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Panormo: Site Map
Panormo

is a fishing village on the north coast of the island of CretaNet: Collection of short portraits of Cretan cities and villages Crete, 63 kms West of Iraklion and 21 kms East of Short portrait of the port town of Rethymnon on the island of Crete Rethymnon. There are some small swimming-bays with sandy beaches west of the port, and the Atlantis Diving Center: Rethymnon - Adelianos Campos & Panormo, Crete Atlantis Dive Center has a branch office at one of the bigger hotels there.
 
In former times Panormo was the port of the town of Eleftherna which is 22 kms to the south. Eleftherna which has now been excavated was one of the most important cities of ancient Crete.

Until the 20th century, when they started to build a network of roads, the ports were the backbone of Crete's infrastructure.

Ships were steadily travelling around the island and connecting all the bigger and smaller ports and townships.
Panormo: View of the port - Copyright (c) 2006 Ingo H. Dietrich
 
Panormo: View of the port - Copyright (c) 2004 Ingo H. Dietrich Panormo also has a small excavation site, and a fortification from the Venetian era.

When the country road from Iraklion to Rethymnon was taken 9 kms south of Panormo to the larger village of Perama, Panormo fell into oblivion.

It was recovered when the New National Road was built along the island's north coast.
 
Now there are some new hotels on the beaches outside of the village center, and in the center as well as around the port there is a number of apartment facilities, tavernas and shops which have adapted to the needs of a rather relaxed way of tourism.

In the summer the village center is closed to traffic and the tavernas fill the narrow lanes with tables.
Panormo: The western beaches - Copyright (c) 2004 Ingo H. Dietrich
 
So Panormo suits well for relaxed holidays as things here run less hectically and noisy than in the bigger tourism centers. Here, the original Mediterranean lifestyle still is well preserved.
 
Text & photos by Ingo H. Dietrich
 

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Panormo: View over the bay
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The Internet Catalog of Crete Creta online - Internet catalog for the Mediterranean Island of Crete
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Restaurant & Taverna Taverna Kehaghias: Restaurant at Stavromenos near Rethymnon in Crete
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Apartments & Studios Nel Apartments: Holiday flats at Panormo near Rethymnon in Crete
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Encyclopedia of Crete Crete Unlimited - Michael Andreas Dirksen's Encyclopedia of Crete
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Transfers / Excursions Taxi Service Panormo - Bali: Airport transfers & individual excursions
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Latest News
Wed, 1st February, 2012: Wed, 1st February, 2012 CIC Lecture on Crete and Cyprus on February 22nd
Tue, 31st January, 2012: Tue, 31st January, 2012 Private apartment and studios above the south coast
Mon, 30th January, 2012: Mon, 30th January, 2012 FAR web site now with photo album
Sun, 29th January, 2012: Sun, 29th January, 2012 DEZ carnival party on February 19th
Thu, 19th January, 2012: Thu, 19th January, 2012 CIC Annual General Assembly on February 9th
Wed, 18th January, 2012: Wed, 18th January, 2012 Oriseum Café re-opens
Wed, 11th January, 2012: Wed, 11th January, 2012 Knossos Tutorial from February 1st to 4th
Wed, 4th January, 2012: Wed, 4th January, 2012 CIC Times January issue released

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