Arkadi Monastery
Symbol of Cretan resistance and the 1866 revolt against Ottoman rule.
Kirchen & Klöster · Rethymno
Geschichte & Kultur
Minoan palaces, museums, monasteries, castles
Crete was the centre of the Minoan civilisation, Europe’s first advanced Bronze Age culture, and later ruled by Romans, Byzantines, Venetians and Ottomans. You can walk through Minoan palaces in the morning, a Venetian harbour at lunchtime and a monastery that symbolises Cretan independence in the afternoon.
Rethymno Fortezza
Massive late-16th-century Venetian fortress crowning Rethymno’s old town.
Festungen & Burgen · Rethymno
Ancient Eleftherna
A Homeric city on a narrow ridge.
Ausgrabungsstätten · Rethymno
Egyptian Lighthouse of Rethymno
The lighthouse at the end of the Venetian harbour.
Festungen & Burgen · Rethymno
Museum of Ancient Eleftherna
The finds of Eleftherna, beautifully shown.
Museen · Rethymno
Archaeological Museum of Rethymno
Finds from the Rethymno area.
Museen · Rethymno
Late Minoan Cemetery of Armeni
Over 230 rock-cut tombs in an oak forest.
Ausgrabungsstätten · Rethymno
Geheimtipp
Historical and Folklore Museum of Rethymno
Crafts and daily life in a Venetian house.
Museen · Rethymno
Geheimtipp
Arsani Monastery
A monastery near Stavromenos.
Kirchen & Klöster · Rethymno
Geheimtipp
Cretan Lyra Museum
A lyra workshop and small museum.
Museen · Rethymno
Geheimtipp
Military Museum of Chromonastiri
Military history in a Venetian villa.
Museen · Rethymno
Geheimtipp
Church of the Four Martyrs
Rethymno's largest church.
Kirchen & Klöster · Rethymno
Geheimtipp
Paleontological Museum
Fossils in an old mosque.
Museen · Rethymno
Geheimtipp
Museum of Contemporary Art of Crete
Modern Greek art in the old town.
Museen · Rethymno
Geheimtipp
Marine Museum of Rethymno
Shells and sea life for kids.
Museen · Rethymno