Rethimno
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Rethimno
GPS: 35°22.3′N, 24°29.1′E
Background
Rethimno or Rethymno (Ρέθυμνο) is a large harbor and a town.
The old town of Rethymno is charming with many old-fashioned stores but it is full of tourists.
 The Old Town in Rethimno |
 The Harbor of Rethimno |
Charts
See Crete.
Radio Nets
See Crete.
See Crete.
Check-in facilities
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GPS: 35°22.3′N, 24°29.1′E
The marina is now established in the new harbour at Rethimno and consists of a series of pontoons with laid moorings. All the pontoons have water and electricity, as do most of the surrounding quays. Visiting yachts should moor on the most northerly of the pontoons (pontoon C), where there are usually a few unoccupied berths. Berths are suppied with two mooring lines, both buoyed and with pickup lines back to the quay. Note, however, that the mooring lines themselves are very thick and quite short, so that yachts over 13m are unlikely to be able to keep themselves off the pontoon and are better finding a space to go alongside on the quays. There is a charge of €7 for water and €4 for electricity, though this seems to be only intermittently levied. A free wifi network is available from the Port of Rethymno. There are WCs on the marina quay, although there were locked at the time of visiting (June 2009). The reference in Heikell's Greek Waters Pilot to local youths using the marina quay for 'drag racing' appears to have been solved with the installation of security barriers.
Warning: With a strong northerly there can be a bad swell at the entrance of the harbor.
Routes/Passages To/From
Popular passages/routes, timing, etc.
Tourism & things to do ashore
In town there is the Museum, in an old Turkish building, and the Folklor Museum, in a Venetian building. A visit to the historic Arkady Monastery and its Museum is worthwhile.
Fuel, Water, & Electricity
- Fuel - There is a fuel station in town, you will have to carry jerry-cans
- Water - On the pontoons and quays
- Electricity - On the pontoons and quays
Laundry
Grocery & Supply Stores
- There is good shopping in the town
Eateries
- The Taverna Castelo is reputed to be a good restaurant
- Indeed it is. We discovered the Taverna Castelo quite by chance (before reading this entry) and it's quite delightful - Greek food with an innovative slant in a lovely setting, surrounded by oleander trees and shaded by a huge vine. It's at 27 Arabatzoglou Street, five minutes from the Rimondi Fountain. We had one of the best lunches we've had in Greece for around €28. Benny the friendly Albanian head waiter speaks German and excellent English. (Athene of Lymington - June 2009)
Internet/WiFi
In cafés or free wifi from the Port of Rethymno
Motorbike & Car Rentals
There are several agencies.
Marine Stores & Facilities
Only fishing supplies.
Repairs
N/A.
Transportation
There are daily, and in the summer several per day, flights (from Iraklio) and ferries to Athens.
References & Publications
See Greece.
Cruiser's Friends
Contact details of "Cruiser's Friends" that can be contacted for local information or assistance.
Forum Discussions
List links to discussion threads on the Cruiser Log Forum
External Links
- Rethymno (Wikipedia)
Personal Notes
Personal experiences?
Last Visited & Details Checked (and updated here)
Date of member's visit to this Port/Stop & this page's details validated:
- September 1997 --Istioploos 15:22, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
- June 2009 -- Athene of Lymington
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