Shopping in Rethymno

Shopping in Rethymno

Travel is about making connections with a community, culture and, ideally, the local people. Rethymno offers the opportunity to buy various small ornaments for the house, books, jars with local foods, drinks and many gifts, all kind of branded clothes, shoes and...
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...