It has a Venetian castle called the Fortetsa.
Some notable towns in the Rethimno are: Spili[?], Agia Galini[?].
... end it had close contacts with the maquis. Francs-Tireurs et Partisans[?] (Français) (FTP or FTPF) – Formed by French communist[?] party and ended up as the military ...