WEATHER
Anogeia
Light Showers
11°C
Wind: 15 Southwest
Rethymno
16°C
Wind: 27 West
Spili
14°C
Wind: 06 West
Fragma Potamon
17°C
Wind: 13 West
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Armeni - Arkadi
Length: 15 km
Estimated time: 9-10 hours
Suggested period: March - May
Difficulty: Relatively difficult in winter
Churches and monasteries of historical significance
Arkadi
The Monastery of Arkadi is located on the northwest foothills of Psiloreitis, approximately on a 500 m altitude and at a 23 km distance from Rethymno.
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Kares
At the village center, there is the renaissance church of Protomartiras Stefanos
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Kavousi
In this beautiful village, one must visit the church of Agios Ioannis Theologos that dates back to the Venetian occupation. The church is well-preserved and its bell comes from Trieste.
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Oros
There is the old renaissance church of Agia Marina with impressive works by two Cretan painters, Vivilakis and Stathakis.
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Selli
The renaissance church of Agios Ioannis has rare wall paintings. The pointed arches of the central Gate are extremely impressive, as well as the Arches inside the church.
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