The Prefecture of Rethymno is one of the most beautiful places in Greece. Rethymno awaits you with clear blue seas and Mount Psiloritis, there are traces of a civilisation that dates back 4,500 years, numerous Byzantine churches and monasteries, enchanting Venetian monuments, a well-preserved Renaissance city in Greece, with endless beaches, caves, gorges and unique flora and fauna. Resorts: Rethymno the capital, is a beautiful old town with little winding Venetian and Medieval streets and buildings, an imposing castle and a hors-shaped harbour filled with tavernas, bars and restaurants. The old part of the town contains many Venetian palazzos, Turkish houses with wooden balconies and the Venetian citadel with a mosque spanned by a massive dome. Rethymno Beach: Organised sandy beach more than 20 km long, stretching from the town of Rethymno in an easterly direction towards the areas of Perivolia, Platanes, Adelianos Kampos, Skaleta. Adelianos Campos with the beautiful long sandy beach is one of the biggest hotel suburbs of Rethymnon on Crete. There are bars, restaurants mini markets, sports and leisure facilities, and whole bandwidth of Mediterranean watersports. Agia Galini is built on a hillside, sweeping down to a little fishing harbour and sandy beach. The abundance of tavemas, shops and bars and the wide variety of entertainment make this one of the most popular resorts in Crete. Bali: Once a small fishing village which it has today developed with tourism. Nestling in the surrounding mountains of the bay of Bali you will find the coastal village of the same name 34 km east of Rethymno. Visitors may choose from which of the small inlets to enjoy bathing at organised beaches.
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