General Information
The province of Rethymno has lots of history and many places to visit. There are many places in which you can eat and drink and enjoy the nightlife. There are areas of both busy city life and tranquillity.
Rethymno is the capital
of the Prefecture of the same name and it is built between two other
large cities of Crete. In the east is Heraklion (80 km) and to the west
is
Chania
(60 km).
It lies along the north coast, having to the east one of the largest
sand beaches in Crete (12 km) and to the west a rocky coastline that
ends up to another large sand beach after 10 km.
There is direct connection all year round from the port
of Rethymno to Piraeus. Tours to Santorini are also organized during the
summer.
Rethymno does not have an airport but the city is served by the airports
of Chania and Iraklion.
Public buses can be used for travelling to Chania, Iraklion and most of
the towns and villages of the Prefecture of Rethymno.
Source: http://www.interkriti.org/rethymnon/