RETHYMNON AND HERAKLION IN CRETE ~ Beautiful places of Barcelona and Catalonia

lunes, 8 de septiembre de 2014

RETHYMNON AND HERAKLION IN CRETE

In the morning the day was rainy but when we left the hotel luckily it was no rain. We caught a bus to Rethymnon, where we arrived 1:30h later.

Fishing boats in the Venetian Port of Rethymnon, the most interesting area of this town of Crete

The bus stop in Rethymnon is about 20 minutes walking from the Venetian Port along a road between the fortress and the sea.

Venetian fortress of Rethymnon beside the road between the bus station and the Venetian Port

So in Rethymnon we visited:

Venetian Port
Loggia
Rimondi Fountain
Venetian Fortress

Venetian Port

Caravel in the Venetian Port of Rethymnon in Crete

Colourful buildings beside the Venetian Port of Rethymnon

Caravel leaving the Venetian Port in Rethymnon beside the lighthouse

Lighthouse in the Venetian Port of Rethymnon

Typical buildings in the old town of Rethymnon near the Venetian Port

Loggia

Loggia of Rethymnon

Rimondi Fountain

Rimondi fountain in Rethymnon

A street of the old town of Rethymnon

The Venetian port of Rethymnon is quite similar to the one of Chania, but smaller. It has a lighthouse too. After enjoying walking the streets of the old town of Rethymnon we came back to the bus station for going to Heraklio.

Venetian Fortress of Rethymnon in Crete

Heraklion

After a break in the hotel and eating something, we went to the Paleologos Travel Agency (www.ferries.gr) to collect our ferry tickets from Heraklio to Santorini and from Santorini to Mykonos (the tickets of Hellenic Seaways we bought online from Barcelona).

The evening was lovely so we walked up to the port area and the Venetian Fortress.

Venetian Port in Heraklion

Koules fortress in Heraklion

Boats in the Harbor of Heraklion, the biggest town in Crete

In Heraklio there isn't actually much more to do, but it's worth a stopover to visit the Palace of Knossos. Besides it is the communications hub of Crete and from where most ferries leave to Santorini, our next destination in The Greek Islands.

This was our trip route from Crete and the Greek Islands to Athens:

Day 1 - Crete: Chania