Holiday rentals and lettings in Rethymnon

Beautiful Crete is a dreamy destination with its rich Venetian heritage and stunning white sand beaches, beautiful bays and crystal clear turquoise waters. This is the perfect place for a wonderful, sun soaked sightseeing holiday! Rethymnon is strategically situated an hour west of Chania and a little over an hour east of Heraklion via a coastal route with all of Crete´s most fabled attractions and beaches easily accessible via well maintained roads. You will be able to plan a fabulous adventure itinerary with plenty of downtime for sunbathing, swimming and relaxing!

Browse a variety of immaculate holiday rentals with upmarket, fully equipped, stylishly decorated, comfortably furnished interiors located in and around Rethymnon. Many of these lovely holiday rentals and lettings are just a stone's throw from the beach and feature a beautiful sparkling pool with an outside terrace with pool furniture where you can swim, relax, sunbathe and admire the gorgeous scenery. Browse a selection of fabulous properties in the area and find the perfect sized accommodation for a wonderful Greek island getaway whether you are 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 or even as many as 18 guests!

The fabled island of Crete is around 260 km long, 60 km wide at its widest point and just 12 km at its narrowest. Rethymnon is perfectly situated as a fabulous sunshine base for exciting day trips and adventures exploring the island. Nestled between the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean with Greece to the North West and Turkey to the North East this paradise Greek island is closer than you think! There are direct flights from London and Manchester to Chania and Heraklion International airports on the island making a Crete getaway a breeze!

Rethymnon is a beautiful seaside town that is packed with wonderfully preserved Venetian buildings. Here you are surrounded by elegant 16th century architecture with an ancient fort overlooking the town and you have easy access to stunning local beache, attractions such as the famous cave church of St Antonio´s Gorge and the mythical Palace of Knossos. Soak up the atmosphere of this lovely city simply by strolling about! The twinkling lights and pretty soft colours of the Venetian harbour are sublime in the evenings after a long hot day and you will find plenty of gorgeous tavernas with outdoor dining where you can relax over Cretan meze and a delectable main course!

Sunny Crete is a paradise for beach lovers! Here you will find an abundance of long stretches of soft, sandy beach, rocky reefs and small picturesque bays. The beautiful 10km beach of Georgioupolis is located between Chania and Rethymnon and provides fabulous shallow water swimming perfect for families. Be sure to put the Lagoon of Balos on your Crete beach list! Here the sand is fine, white and glittering and the water is crystal clear and vivid turquoise in colour! This beach is a bathing paradise and a heavenly spot for idyllic photographs. The lush palm beach of Preveli located along a small bay on the south coast of Crete features and abundance of date palms and is one of the most photographed locations on Crete!

If you love ancient history you will fall in love with the island of Crete that is dotted with splendid Bronze Age palaces and stunning, archaeological remains from the heyday of the ancient Minoan civilization. In Charnia and throughout Crete you will find dozens of stunning ancient churches and beautiful Venetian style buildings. An ancient Venetian fortezza has graced the rocky hill high above the Old Town of Rethymnon since the 16th century. Crete boasts several world class museums that showcase fabulous artefacts from the Minoan era as well as natural history wonders and maritime artefacts. At Lychnostatis you can visit a fabulous open air museum that features reconstructed merchant workshops and folk dancing.

Be amazed by the absolutely stunning rock formations in Crete´s renowned Diktaion or Psychro Cave. This is one of Crete´s most unmissable attractions! Go on a guided tour of five mysterious chambers that lead to a breathtaking underground lake surrounded by immense stalactite and stalagmite formations. The path to the cave system is well worth exploring further. It is considered one of the most scenic hikes on the island and leads up the Lassithi plateau where you will find a lookout point with an incredible view.

One of the most impressive hikes in the world is also one of the island of Crete’s top attractions. This 16 km hike involves a breathtaking hour-long descent into the jagged, narrow gorge to the stream at the bottom of the gorge. Here you will stand in a narrow gap gazing up at 300m sheer rock faces. This breathtaking location is a UNESCO protected biosphere reserve and features pine, cypress and holly forests, freshwater springs and abandoned villages. At its narrowest point the gorge measures just 3 m across!

Fancy a fabulous day trip adventure? Spinalonga is a mysterious tiny island north of the Gulf of Mirabello about 2 hours west of Rethymnon. This island outpost has been a Venetian fortress, a castle colony, a rebel refuge and an exile colony for lepers! Here you can admire the castle ramparts, wander about the ancient narrow alleyways and gaze out over the exquisite azure sea. Hop on a boat cruise to Spinalonga from Rethymnon that includes a swim from the boat for added fun!

How about spending the day on one of the most beautiful beaches in the world! Elafonisi is a small, uninhabited island about 60km from Chania in the southwestern part of Crete that boasts soft pink sand due to finely ground shell fragments and crystal clear, aquamarine water. At low tide the island becomes a peninsula with a sandbar. This is an absolutely spectacular place to spend the day sunbathing, swimming or snorkelling!

Discover mystery, mythology and Crete´s fascinating past as you tour Knossos Palace a little over an hour east of Rethymnon. This resplendent archaeological site showcases the sophistication of the ancient Minoan civilization. The palace once consisted of 1300 rooms connected with corridors around a central courtyard. Admire exquisite 4000 year old iconic frescoes and mosaics and pair your visit with a subsequent trip to the fabulous Archaeological Museum of Heraklion that houses the incredible artefacts that have been discovered at the palace.