Tour Categories: Crete

Rethymno is not directly connected to the rest of Greece however one can use the airports and ports of the cities of Heraklion and Chania from where there are daily scheduled flights and ferries between Athens and many other major European capitals.

Heraklion is the largest city of Crete and one of Greece’s major urban centers; its development begun in the wake of the 9th century AD. In antiquity Knossos was the island’s most important centre while in later times, Heraklion came under Arabic, Venetian and Ottoman rule.