Fortezza of Rethymno
The Fortezza is the citadel of the city of Rethymno in Crete, Greece. It was built by the Venetians in the 16th century, and was captured by the Ottomans in 1646.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mosque of Sultan Ibrahim Han and Rimondi Fountain.
Rimondi Fountain
Fountain
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Rimondi Fountain is situated 440 metres southeast of Fortezza of Rethymno.
Archeological museum of Rethymno
Museum
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The Archaeological Museum of Rethymno is a museum in Rethymno, Crete, Greece. The building that houses the museum is the church of San Francesco, built by the Barozzi family around 1530. Archeological museum of Rethymno is situated 540 metres southeast of Fortezza of Rethymno.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rethymno and Atsipopoulo.
Rethymno
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Rethymno or Rethimno is a beautiful city on the island of Crete in Greece. It has picturesque small lanes of shops selling mostly tourist goods and a newer area of town with normal shops.
Atsipopoulo
Village
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Atsipopoulo is a local community of the Rethymno Municipality in the Rethymno of the region of Crete established by Kallikratis reform. Previously, it was part of municipality of Nikiforos Fokas. Capital of the new municipality is Rethymno. Atsipopoulo is situated 4 km southwest of Fortezza of Rethymno.
Xiro Chorio
Village
Xiro Chorio is a hamlet of approximately 170 residents, which is part of Rethymno, capital of Rethymno regional unit in the island of Crete, Greece. Xiro Chorio is situated 4½ km southeast of Fortezza of Rethymno.
Fortezza of Rethymno
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Fortezza of Rethymno” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “雷西姆农城堡”
- Czech: “Fortezza v Rethymnu”
- Finnish: “Réthymnon linnoitus”
- French: “forteresse de Réthymnon”
- French: “Forteresse de Réthymnon”
- German: “Fortezza von Rethymno”
- Greek: “Κάστρο Φορτέτζα”
- Greek: “Φορτέτζα Ρεθύμνου”
- Greek: “Φορτέτζα”
- Indonesian: “Benteng Rethimno”
- Russian: “Фортецца”
- Slovenian: “Utrdba Retimno”
- Spanish: “Fortaleza de Rétino”
- Turkish: “Resmo Kalesi”
- Ukrainian: “Фортецца”
- Ukrainian: “Фортеця в Ретимно”
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