Rethymo is a charming small town of about 40,000 people with
plenty of life, while at the same time seeming quiet, sedate and sort of classy. It has
the requisite Venetian harbour, a lot of well restored Venetian mansions and lots
of small squares with beautiful shady trees, often mulberries and jacarandas. Bougainvillea
is in flower at the moment and most of the lanes have the vine climbing over
pergolas or wires that people have carefully put from their houses or
businesses across the lane/street to create shading. It looks stunning and the growth everywhere shows that growing stuff here is easy. The town is framed by enormous mountains of
great drama.
And of course there are the standard ancient ruins of
various kinds.
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| Bougainvillea at an excellent modern Cretan restaurant we had dinner at |
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| Cretan fold museum with wonderful weaving and embroidery displays - Jude would love it |
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| Making phyllo pastry - the youngest of makers was about 80 - maybe Tony will get to it yet! |
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