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Carnival of Rethymno

Rethymno: Introducing a Case Study Tourism Product

2018-04-29 by Phil Butler

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Last week we had the pleasure of interviewing one of Crete island’s most proactive officials, Rethymno Vice-Mayor for Tourism & Culture, Pepi Birliraki-Mamalaki.

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Crete’s Rethymno Carnival 2018: Partying On

2018-02-09 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Since 1914 the city of Rethymno, in North-Central Crete, has celebrated a magnificent festive event, the Carnival of Rethymno. This year, as in the past, the town folk will present; parties, masquerades, traditional dancing and music, theater performances, parades, and many other events.

Tags: Carnival of Rethymno, carnivals, Crete events, Crete festivals, Elena Patsachaki, festivals, Giorgos Hasikos, Katerina Manetaki, Kostas Moschakis, Manos Palafoytis, Nikos Markantonis, Pepi Birliraki, Popi Diniakou-Kriovrisanaki, Rethymno events

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