Eleftherios Venizelos lived in his paternal house, in Chalepa (Chania), for more than thirty years, from 1880 to 1910, and occasionally, from 1927 to 1935. He was particularly attached to this house. It is the house where he spent his youth, he got married and had his two children, and where his wife died.
The Forest Pardi is one of the finest remaining holly woods of Crete, near the village Kouroutes, 53km southeast of Rethymno. Here the steep western slopes of Psiloritis meet with the plain of Amari, creating a magical and unknown majestic landscape.
The archaeological site at hill Kefali of St. Anthony or Kremasma is situated next to the sea, between the beaches Avlaki and Boufos. This point offers very good view of the canyon Selinari, which was the passage to East Crete. The excavations began in 1960 by the archaeologist Kostas Davaras and continued long after by the School of Archaeology of Belgium.
Το Τέμενος Μασταμπά, με την ιδιάζουσα αρχιτεκτονική των 9 τρούλων, τα συνεχόμενα κελιά, το «Ηγουμενείο» και τον περιβάλλοντα χώρο του αποτελεί αυτό καθ’ αυτό μνημείο της πόλης του Ρεθύμνου. Έχει παραχωρηθεί στο Μ.Γ.Φ.Ι. με απόφαση του Υπουργείου Πολιτισμού. Μετά την ολοκλήρωση της αναστήλωσης και την εκτέλεση της σχετικής μουσειολογικής μελέτης, λειτουργεί ως Παλαιοντολογικό Μουσείο Ρεθύμνου – Γουλανδρή Φ.Ι.
The fort of Liopetro was located in Fatsi position, near the village Hamezi (Sitia province). It is believed to have been built on the site of an older fort, of which the tank survives. Liopetro is built on a steep hill with panoramic views to all sides. Atop of it, there is the scenic chapel of Prophet Elias and the remains of walls, tanks and other buildings.
Fortezza is a suburb of Heraklion, built on a high hill next to the hospital of Venizelion. This hill was ideal for establishing a fortress, as evidenced by its name.
Voukolies village is located at the 27th kilometer of the road Chania - Kandanos - Paleochora. It was initially a Turkish village and in 1866 the Turks, in order to consolidate their position, built a strong tower southwest of the village and within half a kilometer from Voukolies.
