaos\/\">Agios Nikolaos<\/a>) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/en\/rent-a-car-greece\/athens-airport-hotel\/\">Athens<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/en\/rent-a-car-greece\/rhodes\/\">Rhodes<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/en\/rent-a-car-greece\/corfu\/\">Corfu<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/en\/rent-a-car-greece\/mykonos\/\">Mykonos<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/en\/rent-a-car-greece\/santorini-2\/\">Santorini<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/en\/rent-a-car-greece\/thessaloniki\/\">Thessaloniki<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/en\/rent-a-car-greece\/rent-car-greece-2\/preveza-aktion-lefkas\/\">Preveza\/Aktion\/Lefkada<\/a>\u00a0 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/en\/rent-a-car-greece\/rent-car-greece-2\/araxos-patras\/\">Patras\/Araxos<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha-omegaonline.fr\/en\/rent-a-car-greece\/rent-car-greece-2\/kalamata-airport\/\">Kalamata<\/a> &#8211; 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Ville de RethymnonA voir : La vieille ville de Rethymnon, le port et le phare v\u00e9nitien. La forteresse v\u00e9nitienne, les fontaines, les mosqu\u00e9es et les minarets. Des vestiges byzantins, v\u00e9nitiens et ottomans. 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