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Extract from the Rthymnon Travel Guides:
Since the early 1980s,
RTHYMNON
has seen a greater influx of tourists than perhaps anywhere else on Crete, with the development of a whole series of large hotels extending almost 10km along the beach to the east. For once, though, the middle of town has been spared, so that at its heart Rthymnon remains one of the most beautiful of Crete's major cities (only Hani is a serious rival) with an enduringly provincial air. A wide sandy beach and palm-lined promenade border a labyrinthine tangle of Venetian and Turkish houses lining streets where ancient minarets lend an exotic air to the skyline. Dominating everything from the west is the su... read the whole Rthymnon Travel Guides...
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