Crete

The bridge of Simas in Prasses, Rethymnon is the highest stone-built bridge in Crete and is a construction miracle for the time it was built. It is located on the south side of Vrysinas Mount, on the road that connects Rethymnon with the area of the Amari dam, bridging the two rocky sides of the wild Kaminolakos gorge.

The bridge of Simas was completed after 1912, although it was auctioned in 1910, after many years of planning the road connection between Rethymno and Amari province. The Simas bridge has three equal arches, built on very high plinths.

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0 km Kaminolakos Gorge ★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 2.6 km Panagia Kera Church at Chromonastiri ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 2.7 km Prasses Gorge ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.6 3.2 km Rethymnon War Museum ★★★★★★★★★★ 2.9 3.3 km Prinaris Mill ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.2 3.5 km Vrysinas Peak Sanctuary ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 3.6 km Koules of Potami ★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 3.7 km Ancient Falanna ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.2 3.7 km Onythes Early Christian basilica 3.7 km Potami Dam Lake ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.9 3.8 km Saint Eftychios church at Chromonastiri ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 4.1 km Church of Panagia Eleousa at Potami ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 4.7 km Myli Gorge ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.5 5.1 km Giannoudi Tower ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.3 5.4 km Halevi Monastery at Chromonastiri ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.8 5.6 km Agia Irini Monastery at Rethymnon ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.7 5.8 km Saint Paraskevi church at Rethymnon ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 5.8 km Platanias bridge ★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0

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