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The European Network of Wine Cities RECEVIN has awarded Rethymno as the European Wine City 2018 and the agenda of the Municipality of Rethymno is full of events concerning Cretan wine until March 2019.
Rethymno is a well-known all-year-round destination, that offers visitors a spectacular landscape, high culture, excellent food, and great wine. The network of hotels and restaurants of good or excellent quality and a large number of festivals, concerts and other cultural events, all help to make Rethymno an ideal destination for all.
Discover the innumerable combinations of Cretan wine pairings at the city’s restaurants, ask for a cocktail based on Cretan wine at a wine-bar and feel the spark of the nightlife in Rethymno!
Save the dates in order to experience and enjoy the delicious richness of the varieties of Cretan wine:
The title of European City of Wines 2018 was awarded to Rethymno, the well known, all year round destination, by the European Network of Wine Cities RECEVIN.
Expanding to the Polish market.
The genuinely friendly Rethymno, invites you in a tasteful journey through the aromas of the fresh wine!!
Come to Rethymno and celebrate “Vendema”!
Rethymno invites you and your family to celebrate and experience a different kind of Merry Christmas at a peacfull holidays!
2-3 November 2017, Argyroupoli
Wine tasting with culinary specialties, pleanty of music and entertainment
From early October to mid-December in Crete, rakokazana, like every year, make their appearance.
Mobility Week Following the success of Car Free Day, the European Mobility Week is held from 16 to 22 September every year since 2002. More than 400 local authorities from 23 countries are already participating from the first year with a variety of events and activities, presenting their urban centers under a different perspective, limiting the use of motor vehicles, encouraging the use of sustainable means of transport and raising awareness of the environmental impact of the way people they choose to transport.
Sea daffodil (Pancratium Maritimum) flowers can be found on the sea shore in Rethymno and around Crete. Its perfume is sweet and heady and its one of the most attractive plants on the island.
The first representation of the Pancratium Lily is mentioned by Evans, who discovered it during the excavations he made in the palace of Knossos in 1896.
The National Society for the Protection of Nature, National Operator of the “Blue Flag” International Program in our country, announced the coast and marina awards. With 486 award-winning coastlines, Greece is ranked 2nd in the world among 47 countries.
It is worth noting that this year, in all 47 countries participating in the Program, Greece held 25% of the new award-winning coasts. First in Greece this year, with 71 flags, was the prefecture of Chalkidiki. The International Commission has awarded 3,574 coasts, 662 marinas, and 50 sustainable tourism vessels this year around the world.
Rethymno is pleased to announce the dates and program of the 6th Cretan Diet Festival. Open to the public for another year, promises to present a rich variety of local products, generously offered by Cretan soil, through the love and the effort of the producers, who despite the difficulties are struggling to explore the unique richness of the Cretan land. For another year the festival takes place in the green and updated Rethymo's Municipal Garden and it is organized by the Region of Crete, the Municipality of Rethymno and Rethymno's Chamber of Commerce..
