Rethymno attractions

Built on a low hill known as "Paleokastro ("Old Castle"), the Fortezza occupies the north end of a wide peninsula on which the ancient city, called Rhithymna, was built

Melidoni cave is sited on a ridge on the southern slopes of Mt. Kouloukonas, about 250 meters above sea level and overlooking northern Crete's central coastal plain.

The monastery, on the island's south-central coast, is somewhat in the middle of nowhere, but it's so beautiful that it's worth the trip. The official name for it is the Holy Stavropegic Preveli Monastery of St. John the Theologian

Marina of Rethymno is located within the urban fabric, so within a few meters to have all the benefits that can be useful to visitors with boats

The Ideon Cave, also known as Ideon Andron, is located in almost the exact geographical center of the Cretan land mass, on a high elevation on the east side of Mt. Psiloritis.