Rethymno’s Festivals

Rethymno’s Festivals

In Rethymno, holidays never end! Live in the moment, in the rhythm of Rethymno Carnival in the heart of winter, or taste authentic Cretan products at the Cretan Diet Festival in July and travel in time through deifying arts during the semi-annual Renaissance Festival...
Fortezza: The citadel of the city

Fortezza: The citadel of the city

The Fortezza (from Italian for “fortress”) is the citadel of the city of Rethymno in Crete, Greece. It was built by the Venetians in the 16th century, and was captured by the Ottomans in 1646. By the early 20th century, many houses were built within the...
Cretan Diet

Cretan Diet

The traditional Cretan cuisine is considered to be one of the healthiest in the world. The abundance and the variety of the products of the island through centuries has created a cuisine with unique taste, freshness and originality. The Cretan nature has the materials...
Mythos Cretan Breakfast

Mythos Cretan Breakfast

BELIEVING THAT ONE DOES NOT KNOW A PLACE UNLESS ONE GETS TO KNOW ITS GASTRONOMY, MYTHOS SUITES HOTEL OFFERS THE MOST IMPORTANT MEAL OF THE DAY, BREAKFAST, BASED ON AUTHENTIC GREEK AND CRETAN FLAVORS. Mini “dakos” rusks with “myzithra” cheese and freshly grated organic...
Eat, drink, live!

Eat, drink, live!

Modern Cretans feel the urge to share their secrets of life with the world. Besides their history and culture, they are also willing to share with people their prized cultural heritage known as CRETAN DIET. Cretan producers and local processing, packaging, and...