Listed 23 sub titles with search on: Festivals and fairs for wider area of: "RETHYMNO Province CRETE" .
LAPPEI (Municipality) RETHYMNO
The shepherds celebrate the "Koura" in the end of the spring.
In St. George feast day they take their sheep to the church to be blessed and
they milk them, giving the milk to all those who are present. After the harvest
time there is "kazanemata", which is a process to make the raki.
All religious festivities are full of vigor and life with the day
of Virgin Mary (8th September) in Miriokefala
to stand as one of the most important, which is followed by a big pilgrimage.
All these celebrations offer to the visitors perfect chances for feasts and fun.
This text (extract) is cited February 2004 from the Municipality
of Lappes tourist pamphlet.
Pages of the Prefectural Tourism Committee
The most popular organisation in respect of participation is the Treasure Hunt of Rethymno. It is the favourite game of the locals of all ages and takes place two weeks before Carnival. During this marathon game, which lasts for one day, your brain, your body and your nerves are tested. The grade of difficulty has reached an unbelievable level, which makes it almost impossible for somebody who is not initiated to take part. However, it is a great experience to watch a group in action.
The Treasure Hunt helped the young people of Rethymno to achieve a profound knowledge of the town's history, to come close to its monuments and to trace every single detail of historical periods.
It is worth mentioning that the way the players accomplish a task in this game has become an invariable component.
A similarly important event is the "Children's Treasure Hunt", which takes place a week earlier.
Finally, the Association of Hotel owners in co-operation with the Municipality of Rethymno organises a treasure hunt each summer in the framework of the "International Day of Tourism". Visitors to the town are invited to participate and the winners are awarded 'all included' holidays in Rethymno.
This text is cited Jan 2004 from the Tourism Promotion Committee of Rethymno Prefecture URL below, which contains images.
ANO VALSAMONERO (Village) NIKIFOROS FOKAS
14/8 - 15/8
ELEFTHERNA (Village) ARKADI
15/8/2002
FRANTZESKIANA METOCHIA (Village) NIKIFOROS FOKAS
14/9 - 15/9
GERANI (Port) NIKIFOROS FOKAS
14/8/2002 - 15/8/2002
GONIA (Village) NIKIFOROS FOKAS
30/11/2002
14/8/2002 - 15/8/2002
KALONIKTIS (Village) NIKIFOROS FOKAS
8/9
KATO VALSAMONERO (Village) NIKIFOROS FOKAS
26/7
MALAKI (Village) NIKIFOROS FOKAS
6/8
NIKIFOROS FOKAS (Municipality) RETHYMNO
21/5
PRINES (Village) NIKIFOROS FOKAS
27/7
ROUSTIKA (Village) NIKIFOROS FOKAS
20/7
6/8
SAITOURES (Village) NIKIFOROS FOKAS
RETHYMNON (Town) CRETE
In the coolness of the Municipal Garden, the "Travelling Club" of Rethymno organises the Cretan Wine Festival each summer. A rich programme including traditional Cretan and Greek folklore music groups is offered, thus illustrating the Greek way of entertainment every evening to the large number of local and foreign visitors. Wine is abundantly consumed since it is free. The visitor will find choices of wine from the largest wine producing companies of Crete, and he is given the opportunity to try almost all the flavours and varieties of the famous Cretan wines.
This text is cited Jan 2004 from the Tourism Promotion Committee of Rethymno Prefecture URL below, which contains images.
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