Spotlight: Rethimno (Rethymno) City
The capital of the prefecture, Rethimno, is a beautiful harbour in the northern coast of Crete. It is a graphic city with traditionally but also modern elements. The old city has maintained an atmosphere that reminds the years of the venetian period and the Ottoman domination.
But also the regions round the harbour, have a lot of splendid monuments, as the Fortress Fortetza (1573), the Lotzja, a monument of Cretan rebirth, the krini Rjmonti (with All reconstruction 1626), the venetian harbour and a lot of churches and panes as the church of ...
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 The area of Adele is located in the eastern side of the town of Rethymnon stretching from the Adelianos Kambos (Plain) seashore to the northern side of Gargani hill top (641m) with the larger part of it being flat.
Adele village is at a distance of approximately 8 Km east of Rethymnon town located on the road to the Monastery of Arkadi. It is a beautiful small village built in an altitude of 70m above sea level with a population of 350 people.
One can easily bypass Adele as the narrow streets are not suitable for parking a car though if one stops the reward will be great. Strolling around the village, through the narrow paved small streets the visitor will come upon beautiful picturesque house yards, freshly whitewashed houses, historical churches and tasteful traditional coffee shops.
Adele village along with the settlement of Agia Paraskevi close by are ideal for quiet summer and winter stay as there is adequate accommodation in reasonable prices especially during the winter time. The distance from the beach is only 3 kilometers and for those who love walking there are two attractive routes to choose from, leading to it.
The location of ADELE village is perfect to use as a base for various excursions throughout the island of Crete as its distance from the most famous island sights is very short.
Choosing to stay within these traditional and quiet surroundings gives the visitor a chance to taste Cretan Hospitality and get to know the history and the traditions of Crete. |
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