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It’s worth visiting the neighborhood Mastampa where there is located a Minoan grave. There are a lot of Benetian fortifications and the crest of the wave is Ports, which is in the Ethnikis Antistaseo’s street. The fort of the city, Fortetza to the Palaiokastro hill with few remains and a pane, which in reality is a temple of Agiou Nikolaou.

The pane Neratzes in Rethimno’s square, the Karamousa Pasa’s pane in Tompazi Street, the pane of the big Porta’s, the Beli Pasa’s pane was church which have been converted in panes for the Turkish. There are also Turkish chamam and a Turkish school, which is a primary school today. There are also more than 700 Benetian houses in the old city.

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You can admire the Mediterranean palace in the south wind of Agiou Antonioiu church, cathedral church and the prefetorial palace in Hroon Polytexniou Square. From the most important monuments of Rethimno is Agiou Frantziskou church, which has been converted in a poorhouse during Turkish domination Leady’s Angels church is in the old city and it’s very famous.

In the Western Rethimno you can admire the Gerani carven. It has a quaint interest. The archeological museum of Rethimno is situated in Lotzia. It was built in the middle of the 16th century to accommodate public buildings of Venetian domination.

There is also art gallery with arts of Greek artists and there are 42 representative creations of the artist Leuteri Kanakaki. The historic museum with historic exhibitions and the folklore selection of Greek’s lycee must be seen.


 
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