Rethymno

We couldn't very well spend all our extra time in Heraklion eating, so for a day we went to the neighboring town of Rethymno. It turned out to be a really lovely spot, made more so by the utter lack of any other tourists. Like Hania, Rethymno had been under the control of both the Venetians and the Turks, and so the old town consısted of the same architectural hodgepodge. An impressive fortress wall, reminscent of Dubrovnik, surrounds the city and made for a nice afternoon stroll.

On top of the old fortress, nestled among the old Venetians ruins was a small Greek Orthodox church. We found it emptying out after it'd evening services, the congregants all carrying bread home with them.

xoxo Jessie