greek hotels - Rethymnon Today Rethymnon is a lively city, with a strong youthful presence even in the winter, because as well as being the capital of Rethymnon County, it also houses the pedagogical and other colleges of the University of Crete, whose seat is actually in Rethymnon and not in Heraklion as many people believe. The cafes in the old town are full of Greeks throughout the year, while the ones in the old port usually accommodate northern European tourists during the summer months. Good food can be found all year round in the wonderful tavernas and restaurants in the old town, with ready-made and cooked-to-order dishes. Other excellent tavernas can be found both inside the city and in nearby villages, such as Atsipopoulo. For traditional flavours, seek out "To Steki" in Atsipopoulo, tel. +30 28310 32350. The busiest areas in summer are the Venetian port with its many tavemas and bars, all the coastal road to the east, which in fact becomes one huge outdoor cafe, and the old town, with the market for shopping or just having a look around. A good idea for food at the Venetian harbour is the seafood restaurant "0 Vassilis", tel. +30 28310 32158. If you visit the Archaeological Museum, which is housed in the building at the entrance to the Fortezza, you will have the chance to observe the area's century-long history unfolding before you, in a collection dating from the post-Neolithic period to Roman times. A separate showcase contains the Minoan antiquities discovered in Armenes. The findings from Geraniou, Melidoniou, Margelon and Elenon caves are particularly interesting. Among the Museum's most important exhibits is the "larnaka", from the post-Minoan period, a copper statuette of a veiled woman holding a sphere, which dates from ca 480 BC, and also the figurine of a Minoan deity discovered in Paggalohori, chronologically placed at around 1320-1200 BC. Moreover, there is also a History and Folk Art Museum, a two-storey building with folk art exhibits on the first floor. On the ground floor there is a small but interesting exhibition relating to the period of the Cretan State. On the same street, a little further down, you will find the Folk Art Collection of the Hellenidon College, a noteworthy collection of folk art products, traditional costumes and domestic utensils.

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Rethymnon is a lively city, with a strong youthful presence even in the winter, because as well as being the capital of Rethymnon County, it also
houses the pedagogical and other colleges of the University of Crete, whose seat is actually in Rethymnon and not in Heraklion as many people believe.
The cafes in the old town are full of Greeks throughout the year, while the ones in the old port usually accommodate northern European tourists during the summer months. Good food can be found all year round in the wonderful tavernas and restaurants in the old town, with ready-made and cooked-to-order dishes. Other excellent tavernas can be found both inside the city and in nearby villages, such as Atsipopoulo. For traditional flavours, seek out "To Steki" in Atsipopoulo, tel. +30 28310 32350. The busiest areas in summer are the Venetian port with its many tavemas and bars, all the coastal road to the east, which in fact becomes one huge outdoor cafe, and the old town, with the market for shopping or just having a look around. A good idea for food at the Venetian harbour is the seafood restaurant "0 Vassilis", tel. +30 28310 32158.
If you visit the Archaeological Museum, which is housed in the building at the entrance to the Fortezza, you will have the chance to observe the area's century-long history unfolding before you, in a collection dating from the post-Neolithic period to Roman times. A separate showcase contains the Minoan antiquities discovered in Armenes. The findings from Geraniou, Melidoniou, Margelon and Elenon caves are particularly interesting. Among the Museum's most important exhibits is the "larnaka", from the post-Minoan period, a copper statuette of a veiled woman holding a sphere, which dates from ca 480 BC, and also the figurine of a Minoan deity discovered in Paggalohori, chronologically placed at around 1320-1200 BC. Moreover, there is also a History and Folk Art Museum, a two-storey building with folk art exhibits on the first floor. On the ground floor there is a small but interesting exhibition relating to the period of the Cretan State. On the same street, a little further down, you will find the Folk Art Collection of the Hellenidon College, a noteworthy collection of folk art products, traditional costumes and domestic utensils.