Location: Rethymnon in Greece
Car: necessary
Maroulas
is a picturesque medieval village on a slope above the bay of Rethymnon on the island of Crete.
Two watchtowers from the times of the Venetian occupation make the village's skyline in front of the Ida mountains.
The beach is 3 kms away, and the city 10 kms
In the village center there is a kafenion, Marianna's herb shop, and the taverna of Papas Nikos who is the local priest.
4 kms below Maroulas there are the hotel suburbs of Platanias and Adelianos Campos.
There are tavernas, supermarkets, car and motorbike rentals, bistros, discotheques, minigolf courts, exchange offices, and ATM machines.
The sandy beach spreads in both directions over a total distance of 15 kms