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Arkadi Monastery – Lake Potamoi loop from Τσεσμές

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Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Ρεθύμνης

Arkadi Monastery – Lake Potamoi loop from Τσεσμές

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4.7

(18)

144

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Arkadi Monastery – Lake Potamoi loop from Τσεσμές

02:52

51.8km

1,060m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 6, 2026

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15.4 km

Arkadi Monastery

Highlight • Religious Site

Arkadi Monastery is a former Orthodox monastery in Crete. It existed from the 14th century to 1866 and is the island's most important national monument. The monastery played a prominent role in the Cretan struggle for independence from the Ottoman Empire. You can still see the bullets shot by the Turks in the old tree and visit the former powder magazine, where the fighters and women and children blew themselves up so as not to fall into the hands of the Turks.
Arkadi Monastery is a symbol of the pride of the Cretans.

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16.3 km

View of Arkadi Monastery

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good place for a break, there is also a bench

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25.5 km

Route from Lake Portamoi to Agia Fotani

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A beautiful, not-too-steep climb from Lake Portamoi to Agia Fotani. The route offers plenty of shady sections and, above all, is traffic-free.

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36.6 km

Potamon Lake

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From Retymno with a simple rental bike on asphalt roads with little traffic but partly in poor condition through beautiful landscapes around the reservoir. Very friendly residents in the villages and restaurants, but unfortunately plastic bags and bottles everywhere on the roadside.

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36.8 km

Vrysses Dam

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Dam wall of the reservoir on the road with a great view.

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41.9 km

Stone Arch Bridge near Argyroupoli

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"It is the highest stone bridge in Crete and certainly one of Amari's most impressive recent monuments. It owes its name to the architect Sima, who designed it at the beginning of the 20th century. Construction, which had already begun during the years of Cretan independence, was only completed in 1912 after Crete's union with Greece, in order to create a drivable road connecting Amari with Rethymno."

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Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

50.5 km

624 m

586 m

175 m

Surfaces

50.9 km

323 m

302 m

294 m

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Highest point (640 m)

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Sunday 5 July

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Arkadi Monastery – Lake Potamoi loop from Τσεσμές

Arkadi Monastery

View of Arkadi Monastery

Route from Lake Portamoi to Agia Fotani

Potamon Lake

Vrysses Dam

Stone Arch Bridge near Argyroupoli

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