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Rethymno events

The Region of Crete Celebrates World Tourism Day With Key Events 

2022-09-27 by Phil Butler

This year, as in the past, the Region of Crete is actively participating in celebrations organized around World Tourism Day.

This year, as in the past, the Region of Crete is actively participating in celebrations organized around World Tourism Day.

Tags: Crete events, Heraklion events, Heraklion Gastronomy Days 2022, Ierapetra events, Itanos events, Region of Crete, Rethymno events, Stavros Arnautakis, World Tourism Day

Coming This Fall in Fabulous Rethymno: Sports and More Sports

2019-08-01 by Phil Butler

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Coming up in Rethymno, two major athletic events promise participants, locals, and visitors to the region a “one of” sports opportunity. The Isoman Equalized Triathalon and the 2019 Socca World Cup make September and October in Rethymno a unique destination.

Tags: 2019 Socca World Cup, Crete events, Isoman Equalized Triathalon, Rethymno events, Rethymno Kids ISOMAN, Rethymno races, Rethymno Socca Stadium, Rethymno sports, Rethymno Triathalon, Socca, Socca in Rethymno, World Cup Socca

Coming to Rethymno Prefecture July 20-24 the Amari Green Festival 2019

2019-07-10 by Phil Butler

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Coming up July 20th through the 24th, the Amari Green Festival 2019 is one of Crete’s major cultural events in the heart of the island.

Tags: Amari Green Festival, Amari Green Festival 2019, Amari Valley, Apodoulou, Aravanes, Crete culture, Crete events, Dr. I. Kritsotaki, Fourfouras, Meronas, Monastiraki, Nefs Amari, Panakron Estate, Petrochori, Region of Crete, Rethymno events, Rethymno Municipality, Rethymno Prefecture

More Wine Events Coming to the Villages of Rethymno This Weekend

2018-11-01 by Phil Butler

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In celebration of the events for the distinction of Rethymno as European Wine City 2018 by the RECEVIN European Wine Cities Network, the Rethymno-Recevin Team, in cooperation with the Municipality of Amari and the villages of Nikiforos Fokas, has prepared a two-day wine event, dedicated to the villages and the hinterland, on the 2nd and 3rd November 2018.

Tags: Agia Fotini, Amari, Amari Valley, Argyroupoli, European Wine Cities, European Wine City 2018, Ilias Korkas, Ioannis Paraskevopoulos, Kato Malaki, La Grotta Boutique Wine Hotel, Malaki, RECEVIN, Rethymno, Rethymno events, Rethymno-Recevin Team, Saint George the Methystis, wine, wine tasting

Last Chance: Enjoy the Rethymno Wine Week Finale

2018-09-28 by Phil Butler

Rethymno Wine Week

All this week, September 23rd through 29th, the businesses and the Municipality of Rethymno are celebrating Rethymno Wine Week, a festival dedicated to Cretan wine and gastronomy. Winding up today and tomorrow, the events will culminate with more special menus and wine tastings for attendees.

Tags: Cretan wines, RECEVIN, Rethymno events, Rethymno gastronomy, Rethymno RECEVIN, Rethymno restaurants, Rethymno wine, Rethymno wines, wines of Crete

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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