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Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
A preserved Venetian fountain built by an aristocratic family. It has three mask-shaped taps/faucets with constant water flowing. The water, through potable, it is not recommended to drink from there, unless you are 100% sure. Ask a local.
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Νερατζέ Τζαμί και Πλατεία Μικρασιατών
A preserved Ottoman mosque with its minaret now used as a concert hall. A square called the Mikrasiaton is near the mosque and the 1st Primary (Elementary) School is visible from the square.
Φορτέτζα/Φορτέτσα
The preserverd fortified acropolis of the city. A mosque, though not operating, is still preserved, and so do a few other buildings and walls. Built on a small hill near the coast, it has a breathtaking view of the city and the sea.
(Ιερά) Μονή Αρκαδίου/Αρκάδι
It has a museum and a gallery. The local people sacrificed themselves for freedom on this place on the November 8th, 1866 by blewing it up. It is southeast of Rethymno toward Heraklion, on a fertile plateau 23 km from the city. It is still inhabited by some monks and it still has its own Orthodox celebration days.
Φαράγγι Κοτσυφού
A breathtaking canyon stretching through a local road.
Ελεύθερνα
An ancient Greek city (perhaps a city-state) with a preserved archeological site. A museum about it is also near the site.
Δαμνόνι
A beach in southern Rethymno