Mills – Mylon Gorge – Chronometer – Russian house, Sightseeing tour of Rethymno
Mills of Rethymno : ruined village with watermills, which was abandoned in its beginnings 20th century. when the mills stopped grinding grain, inside Canyon Mills, 8 km Ν. of his city Rethymno. The old districts Above and Kato Mills,with the abandoned stone houses, the half-destroyed flour mills, the lush vegetation and flowing waters are a magnet for tourists who come for photos.
- Mylon Gorge : crosses the settlements Chronometer (or Chromonastiri) and Dry Village (or Dry Village). Waterfalls, natural lakes, wooden bridges, shaped paths, recreational areas, water mills and small churches compose a unique setting.
Mylon Gorge – Recreation area
- Chronometer (or Chromonastiri) : traditional settlement, 11 km SE. of the city of Rethymno, built in 360 m. on the slope of Vrysina.
In the sights the Military Museum housed in "Villa Claudio» (or Clodio), a beautiful mansion (1610) which was the home of Venetian nobles. The Museum belongs to the General Staff of the Army (GES), www.army.gr and you will see military hardware, uniforms, arms, helicopters, chariots etc, open sunday 10 a.m. -2 p.m., Tuesday to Friday 9 a.m. -3 p.m., and Saturday by appointment, tel. : +30 28310 75135, [email protected].
- hiking trail : starts from new settlement of Mills, in the Chronometer, crosses the Mylon Gorge and ends at Dry Village (or vice versa).
From his chapel Ag. John, inside the rock, the path crosses the concrete bridge and continues towards the old quarter Pano Mills and Tavern Mills, where here you will find a hiking map of the area.
Mylon Gorge – Mills Tavern
A stop for rest, for coffee, refreshment, dessert, ice cream, roasts of the hour, pizza, salads, tel. : +30 6977 701007, http://www.mili-crete.com.
Mills Tavern
After Mills Tavern, in procedure B. and after 200m, the path passes by the chapel of Saints 5 Virgins, then it becomes earthy and meets him Restored Mill, where here you will also see most of the ruined watermills, and continues into the bottom of the stream, crossing to the opposite bank, towards the district Below Mills and its chapel Ag. Friday.
The hiking route ends in the settlement Dry Village or Dry Village (6 km SE. of Rethymnon). An oasis of cool awaits you here, or Cantina Banana, inside the canyon, surrounded by banana trees that thrive in Crete and next to the running waters of the stream.
Mylon Canyon – Cantina Banana
Enough, beer, raki, cool drinks, sweet, fresh salads and roasts of the hour. Definitely try smoked meat, their own production, which is smoked with the unique Cretan herbs, tel. : +30 6986 986912, open April – November and winter only PSK.
Source from 1945 at Cantina Banana
- Alternative hiking route in Mylon Gorge : from Dry Village (with parking space) to Mylon Gorge – Chronometer and then to his temple Agios Eutychios (11th c.), route outside the canyon, with the direction of Dry Village (circular route).
- Russian house : 5 km Ν. of the city of Rethymno, built at the foot of Mount Vrysina and at an altitude 300 m., considered the "balcony of Rethymnon», overlooking the endless blue.
Roussospiti - Taverna Mylonas
Mylonas Tavern
In the Russian house you will come to try authentic Cretan food in the taverns of the settlement. At the Mylonas tavern, with dishes cooked with local ingredients, organic wine and stunning views, you will find free brochures with the history of the village, tel. : +30 28310 75905, https://milonastavern.com.
The Vamvakas tavern also serves traditional Cretan food, https://vamvakas-taverna.com.gr.
In the sights Venetian Panagia Monastery Halevi, dependency of Agia Monastery Peace, on the road Russian house – Chronometer (15' by foot, 12 km Ν. of Rethymnon). Old fortress monastery (16th -17th c.) of which only its most recent single-aisled temple survives Her sleep Virgin (1864). celebrated on 15 August and is considered a very popular Monastery for the Mystery of Marriage (which can be done even in a traditional way) or Baptism (information at the Monastery of Agia Irini, where the nuns live, tel. : + 30 28310 27791 and to https://www.imra.gr).
The women's Monastery of Agia Irini, 5 km Ν. of Rethymnon, with the Europa Nostra award (1994), for the renovation, it is one of the oldest monasteries of Crete with a nice surrounding area and a panoramic view.
ACCESS TO THE MILLS CANYON OF RETHYMNO
With easy access, even walking distance from it beach of Rethymno, the Mills and Mylon Gorge they have a lot of traffic.
Mylon Gorge
- The red bus, Rethymno City Tours, https://rethymnocitytour.com, tel. : +30 28310 35530, : +30 6977 626031, runs every 45′, daily 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., beginning of April – end of October. It crosses the city of Rethymnon, continues to mills – Mylon Gorge – Chronometer – Military Museum«Villa Claudio» (or Clodio), Halevi Venetian Monastery (16th c.), Russian house, Monastery of Agia Irini (13th c.) and returns to Rethymnon.
- Chania Bus Station – Rethymno, https://www.e-ktel.com. Local bus that departs from Rethymnon and runs the route : Rethimno – Agia Irini – Roussospiti – Mills - Chromonastirj.
ACCOMMODATION IN FARAGI MYLON
The stay in Mylon Gorge of Rethymnon, next to the waterfalls and lakes, it is a special experience.
- Villa Myloi Natural Paradise, open from 1/6, tel. : +30 694 890 1290 (near the Mills tavern).
Mylon Gorge – Villa Myloi Natural Paradise
OR Villa Myloi Natural Paradise it is an impressive stone house, nestled somewhere in the dense vegetation of the canyon, where all that can be heard is the sound of running waters and birds.
Villa Myloi Natural Paradise
Mylon Gorge – Villa Myloi Natural Paradise
- Put it on’s Guesthouse, next to Mylon Gorge and imposing abbey Halevi, tel. : +30 6944 151738. With a view of the gorge and the beach of Rethymnon (5by road) you will find 2 apartments that remain open all year round for excursions in the surrounding area or for accommodation near the Monastery (for a Wedding or Baptism).
