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Cycling / Bike Touring in Rethymno
Venetian old town on the north coast, and the base for the Kourtaliotiko gorge, the Amari valley and the Psiloritis foothills.
Why here
Rethymno sits between the coast road and the Amari valley, with the Psiloritis climbs starting from Anogeia. Long gradients, empty tarmac, and gravel above the villages.
Best months
July and August are too hot for long climbs at low altitude.
Getting there & around
Schools & guides (1)
JoyRide.bike
OutfitterJoyRide.bike runs its main station at the Royal Blue Resort in Panormo, Rethymno, offering mountain, e-bike, gravel and road tours plus rentals and training camps on BH bikes. Its Psiloritis e-MTB ride shuttles riders up to Anogeia village at 800 metres, then covers 45 km with 1,500 metres of climbing to a 1,200-metre high point over about four hours of riding. Road routes head for Rethymno, Margarites and Amari, and the phone is +30 690 690 3223.
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