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Arkadi monastery

Rethymno- Arkadi- Rethymno

Starting from Rethymno and along the old Highway, passing  Platanias and Adele and you are directed to Agia Triada. This road goes to  Harkia and Kavousi through a spectacular rocky landscape. The road on the left leads to the historic “Arkadi Monastery” through a forest. Then to Amnatos and Kirianna, villages with Venetian architecture. You come back in Rethymno and first you see the villages of Loutra, Pigi and Adele.

Duration: 47 km.

Bike type: Mountain-Road

Dam Rivers Amari

Dam Rivers Amari

Lake is formed by the dam of Amariou which has made the Grand opening in 2009.The river has tonnage about 23 million tone of water and is a great wetland for the southeastern Mediterranean basin with many birds and animals species appearing in the area. The Dam gathers the waters of the Patsos Gorge the small valley of Pantanassa and the stream of Stavromanas that comes from the area of Agia Fotini. The distance for that lake is 25 km north from the town of Rethymno and the road is giving you a lot of options to go there by renting a car or a motorbike, rent a scooter or a quad or at least for fans of sports life who likes to discover new destination with a little adventure, they can rent a regular bicycle or an electric one from Auto moto sport renting company  

Anogia Village

Anogia is a traditional Cretan Village with a big history and about 2400 local people who lives there ,and the main activity is farming. The village is 52km far from Rethymno and 36km from Heraklion and are located at an altitude of 700-790 m. on the ridge of the hill called Armi. Anogia are very famous in whole Greece for the traditional Cretan singers and also for the hospitality that they are provide.The road is asphalt and provides a driving experience through the mountains.You can rent a car in Rethimno or a motorbike and see the beauty of the nature.  

Argiroupoli Waterfalls

Argiroupolis Waterfalls

Argiroupoli is a village which is 25 km southwest from Rethymno. The road trip is very easy of going there such as the most of distance is driving by the National Cretan road. When you arrive there you will see the magic place with waterfalls and inside of them you will have the opportunity to seat on those restaurants which is near of them. There is no any words for describe the magical sights that you will see, the only sound that you will always listens is the sounds of the waterfalls.

Rent a car in Rethymno and start the exploration of our beautiful island.

Triopetra or Akoumiani Yialia beach

Triopetra or Akoumiani Yialia beach

Crete is the biggest island in Greece and one of the things that make this island famous are the beaches. We can write a lot of pages and we can talk a lot of hours for beach destinations and how makes them each one distinct. Triopetra beach is about 52km south from Rethymno and 13 km easterly from Village Akoumia. This beautiful beach is located in the central part of the large coast front, which the locals calls it also Akoumiani Yialia.

The Triopetra is composed from two beaches which are separated with a small peninsula. At the end of peninsula you will see three big rocks in the sea. Because of those three rock has name the beach ‘’Triopetra’’.Trio is the number of three as the rocks and Petra is the rocks. The place there is calm and serene.

You can rent an car or an Suv Jeep for more comfortable driving from Rethymno. Motorbikes or Scooters from 250 cc and above, fro more exciting trip.

Elafonisi beach

Elafonisi beach 

There is tropical beach in southwestern of Crete that names Elafonisi beach. It’s a magical place and it has white sand and in fornd the sea you can find some places with pink sand. This place is very famous international and that’s why the summer there’s very busy. Elafonisi also is one of 25 most beautiful beach in the world as the TripAdvisor writes in their page for 2018.  From Rethymno the distance is about 134km (2hrs and 15 minutes) but believe me the place it will be reward you.

Renting car from Rethymno like SUV (Nissan Qashqai, Jeep Renegade etc) it will be more comfortable for driving in that beach! You can send an email if you have any questions for the place there and also what kind of vehicle you can rent to make the driving more comfortable for you.

Chania Airport Daskalogiannis

Chania Airport  ”Daskalogiannis I.”

The airport of Chania has international code CHQ and the main name of that is ”IOANNIS DASKALOGIANNIS” ,in honor of cretan revolutionist Ioannis Daskalogiannis who fought against of the ottoman empire in 18th century.

The airport of Chania is located on the peninsula of Akrotiri (Souda) and it is about 20 minutes from the center of Chania Town and 45 minutes from Rethimno.The CHQ airport are cooperating with all the big Airports in Greece  (Athens ,Thessaloniki etc)and also in the summer season at the beginning which starts from April, Europian and International Coutries are landing there.

The movement of the passengers in Chania Airport is 2.500.000 every year.It must be noted that CHQ can serves 1100 passengers per hour and in high season July-August they can be 2500 per hour.

Rent a car in airport Chania and Heraklion airport with no extra cost